Sengoku Preview
Sengoku is an upcoming grand strategy game from Paradox which takes place in feudal Japan in 1467. It is quite a monster of a game, rather like the Hearts of Iron games, but surprisingly more complex.
Panzer Corps – Hands-On
If I came up to you a few years ago touting a new World War Two game I would more than likely get a sharp look, a slap to the face and a hate filled comment along the lines of ”World War Two? Why would I want to play yet another bloomin game set in that time period? Can’t developers think of anything new?”. Unsurprisingly publishers saw this discontent rising and pushed their development teams to create new games not…
Indie Game Impressions – Lylian: Episode One
Now that horror as a genre has got over its brief and bizarre obsession with little poorly-shampooed girls as antagonistic little terrors, we can all get back to feeling concerned for their welfare. The opening FMV of Lylian: Episode One – Paranoid Friendship pulls no punches on that front, depicting the titular and blank-eyed heroine writhing on the floor trying to roll towards her frankensteined teddy bear, Bob, who is then snatched away by a particularly spooky looking orderly. It’s…
Duke Nukem – Demo Impressions
In just a few short days, 2K Games and Gearbox Software will release a game that has been in development for a staggering 14 years. I’ve never waited 14 years for anything, ever, and Duke Nukem Forever’s protracted development has dragged it kicking and screaming through so many engine changes, wiped slates and legal disputes that I genuinely gave up hope that it would ever see the light of day. So imagine my surprise when back in September last year,…
First Ten Thoughts on Portal 2
I’ve been playing a little bit of Portal 2, probably about an hour and a half or so into it, and yes, I am enjoying it. But I bet you want to see my thoughts on the game in a nice little chronological list yes?
Rift – Impressions
Let’s open this with some candour. To review an MMO after 23 levels and suggest I have experienced everything the game has to offer would be false, that’s why we’re calling this ‘impressions’.
In Our Sights – Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS is an interesting console. From a company that does like to release improvements and iterations of their handhelds fairly frequently, it is very easy – and it would not be beyond the possibility of this being the current public perception – to see the 3DS as just another upgrade along similar lines to the DSi and XL models released over the last few years. But the 3DS is, in fact, an entirely new console. Yes, it has…
Time To Die2Nite
Free to play browser games are all the rage nowadays, you can’t enter a phrase into Google without one popping up saying ‘play me play me!’ Ignore any and all of them, Die2Nite is the game you want to be playing, especially if you like zombies.
Red Crucible An Indie Browser Game
As we all know browser based multiplayer 3D games are starting to become a rising force in gaming with Battlefield Heroes and Quake Live leading the charge. Look beneath the glossy games coming from the big studios and you will find a little game called Red Crucible.
First Impressions – Final Fantasy XIV
I’m going to be a bit angry for a bit, so strap yourself in for a nice rant from an opinionated person with no legitimate superiority over the developers of any game, let alone an MMO. I have no design experience, no business experience, but the one thing I do know is what the word “option” means.