King’s Bounty: Dark Side review – If only you knew the lack of power of the...
Review written by Lamios. The King’s Bounty series is the very definition of niche, and it most surely isn’t for everyone. While the combat is generally enjoyable and moderately challenging, the...
View ArticleTelltale’s Batman review – I’m the gosh-darned Batman!
As always, I waited until the final episode of Telltale’s Batman was released before playing the series (more-or-less) straight through. It used to be the case that my intro when writing about a...
View ArticleVermintide review – Ahm not a raaaaat!
Have you and your friends ever done that thing? Y’know, it’s later in the evening when someone says “man I kind of want to play some co-op games!” Then there’s the inevitable struggle to find...
View ArticleDishonored 2 review – Blink and you miss it
It doesn’t bother me… I swear! I’ve aged, I’ve grown, I’ve matured. I am both wiser and more benevolent for my years, more accepting of the way others do things even if I’d have done it differently....
View ArticleMass Effect Andromeda review – Jesus Christ Ryder, they’re MINERALS!
There have been few moments in the past year or so in which I have woken up to a feeling of abject horror and despair, you know that feeling which overwhelmed you when you heard Trump was President?...
View ArticleWitcher 3 DLC review – Blood and Stone
Allow me to spoil this review for you slightly… I mean, normally I’ll keep any major revelations until after the jump so that you have to click there and we get more delicious, delicious clicks. But...
View ArticleMount and Blade: Warband retrospectacle – Okay, you come at me and I will hit...
Mount and Blade: Warband, published in 2010, is ostensibly a sequel to the original M&B by TaleWorlds Entertainment (along with Paradox). The reality is that with an only modified gameplay...
View ArticlePrey review – Not to be confused with Prey or Bioshock
It is perhaps a little unfair that pretty much every single review I’ve seen of Arkane Studio’s Prey 2017 (because why would they want to give it its own name when there was a perfectly fine older IP...
View ArticleShadow of Mordor review – Loot box? What’s a loot box?
Well, push some ecstasy up me bum and call me Molly, Shadow of Mordor got a sequel. This was something of a surprise to me because honestly while I knew Shadow of Mordor received a decent amount of...
View ArticleDoki Doki Literature Club review – Hej Hej Monika! Hej Hej Hej Monika!
Foreword to the review: this will be a review of two parts. A standard review (shorter than usual) for the overall game followed by score and Pros and Cons, all of which will be spoiler free. This will...
View ArticleHellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice review – You must be mad!
You know what really bothers me about Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice? Something which made me feel really extremely silly and therefore irritated with developers Ninja Theory for making me look and feel...
View ArticleSea of Thieves review – Why is the purpose of games always gone?!
Sea of Thieves by Rare is a game all about wish fulfillment of the highest order. It’s also one of those rare (heh) flashes of brilliant game design where someone has seen a niche in the market which...
View ArticleMMGaming Top 50 Games – 50 – 41
Everybody likes lists which break down extremely complex questions and information into easily digestible and arbitrary chunks. And we’ve sort of been inspired by the PC Gamer Top 100 games list to...
View ArticleDivinity: Original Sin 2 review – Forgive me father for I have sinned. Again.
Multiplayer RPGs. It’s a tough nut to crack when it comes to writing out my thoughts for them. Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed a conspicuous absence of any review of Divinity: Original Sin (the...
View ArticleLife is Strange: Before the Storm review – Angst me up motherfucker!
(Contains spoilers for the first Life is Strange) Looking back on the original Life is Strange by DontNod is an odd thing for me. I remember enjoying the game and I remember thinking there were a fair...
View ArticleMMGaming Top 50 Games – 40 to 31
Inspired by the PC Gamer Top 100 games list here is the continuation of own list of the Best Video Games Ever. MMGaming’s official Top 50 Games. Just a quick reminder of the rules and requirements for...
View ArticleReturn of the Obra Dinn review – Meddling insurance provider saves the day?
I’m not sure who I feel worse for right now, Lucas Pope or other devs aspiring to release their own indie hit… On one hand you have to feel for Lucas Pope because now he’s created Papers Please and...
View ArticleAnno 1800 review – Master and Commander and also Stockbroker
It’s quite a common theme for me that when I’ve had a few drinks I start spouting off the glories of British Imperialism. This tends to involve espousing the virtues of Churchill, redcoats, tea,...
View ArticleFor the King review – For the SLOOTS
I’m not going to go so far as to say that I dislike roguelikes. In fact I can immediately name a couple I’ve had a good time with, along with a few darlings of the industry, things like FTL and Binding...
View ArticleFirewatch review – I’m a hipster and I’m okay!
Since Dear Esther I have to admit I can be partial to a well-done Walking Simulator. The Stanley Parable, for instance is a personal favourite and remains an incredibly smart and amusing game....
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