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Rise of the Ronin, PS5 Review

April 7, 2024 Guy 988 Views Combat, Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima, Open World, PS4, PS5, RIse of The Ronin

That sweet middle ground of an immersive open world RPG, combined with the challenge of a From Soft game has always been on my Wishlist.

Now, before you take a breath to scream…” Elden Ring”. Yes, it was wonderful! But for me, the story and world lore were too convoluted to be engossing. And the combat, the bosses in particular, was just too hard for me…….so, a wonderful game, but not fun.

Rise of the Ronin though, seems to sit in this sweet spot though, or I thought it was going to.

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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

February 10, 2024 Gerard Campbell 1262 Views 2D, Combat, Metroidvania, Platformer, Prince of Persia

It’s fair to say that the Prince of Persia series – first introduced to the world by game designer Jordan Mechner in 1989 – is perhaps one of my favourite series.

The Lost Crown has gone back to its roots (visually, at least).

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Aliens: Dark Descent, Review

July 31, 2023 Guy 1003 Views aliens, Challenging, Combat, Overhead, Real Time Strategy, Sci-Fi

Set 20 years after the Aliens 3 movie, Dark Descent focusses on Tantalus Base, where a Xenomorph outbreak has occurred.

I controlled a squad of Marines, akin to “The Commander” in XCOM from the crashed command ship, The Otago.

It has some loose similarities to XCOM, except its combat which is a Real-Time Strategy game, not turn based.

It is however a Newt free zone.

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Sifu, Byte Size Review

February 18, 2022 Guy 1528 Views Action, Combat, Sifu, Souls-like.

Difficulty in games is a tricky beast. Sure, some gamers like it “rough”, but others fear the savage Game Over screens of old.

So, hitting that sweet spot of challenge, accessibility and respecting gamers time is crucial. Especially for someone like me who struggles to find free time in daily life.

Sifu is a perfect example of the sweet spot of difficulty vs. demand for mastery of gameplay being a head-banging exercise in frustration.

Developer SloClap have released a game which I really, REALLY liked for about an hour or so, then grew to hate.

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Persona 5 Strikers, review

February 10, 2021 Dylan Burns 1414 Views Atlus, Combat, Persona, RPG lite

I wasn’t prepared for Persona 5 Strikers to be such a Persona game. By that, I mean that when I heard this was a mash-up of the Dynasty Warriors combat with Persona 5.

My assumption was that it would be primarily an action title, much like the recent Hyrule Warriors franchise. Do not fall into the same assumption.

This is a lengthy Persona 5 sequel with the turn-based combat swapped for more action-oriented engagements.

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Wartile, PS4 Review

April 26, 2020 Guy 1852 Views Combat, D&D, Fantasy, Tiles, turn-based strategy games

There is something about Dungeons and Dragons mini figurines in Wartile.

They connect straight into a deep nostalgia for me. Having a group of friends round a table, surrounded by packets of chips and fizzy drinks. All laughing and dungeon crawling into the small hours of the night.

This is what Wartile taps into in a way. It’s tabletop gaming from the comfort of your couch and TV.