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10
Awesome!!!
Elden Ring
It would be an understatement to say that Elden Ring was hyped up more than a coked chimp on the edge with nothing to lose, with even the most hardcore Soulsborne veterans even daring to consume any a...
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9
Brilliant!!
Unpacking
I played Unpacking over the Christmas holiday in what was probably the most fitting environment. I was staying with my parents, back in my childhood bedroom, sharing with my sister, and surrounded by ...
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8.5
Great!
Yakuza Kiwami 2
The Yakuza games follow the life of one of its toughest fictional members, a living statue of a man called Kiryu Kazuma, and takes place mainly on the streets of different Japanese towns. As the name ...
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7
Good
Glyph
You play as Glyph, a little robot looking insect thingy, which is supposed to revive a temple by venturing out into the dangerous world to gather resources. The world itself is dangerous to traverse, ...
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8
Great!
Ghost of Tsushima: IKI Island DLC
The Ghost is faced with a new challenge on a new island in the DLC, with news of a different kind of threat reaching Jin’s ears after encountering some crazed Mongolians. Investigating further led Jin...
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7
Good
The Ascent
From the off, one of the first things you see upon firing up The Ascent for the first time is the striking red background on the menu, along with your chosen created character looking out at a huge bu...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
From start to finish I invented my own Total Concentration Constant, called Heavy breathing, and my concentration was constant, even when having to answer my wife’s many questions I managed to multita...
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8
Great!
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis
It took 8 days for me to fail, well, that isn’t entirely true, I failed on the first 3 days and rolled the proverbial pebble that turns into a landslide. My hubris led me to think that things co...
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7
Good
Maid of Sker
I want to say it was around 24 hours after I’d bravely rolled the credits on Resident Evil Village when our editor Gerard passed me the review code for Maid of Sker, another survival horror that would...
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8.5
Great!
Chivalry 2
As a veteran of the first game, I had already set my sights on the release of the second, and in anticipation I played the first some more just to get myself ready to remember the controls. Thankfully...
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8
Great!
BROK: The Investigator
On the one hand, I am Brok, a strong 35-year-old alligator man haunted by nightmares of loss (this is the main character in this story), a guy who is rather submissive to others at times despite his m...
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7
Good
Little Nightmares II
How can something so cute be so creepy? That’s the question I seemed to keep asking myself during my playthrough of Little Nightmares II as my pint-sized protagonist Mono trotted along with his tiny b...
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7
Good
New Pokémon Snap
After last year’s obsession with the comforting tranquillity of Animal Crossing, I figured it would be a while before I found another game that would feel like a safety blanket, tea and biscuits on a ...
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5
Okay
King of Seas
I don’t normally play procedurally generate games as a rule, to be honest I find them a bit pointless and repetitive, the slog of replaying basically the same handful of missions over and over bores m...
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8.5
Great!
Resident Evil Village
Just in case you’ve never come across my confessions of a horror novice at N For Nerds before, let me share with you where I’m at with the horror genre in general: I had New Pokémon Snap ready on stan...
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5
Okay
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Wrong, just wrong. Please note that this is how I felt about the movie, and my expectations were very high. I am a fan of MK, I watched the old movies and enjoyed them (yes, even Annihilation), I play...
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7
Good
Dead Age 2
It’s been 10 years since the outbreak, and despite a cure being somewhat readily available, hordes of fresh zombies shuffle to the left to make trouble for the locals. It’s this world that...
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9
Brilliant!!
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
It’s important to mention that Spider-Man, along with Batman, is my favourite comic book hero, and not just because he’s popular but for so many other reasons, so you could bet your bottom dollar I wa...
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6.5
Average
Dry Drowning
When our editor Gerard offered me a review code for a game called Dry Drowning, described as a “psychological investigative thriller”, I immediately walked back my hasty “Oh this sounds fun!” reaction...
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4
Meh
Justice League: The Snyder Cut
I can remember when all this “Snyder Cut” business first started, it wasn’t long after the Joss Whedon’s version had hit theatres that phrases like “Release the Snyder Cut” began echoing within ...
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5
Okay
The Uncertain – Light at the End
The Uncertain – Light at the End, is a continuation of the world “New Game Order” which was set up in “Last Quiet Day”. With one change being that we play from the viewpoint of Emily and her “fr...
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9
Brilliant!!
Demon Souls: Remake
As a veteran of the Soulsborne games, a proud gamer and stubborn bastard, I had to buy Demon’s Souls and get stuck into it, I just had to. Ignoring the fact that the PS5 was released and I wanted a PS...
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7
Good
Dreadlands
Life is far from easy in the Dreadlands, on the surface it appears that pretty much everyone is out to get you in a Mad Max style wasteland. As you make your way around the map you’ll encounter ...
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9
Brilliant!!
King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match
KoF 2002: Unlimited Match is a remake of the KoF 2002 game released way back in, well 2002, but with updated features, new layouts and what may be additional characters. I never played the original, a...
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8
Great!
Nioh 2: The Complete Edition
My hands were aching, I’d been playing for a couple of hours when I (finally) killed the first boss I’d come across, a giant horse headed beast, when the realisation hit me that this was j...
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6
Average
Gunsmith
The clue to the game is in the name, we get to make guns and other accessories in the bloody world of arms dealing. So playing as Tony Stark before his life-changing abduction after a weapons showcase...
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7
Good
Katamari Damacy Reroll
The funny thing is, when our editor Gerard asked me to review Katamari Damacy Reroll, I naively thought I was in for a delightful stress-free time. Having briefly played Beautiful Katamari on a friend...
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7
Good
Hammerting
Ok, so there is no actual contract to speak of, but I imagine it would be a very one-sided document. Hammerting is brought to us by the same publishers of the famous Worms series, Team 17, and is alre...
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8
Great!
Partisans 1941
Fighting on the eastern front, or more specifically Russia, is a group of resistance fighters that are clad in the typical brown overcoats you would expect from the stereotypical freedom fighters. Fro...
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2
Horrendous
The Suicide of Rachel Foster
I don’t often play “Walking Simulator” games, more accurately, I don’t complete many “Walking Simulators”, I have, in fact, started dozens, it’s just the majority of them don’t really do anything to ...
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7
Good
Space Crew
For anyone that doesn’t know, Space Crew is a crew management game, where the player is in control of a space vessel and the little Minecraft-looking crew members. Each little dude, or dudette, sits a...
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6
Average
As Far As The Eye
My job now, is to manage the journey of a tribe of adorable little animal things, as they travel to safety, staving off their hunger by farming for food, improving their structures through crafting, p...
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10
Awesome!!!
Eastern Exorcist
2020 has been a pretty shit year all round, racial tension in America, Donald Trump as President of America…well, just America in general really, the coronavirus wreaking havoc on the world and to top...
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7
Good
Drink More Glurp
Drink More Glurp, released earlier this month on Nintendo Switch and Steam, asks what would happen if aliens got the wrong end of the stick about the Summer Olympics. The answer is a wacky, colourful ...
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4
Meh
Mortal Shell
Ever since FromSoftware created the beloved Soulsborne series there have been many imitators, determined to replicate their success. And while some have been better than others, none have truly captur...
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6
Average
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Having played the first few levels, I think I have grasped enough of the mechanics and gameplay to decide if it’s worth playing through, and it wasn’t too bad, but at the same time it isn’t what I wou...
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7
Good
Void Terrarium
The world has been contaminated, toxic spores have spread across the planet, and those infected have sprouted a fungus that has led to the devastation of humanity. Your job is to keep a young girl, pe...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Ghost of Tsushima
I never allowed myself to get too excited for this, and I kept my expectations low because I never imagined I would have every single box ticked for my dream game. Sucker Punch, just like the name app...
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9
Brilliant!!
Ghouls ‘n Ghosts – Retro Review
This was one of the earliest games I have played on my Sega Mega Drive console, and is still one of the most difficult games I’ve had the pleasure of playing. Despite my young age at the time, I loved...
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4
Meh
The Last of Us: Part II
This review isn’t exactly timely and there’s a good reason for that, and no, it’s not because I’m a lazy bastard…well, not just that. Simply put, I didn’t want to continue playing, which for a video g...
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5.5
Okay
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout – Anniversary Edition
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout is a story about a young girl who wakes up to find herself locked inside the padded cell of an asylum without any recollection of how she got there, and her journey to ...
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9
Brilliant!!
Nioh
The story takes place in Japan, beginning in the late 16th century and carrying over into the first year of the 17th century. From what the cinematics try to explain, briefly in the beginning, is that...
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4
Meh
Final Fantasy 7: Remake
To be honest I haven’t been looking forward to writing this review, never has the phrase “Be careful what you wish for” been more true. Ever since 2005 when Square Enix released a tech demo of Final F...
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9
Brilliant!!
Streets of Rage 4
I was delighted to get my hands on this, days after it released, and bought it as soon as I caught on that it was real. A throwaway comment on YouTube made my mouth drop to the floor, because I couldn...
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10
Awesome!!!
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Vol. 1
Like most kids who grew up in the 90’s I loved The Power Rangers, I mean what wasn’t to love? It was about a group of badass teenagers with attitude who wore colourful outfits and rode around in robot...
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9
Brilliant!!
Persona 5: Royal
This review has been a while coming because the majority of the new story content is at the end of the game (not that I’d know but we’ll get to that) and I didn’t want to plagiarise my Persona 5 (clas...
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8
Great!
STATIONFlow
I’m going to come right out and say that I had a lot more fun with this than I thought I would. On first appearance it looks just like one of those typical indie simulators you see rocking around Stea...
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9
Brilliant!!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
There are two excuses for the tardiness of this review. The first is that the world has been turned upside down so adapting to working from home means the novelty of writing about fun things from my h...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
I can’t say that I’m a huge anime fan, that’s not to say I dislike all anime. Like most lovers of all things nerd related I tried Dragon Ball Z, but after waiting 3 episodes for one guy to charge up a...
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7
Good
The Invisible Man
The story begins with Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss), the main actress and movie lead, carefully escaping from a mansion on the shore, and from the man lying next to her. She makes her way through a lab, ju...
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8
Great!
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
The rush I feel when running around with a digital firearm must be how a ‘Murican soldier feels when there is oil close by, delivering all kinds of freedom one bullet at a time. I never thought I woul...
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7
Good
Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo
Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo is the second Psikyo collection to be released by NIS America in the same number of months with the former focused on the Strikers 1945 series alongside SOL DIVIDE, Dragon ...
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8
Great!
Birds of Prey
That may colour your feelings towards this review in some particular way but trust me when I tell you, as someone who has recently become very invested in Harleen Quinzel lore, Birds of Prey: The Fant...
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5
Okay
Dolittle
The story is fairly straightforward, which it has to be for kids to follow, but it’s a story that could be summed up in a few paragraphs that doesn’t reveal anything that you would miss. W...
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8
Great!
Journey To The Savage Planet
As I jumped my first platform across the blindingly vibrant landscape of planet AR-Y 26, I wondered why my space-suited and booted protagonist had made a noise that sounded more along the lines of a g...
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8
Great!
Retro Review: The Sims
There are a few notable video game anniversaries coming up this year, not least the anniversary of the PlayStation 2 which launched two decades ago (yep, you heard me) and the 35th anniversary of the ...
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9
Brilliant!!
Days Gone
I want to start by pointing out that my interest in this was heavily punctured by the critics after the initial release, so it went under the radar for throughout most of 2019. Last year has been a po...
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3
Crap
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
I’ve been putting off my review of the Rise of Skywalker for two reasons. Firstly I don’t relish the idea of picking a side in the online argument about whether this movie was good or bad (it’s shite ...
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9
Brilliant!!
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
I can’t believe I am considering a PlayStation 1 game “retro”, but here I am, 29 years of age and calling the PS1 an old school console. When I think of something retro I would pictu...
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8
Great!
AVICCII Invector
Much like the game, this review will be quite short. It was created in support of the man himself, DJ Avicii, or Tim Bergling, after his death was felt across the world. I later found out that he was ...
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8
Great!
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
Now that I have your attention with the first line, one that would be classed as crossing the streams of two rival franchises, enough to cause Nerdmageddon, let me begin by saying that Jedi Fallen Ord...
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6
Average
The Division 2
The Division 2 takes place seven months after a bio-terror attack in the original game where a bunch of bastards released a potent strain of smallpox in New York City because of some reasons. Fearing ...
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8
Great!
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
The Tomb Raider community hasn’t been the most fun to be around lately. Earlier this year when a mysterious eighth slot appeared in the Shadow of the Tomb Raider DLC menu after only being promised sev...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
The Outer Worlds
I was apprehensive about this game right up until the day of purchase. I mean, on the surface it’s everything I want in a game. A story driven RPG that boasts the ability to play it anyway you chose, ...
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8
Great!
Nioh 2 (Beta)
Before we begin I need to confess something; I never actually played the first game, at all. I am a fresh-faced noob to this series so my experiences here are very new. However, I think that it works ...
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8
Great!
Swamp Thing: Episode 1
The opening scene to DC’S Swamp Thing does a wonderful job of setting the tone for the viewer. Opening in a dark, eerie swamp at night with 3 guys in a boat, an unnerving setting at the best of times,...
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8
Great!
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Given it’s the plumber’s third mysterious invitation to a crooked looking mansion, you would think Luigi might be a little more sceptical about hopping aboard a bus to a place called “The Last Resort”...
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7
Good
Destiny Connect: Tick Tock Travellers
The JRPG adventure, launching this week on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, takes the player to the urban town of Clocknee during a new millennium festival celebrating 30 years since the so-called S...
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6
Average
Close to the Sun (Console Review)
Since it is the spooky season of Halloween it is only fitting that I try out games that fir the theme of this time of the year. Close to the Sun certainly fits the bill and I got to experience the fir...
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8
Great!
Final Fantasy VIII: Remastered
Final Fantasy is one of those series I have always wanted to be able to say I’ve completed at least one game from. Yes, I should get better life goals. Unfortunately, a lack of patience or talent for ...
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9
Brilliant!!
Untitled Goose Game
If you have been confused by the gaggle of geese filling up your Twitter timeline over the last two weeks then that means you have somehow managed to avoid a little hyped Switch title by the name of, ...
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8
Great!
Joker
He is quite easily considered one of the most iconic comic book villains from the DC universe, a human with no super powered abilities whatsoever, that can be a challenge to anyone because of his insa...
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9
Brilliant!!
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
The memories of my time playing this did not take long to come flooding back. Set to be re-released on current gen consoles on 24th September this year, I thought it would be a good idea to dig this g...
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7
Good
Star Wars Battlefront 2
This may have been released almost two years ago, and if I reviewed it back then the score would have been much lower, but EA has surprised me with their second instalment into the revamped franchise....
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9
Brilliant!!
IT: Chapter 2
No, I didn’t crap myself but please read on anyway. Much of the story we already know because this is classed as a remake from the original IT that was released in 1990. What I do love about the remak...
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9
Brilliant!!
Red Dead Redemption 2
As we know, Rockstar Studios love to surpass all our greatest expectations and bring nothing short of near perfection to our screens. Try and imagine if all the greatest Westerns were put into one gam...
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7
Good
Batman Arkham Collection
Now, I know what some of you may be thinking; “Jude mate, it was released last year, so how would it be celebrating the 80th year which would be in 2019?”. Excellent question. Last year the digital co...
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7
Good
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fuelled
Originally developed by the producers Naughty Dog; the same team responsible for the original Crash Bandicoot trilogy, CTR was handed over to the developing team Beenox in an effort to bring back a me...
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9
Brilliant!!
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was the latest gift given to us from known developers FromSoftware. This is a third-person action RPG based in a re-imagined 16th century Sengoku period Japan, and it retains...
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9
Brilliant!!
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man has always been my favourite superhero (very nearly superseded by Captain Marvel this year when I teared up leaving the cinema … because girl power). He’s an everyman, albeit with a higher ...
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6
Average
Devil May Cry 5
Well after the shit-storm of a reception that DMC: Devil May Cry received it was inevitable that Capcom would return to the series proper. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I thought the rebo...
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10
Awesome!!!
Shazam
Oh how I have waited for this day! A day when I can finally say that DC have made a damn near perfect movie, hell this one even rivals some of Marvel’s entries and that is not something I thought I wo...
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6
Average
Kingdom Hearts III
The year was 2002 and I, an overweight, ginger nerd with zero interest in sports, was attending an all-boys catholic high school. Needless to say I was about as welcome there as a Syrian refugee at a ...
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3
Crap
Titans
It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a TV show, partly because it’s difficult to do without spoilers but mostly because I haven’t found a show good or bad enough to warrant commentary. So thank you T...
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9
Brilliant!!
Aquaman
What happens when a princess hates the man she is expected to marry and seeks comfort and refuge in the arms of a commoner? Well chances are the royal family will arrange a car “accident” but enough a...
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9
Brilliant!!
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Prequels are tricky for a number of reasons; they risk disrupting cannon or affording the wrong subject matter too much real estate. I mean just look at the Star Wars prequels and the Hobbit films, bu...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
GRIP: Combat Racing
You could be forgiven for thinking that the world of GRIP: Combat Racing is nothing but a post-apocalyptic future where only cars and explosions have survived. But I looked it up and to my surprise th...
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6
Average
Elea: Episode 1
Elea begins with a few floating space paragraphs to give the player some context as to what’s going on and what they are letting them-selves in for. We are informed that the Earth was ravaged by a neu...
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8
Great!
8-Bit Armies
Ah the humble RTS, how I’ve missed you. It seems like only yesterday I was whiling away my Saturday nights trying to get past that God damn chopper mission from the first C&C or pouring days at a ...
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9
Brilliant!!
The Predator
To be honest I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I heard about this movie, it seems to be the Hollywood norm at the minute to take an established franchise and either reboot it or make a quasi-seq...
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9
Brilliant!!
Blood Realm
Before I had even read one word of Blood Realm I was awe struck by the artwork. It is simple but at the same time intricate, beautiful yet disturbing, like something from a nightmare. In certain panel...
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9
Brilliant!!
Eden
Imagine strolling through a beautiful garden, adorned with colourful flowers, enchanting smells and the softest grass as far as the eye can see. Well this comic is kind of like that, except that it’s...
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8
Great!
Absolver
Absolver may have been released to the world in August 2017 but unfortunately we never got round to reviewing it. But given that it’s free on PS Plus and seeing how the summer video game drought has h...
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9
Brilliant!!
Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia: Issue 2
Issue number two of Invasion from planet wrestletopia starts of on a sombre note as it reveals a little about Rory’s childhood. It would appear that wrestling is the family business as we witness a de...
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6
Average
Vampyr
I have to admit, it’s been a while since a review has given me this much trouble. Normally I find it pretty straight forward, game good here’s why, or game bad insert self-important wankey rant here. ...
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5
Okay
State of Decay 2
The first thing that came to mind while playing this game was that it isn’t going to win any beauty contests, it’s not awful, it just seems to lack a certain polish. A perfect example of this is the v...
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6
Average
Fortnite Battle Royale
Fortnite: Battle Royale is a free-to-play (which immediately put it on my radar) battle royale game. It features up to 100 players, all with the same objective. Eliminate all other competitors ...
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3
Crap
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood (Nintendo Switch)
Max and the Curse of Wonderwall revolves around the titular Max, who comes home to find his dick of a younger brother smashing up his toys. And like any reasonable prepubescent, Max proceeds to look u...
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9.8
Brilliant!!
God of War
You would have a hard time convincing people that the way Kratos goes about things in the previous God of War games resembles anything close to reasonable. But I got the feeling, we weren’t meant to t...
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10
Awesome!!!
Avengers: Infinity War
The original plan was to review Avengers Infinity War as soon as I’d seen it, but that was before I was bombarded with emotions. Having seen it twice since then, I now feel like I can write a review w...
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7
Good
NBA 2K18
I decided to test out my skills against the computer A.I in an exhibition match before I attempted anything as insane as online or local co-op. I was up against The Cleveland Cavaliers for my inaugura...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Resident Evil: HD Remastered
I have been pouring over my list of video games, agonising over what to play and, God willing, review. I could play Far Cry 5 or I could wander around a mostly empty field, punching myself in the boll...
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8
Great!
Ready Player One
I may take a hit by admitting this, but I have never actually read the novel Ready Player One, I know I know, it’s a huge glowing red weak spot on my geek cred. But it also puts me in a unique positio...
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6
Average
Pure Farming 2018
Yes, surprisingly there is an actual story, believe me I am as shocked as you, it is centred around a city boy who, after spending many a summer on his Grandfathers ranch, is impassioned with a love o...
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9
Brilliant!!
Shadow of The Colossus HD
I was a massive fan of the original Shadow of The Colossus when it first debuted on PlayStation 2, I have fond memories of performing lizard genocide to improve my grip meter, all so I could scale a m...
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10
Awesome!!!
Black Panther
Long live the King, well, not the last king he died in an explosion, but the new King T’Challa aka The Black Panther, in his first of what I hope will be many standalone movies. I may have given...
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9
Brilliant!!
Invasion From Planet Wrestletopia
Stop me if you’ve heard it, a disgruntled wrestler so close to breaking into the big time, only to be denied when he’s inches away, a promoter choosing ratings over the wrestlers’ thoughts and desires...
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9
Brilliant!!
Start Again
Our story is set in the city of Leeds, it opens in a happening night club full of revellers dancing, drinking and engaging in other forms of merriment, followed by a frustrated clubgoer named Ajay cha...
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3
Crap
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops XL
The game starts off with a Tutorial mode which is mildly annoying, due to the repetitive music and noises from npcs, before throwing you into the main menu where you can choose from Soldier, Special O...
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9
Brilliant!!
Gung Ho
The opening of Gung Ho begins with the main character aboard a plane in, shall we say, difficult circumstances, the plane is on fire and he is doing battle with a robotic madman who has just kidnapped...
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8
Great!
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour is set in the beginning of World War 2, the Nazis are in the process of conquering Europe and things are looking bleak for the allies. Luckily, they have a secret weapon, a drunken, elder...
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6
Average
WWE 2K18
Not wanting to waste any time I started off with a simple singles match, no cage, cells or rumbles just yet. I decided to go for Finn Balor as my superstar and Sami Zayn for my opponent, just to take ...
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9
Brilliant!!
South Park: Fractured But Whole
This is a game I have been looking forward to for a long time, because I had such a great time with The Stick of Truth, probably one of the last comedy games that actually made me laugh. But my excite...
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7.5
Good
Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Wildlands is the first Ghost Recon game to be granted an open world setting, which is a significant departure from the Norm. It follows the adventures of a small, quiet and of course deadly US special...
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8
Great!
Justice League
It’s finally here, after years of waiting and many nights spent chanting “please don’t suck” in front of my Superman shrine (not a creepy shrine, it’s very tasteful), the Justice League movie is here,...
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2
Horrendous
Batman and Harley Quinn
It’s no secret that DC are pretty, let’s be diplomatic and say hit & miss, with their movies, Wonder Woman of course kicked ass, Man of Steel was merely okay, and the less said about Dawn of Justi...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Thor: Ragnarok
Well, the god of thunder is back, sporting a new hairdo and sans his magic hammer, so now Thor must discover what he is without it, his “journey through the desert” if you will. You may be thinking th...
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4
Meh
Injustice 2
Dear me, it has been a while since I have made a game don the assless shame chaps and assume the position, so I would like to say thank you to Injustice 2 for that at least. Yes, never let it be said ...
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9
Brilliant!!
Mantis Burn Racing: Battle Cars DLC
The fine folks over at VooFoo Studios are back with another round of DLC for their awesome racing game Mantis Burn Racing. But this time it seems their no longer content with new racing tracks and new...
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8
Great!
Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle
Spy movies have never really been my thing, I watched the odd James Bond movie but never really got into them, something about them just made me switch off, I think it’s because they try so hard to be...
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9
Brilliant!!
The Wicked Righteous: Issue 1
The prologue to The Wicked Righteous begins with heart-break, sadness and a wave of emotion that hits the reader like a ton of bricks from the word go. The first panel is of a sickly, gaunt and haunte...
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10
Awesome!!!
IT
If you have read my review of Outlast or watched any of our Resident Evil 7 Let’s Plays, then you will know that I do not handle horror very well. I mean I love horror but sometimes it’s hard to tell ...
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10
Awesome!!!
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
I finished playing Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice last night and I sat watching the credits, taking it all in, the story, the characters and the gameplay and all I could think was “Wow”. There are...
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4
Meh
Constructor HD
I booted up my PlayStation 4 eager to try out the HD Remake of the original constructor, which was developed by System 3 and published by Acclaim Entertainment, Constructor made it’s first appearance ...
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4
Meh
Atomic Blonde
I remember watching the trailer for Atomic Blonde and thinking “man, this movie is going to be great, Charlize Theron was awesome in Mad Max, and now she’s a kick ass spy!”, but little did I know, tha...
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7
Good
Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age
I found myself in the pro camp when I heard about Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age, I had always liked the original as a kid and was eager to devote days of my life to it all over again as an adult, read...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Soma
In SOMA we follow Simon Jarrett, a man who chooses to undergo a clinical trial to treat his brain damage left over from a car crash… or something. Once you arrive at your appointment you can imm...
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9
Brilliant!!
Tales of The Fractured Mind
The human mind, a power tool, as delicate as glass and no two the same. “I think therefore I am”, an often-used quote from Rene Descartes and to that effect I will tell you what I thought of Tales of ...
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6
Average
Power Rangers
When I first heard there would be a new Power Rangers movie based on the original characters, with the original story and the original Dino Zords I passed out because all the blood needed to remain co...
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9
Brilliant!!
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild
The Zelda games have been around for over a quarter of a century, with the series celebrating its 31st year as of the time of writing. From the days of the original Nintendo, and for every console sin...
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8
Great!
Victor Vran: Overkill Edition
Victor Vran was not what I was expecting. It’s an ARPG, along the lines of Diablo 3, Super Dungeon Bros or Bastion and I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by it’s cover, a gam...
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8
Great!
Town of Light
Opening in the depths of Italian wine country, Tuscany. The Town of Light is tranquil from the very start, but I can assure you it wasn’t the beautiful vineyards nor the scenic view I was here for. T...
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9
Brilliant!!
Wonder Woman
As you all may have guessed (given the fact I co-founded a website dedicated to all things nerdy) I love comic books, especially superhero comics. As a former fat, ginger nerd who attended an all-boys...
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8
Great!
The Division
The Division is brought to us by Ubisoft and Tom Clancy, who doesn’t let a little thing like being dead stop him from making video games. The Division is an online-only, open world third-person ...
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2
Horrendous
King Arthur: Legend of The Sword
But seriously, it’s the standard hack Arthurian tale, King Uther (Bana) has been murdered by an evil bastard named Vortigern (Jude law) and the masses decided that, “that is jolly well enough of...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Mobile)
The story of Vice City remains the same, it’s 1986, Tommy Vercetti, fashion victim and part time genocide enthusiast, has been released from prison, and before he can even purchase the numbing cream f...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Gears of War 4
Gears of War 4 is set 25 years after the events of Gears 3, with game favourite and all round bad-ass, Marcus Fenix, playing the mentor role to his son J.D Fenix who is joined himself in this adventur...
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7
Good
Persona 5
I honestly haven’t been looking forward to writing this review because despite having beaten the game once and also already being a third of the way through the new game plus mode, I still don’t know ...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Mantis Burn Racing DLC
A while ago I reviewed Mantis Burn Racing, a top-down racing game brought to us by VooFoo studios (check that review out here). Since then however, VooFoo Studios has released new DLC for Mantis Burn ...
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5
Okay
Powerless
Powerless is a workplace comedy sitcom set in the DC universe. It’s set around the work life of powerless everywoman Emily Locke as she delves in to the hectic and insane work environment of Way...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Horizon Zero Dawn
Well, I have since finished Horizon Zero Dawn and I absolutely loved it, unfortunately there is now a hole in my life were this game used to be, and what’s left to fill it? Mass Effect Andromeda? Eg...
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6
Average
WWE 2K17
The first thing I noticed from the get go, was how the games have continued moving away from the old Arcade style feeling of previous WWE titles, and into the world of wrestling simulation, trying to ...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Salt and Sanctuary
You know me, I like my beer cold, my TV loud and my video games harder than a priest in a playground, I loved the Dark Souls games, and I adored the lovecraftian horror that was Bloodborne. However it...
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9
Brilliant!!
Tarik
You may remember some time ago we did a comic book review of Tarik, published by “Back Pocket Comics”. Well it was more of a first impression really as it was only the first issue and it can be diffic...
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8
Great!
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Torment: Tides of Numenera is a classic western role-playing video game, a spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed 1999 game, Planescape: Torment. Tides of Numenera also happens to be a fully ...
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10
Awesome!!!
Logan
So I have just gotten back from seeing Logan and I am putting it out there right now, this one may actually be the best X-men movie never mind wolverine movie. Now, the movie isn’t in the cinemas at t...
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9
Brilliant!!
John Wick: Chapter 2
I was worried after seeing the posters and trailer that John Wick: Chapter 2 would just be a rehash of the original, maybe someone else would steal his car and kill his new dog, I remember saying “if ...
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9
Brilliant!!
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Like many of the Indie or cancelled horror games of recent years (see Outlast, Amnesia, Silent Hills, SOMA, Penumbra, Layers of Fear, Alison Road etc etc), RE7 has switched to a first person perspecti...
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9
Brilliant!!
The Lego Batman Movie
I’ve just gotten back from seeing The Lego Batman movie and I have to say I really enjoyed the movie. As a long time Batman fan and Lego aficionado I was worried that this would be just a quick cash g...
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5
Okay
Split
The Sixth Sense was an immense film. When I first saw it I was just a youngster, and it proceeded to scare the piss out of me, but when I revisited it as a much older and wiser adult, I realised it wa...
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9
Brilliant!!
Batman: The Black Mirror
Black Mirror is a story set in an interesting time at DC, Bruce Wayne effectively died during the events of Final Crisis which lead to Dick Grayson taking up the mantle of Batman, a decision he strugg...
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7.5
Good
Titanfall 2
As a veteran of the original, I spent numerous hours jumping into my Titan and turning my enemies into a paste, and I had a lot of fun while doing so. I was a huge fan of that game, and a result I was...
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8
Great!
Watch Dogs 2
So I’ve just finished Watch Dogs 2 and I have to say I had a lot of fun with it. Full disclosure I never played the original because quite frankly it looked boring, a drab looking protagonist out for ...
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8
Great!
Howard The Duck Vol 0: What the Duck
To give a little backstory on this character, he made his first appearance in Adventure into fear #19 in 1973 and due to his popularity was given his own series which ran for 33 issues from 1976 to 19...
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8
Great!
Final Fantasy XV
So we have had our first taste of what Square Enix has in store for us on the current gen systems (Final Fantasy wise I mean) and I have to say I am pretty impressed, and I do not say that lightly bec...
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6
Average
Assassin’s creed
Assassin’s Creed, based on the video game series of the same name, follows Callum Lynch (Fassbender) as he experiences the adventures of his Assassin ancestor, Aguilar (Also Fassbender), in 15th Centu...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Persona 4 Golden
Persona 4 Golden is a Japanese role-playing game, and it happens to be one of the most engrossing games I have played in a long time. It’s a great story that surrounds fascinating characters, a combat...
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4
Meh
Star Wars Rogue One
This will probably be one of the more controversial reviews we’ve done in a while, I feel I need to explain just how big a fan of Star Wars I am. I am a huge Star Wars nerd; I love all the movies, the...
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8
Great!
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Watching Dirk Gently, I found it… Odd. Odd but strangely alluring. Something about the show kept me watching and somehow inspired a sense of nostalgia. Dirk Gently is based on some of Douglas Ad...
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6
Average
The Strain: Season 3
The Strain started as a filler show while I waited on more episodes of Walking Dead and Ash vs Evil Dead, but it bloomed to be more exciting than both of those shows. For the unaware, this is a zombi...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Arrival
For some reason, I have always been attracted to movies that depict some sort of impending doom on the human race. Dystopian society? Check. Zombies? Check. Alien invasions? Check. Based on my viewin...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic beasts and where to find them is the latest instalment from J.K Rowling, set in the Harry Potter universe many years before the boy with the lightning scar, follow the tale of Newt Scamander...
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8.5
Great!
Dishonored 2
The main story is pretty strong, it picks up fifteen years after the events of the first game, Emily is now the Empress of the Isles and Corvo is her bodyguard. The Empress is then attacked, some bet...
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5
Okay
Super Dungeon Bros
So I got my review code for Super Dungeon bros last week and I have to admit so far I have been under whelmed. I had a few issues with it when I first starting playing but once I got past the first fe...
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8
Great!
Harmonquest
To anyone who has never played Dungeons and Dragons, watching a bunch of people essentially sitting at a table playing D&D might sound like one of the most boring things ever and anyone that has p...
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9
Brilliant!!
Overwatch
If you are a gamer that requires a solid single player campaign, look away now! If you are a gamer that requires any sort of single player campaign, also look away now! You don’t get a single pl...
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8
Great!
The Accountant
So I just got back from the press screening for The Accountant, and I have to say, that I was blown away by this film. I hadn’t heard much about it, hell; I didn’t even watch the trailer, so I didn’t ...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Final Fantasy VII
So, with news of Final Fantasy VII finally getting a remake, I felt it was time to dust off the PlayStation One, dig out my old copy and replay it for the 20th time. But then I thought to myself, “bol...
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9
Brilliant!!
Dr Strange
Dr Strange is Marvels latest block Buster, now; I freely admit that there is a gap in my Nerd Knowledge when it comes to the “Sorcerer Supreme”. I’m not completely unfamiliar with him, while I haven’t...
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7
Good
Resident Evil: Zero HD Remaster
I still have vague memories of playing the original Resident Evil 1, mostly the memories are just me shitting myself like never before and loving it, kick starting what would blossom in to a love of h...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Jessica Jones
Be warned I’m going into spoiler territory here, but frankly if you haven’t watched Jessica Jones yet then I don’t care about your feelings and you can’t come to my birthday party. Seriously go watch...
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8
Great!
Arrow (Season 5 Premiere)
With Arrow inspiring so many other comic book related shows, it effectively lost its audience around season 3 by trying to be more light hearted like The Flash. Forgetting that it was the show’...
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8.5
Great!
The Exorcist (TV series)
The Exorcist TV series is technically more of a sequel to the classic movie rather than a reboot or reimagining and continues the trend of movies being turned into TV shows, 12 Monkeys, Fargo, Hannib...
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8
Great!
Mantis Burn Racing
This change of direction really works for them, they’ve designed a fun little racing game featuring various tracks and challenges. Like most racing games you can choose from a selection of cars, but f...
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8
Great!
Supergirl Season 2 Premiere
Thought impossible, after the embargo from DC executives of major characters being used on TV and being reserved for the movie-verse, it’s amazing to see the Man of Tomorrow back on our screens....
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7
Good
Tarik (Issue 1)
Thus far I have only had the pleasure of reading the first issue of Tarik so a full review is always difficult but like the professional I am (Fuck you, I am) I persevered . The Plot Tarik is set in “...
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9
Brilliant!!
Westworld
Yep, it’s another sci-fi robotics show. A classic genre that I’m always fond of and hopefully isn’t in danger of over-saturation yet even with the second season of Humans coming in t...
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7
Good
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Even though this is more of a companion series to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles run, as a #1 issue I had hoped for a nice introduction to the universe, some character building, and some familiar fa...
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9
Brilliant!!
Telltale’s Batman
I’ve played the majority of video games starring Batman, the Arkham games being a particular favourite. So when Telltale announced that they would be doing a new game involving the caped crusader, I ...
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6.5
Average
War on Everyone
Last night I went to a preview screening of War on Everyone, courtesy of Movie House cinema. This is the new film from John Michael McDonagh, the writer/director of The Guard and Calvary. New Mexico p...
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9.8
Brilliant!!
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars
Paris in the fall… In 1998, Revolution Software gained a lifelong fan, after my chance discovery of Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars. I first played Broken Sword on my brother’s PlayStation 1; I w...
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9
Brilliant!!
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
First of all I must state that I’m not a huge Tim Burton fan; other than his two Batman movies I haven’t seen much else of his work. Not because his stuff doesn’t appeal to me, I’ve just never r...
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8.5
Great!
King’s Quest Chapter 3: Once Upon A Climb
Right from the start, this episode already seems like it will be better than the second, in the first scene we get a mini puzzle, this one involving time travel, nicely explained away by our framing d...
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8
Great!
Broforce
If you had to explain the definition of subtle, you would not use Broforce to do so. It’s loud, angry, gory and even the women are manly (bro-men if you will). Even while writing this review, I had to...
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7
Good
Batman: Rebirth
Gotham Girl is a new hero in Gotham city, who possesses super strength, flight and super vision and sees Batman as her inspiration. Now, while Batman has taken on the role of mentor before, (Dick Gray...
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4
Meh
South of Hell
In South of Hell, Maria Abascal is a demon hunter for hire. However, like those she hunts she is also possessed by her own demon, Abigail, who eats the evil that is exorcised from others. As Abigail b...
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9.5
Brilliant!!
Battlefield 1 (Beta)
This is easy for me, as I’ve been a die-hard Battlefield (or BF) fan for over 10 years. I’ve sunk thousands of hours into this franchise and I can say, with all honesty that if someone tol...
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5
Okay
Lords of the Fallen
Lords of the Fallen is an action RPG set in a Viking style world that was developed by Deck13 Interactive and CI Games and follows the story of Harkyn. The opening cinematic shows him fighting a massi...
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5
Okay
Suicide Squad
This is a relatively spoiler-free review. The DC Universe has had a whole 5-6 hours to exist, but apparently it was time for the second-stringers already. I’ll get the good stuff out of the way ...
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6
Average
Kings Quest: Episode 2
In Kings Quest: Rubble Without a Cause we pick back up with King Graham years after the events of episode 1, he has now taken the throne but is finding it harder than he thought it was going to be.
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7
Good
Slasher
Can you Survive the executioner? Slasher follows the story of Sarah Bennett, who moves back to Waterbury, the town she was born and into her family home. Shortly after however, people start to die....
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8
Great!
Deadpool
Deadpool. Avenger, Mercenary and Chimichanga Champion!
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7
Good
King’s Quest
King's Quest is a five part episodic adventure following an ageing King Graham as he reflects on his life of adventure with his granddaughter, Gwendolyn. In this episode's tree-pun filled tale we foll...
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9.4
Brilliant!!
Darth Vader Pt. 1-2
So we all know that when Disney bought over the Star Wars movies that they declared the whole extended universe non-cannon, yup say goodbye to the dark horse comics, the many novels and the excellent ...
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8
Great!
Doom
Rip and Tear!!!!! Doom is yet another journey round a hell-spawn infested Martian UAC outpost and a welcome one at that. The last Doom game I played was Doom 3 a fun little romp at the time but it suf...
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7.5
Good
Humans
I recently had the opportunity to sit and blaze through season one of Humans in a day and am happy to have spent a considerable amount of my day doing so. Happy enough to dull the nagging inner voice ...
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9
Brilliant!!
Outlast
Okay, so first off let me say I am new to horror games, I mean I played the original Resident Evil games but beyond that I’ve had no real experience with them. Well I recently upgraded my PC and was l...
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3.5
Crap
Preacher
Jesse Custer, a man with a dark past and an even darker secret is on a mission find 'God'.
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8
Great!
Ratchet and Clank
Take a walk down memory lane with the latest from the Ratchet & Clank series. Opening new doors for the average Gamer all the while keeping it's classic charm.
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