Rockstar mistakes complication for realism.
Category Archive: Opinions
Sure, streaming games might be unfeasible if your internet is slow, but it could be great for kids who can’t afford a new console.
The adventures of a bumbling assassin.
Vampyr is an awkward case where your actions don’t match up with the story of the game.
This is it. I’m doing this. Within the next few months, the slate is being wiped clean.
EA have a ten-year licence to make Star Wars games. Over five years in, they’ve only made two, both of them remakes.
Yoku’s Island Express! Tomb Raider! Inside! Firewatch! Batman: Enemy Within! And more! I certainly got through a lot of games this Christmas.
One thing that helps to thin out the backlog is sticking to just the genres you enjoy.
2018 was an amazing year for games, but there’s only so much time to play them all. Here are the ones I wish I’d had a chance to try.
Let’s face it, no video game is worth working yourself into ill health over.
On the eve of the FA Cup second round, one man looks deep inside himself and wonders why on earth he is so addicted to an ageing parade of spreadsheets.
PlayStation VR has entered The Manor, and it’s flippin’ amazing.
I loved seeing all the historic arcade cabinets and retro consoles at Play Expo Blackpool – but sometimes old games are best left in the past.
Hmmm, interesting list.
I got a new gaming PC. And now I want to DESTROY IT UTTERLY.
The map from A Link to the Past in beautiful 3D papercraft.
After years of avoiding the faff of building your own PC, I’ve had a Road to Damascus moment.
Pokeballs!
Sunless Sea and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey could do with picking up the pace a bit – we don’t all have endless time to kill.
What games would you feature on the newly announced PlayStation Classic? I’ve picked out 15 PS1 games that I’d revive in a heartbeat.
Oh, another Tomb Raider game is out. But, er, I still haven’t played the last two? Or GTAV. Or Fallout 4. Or the last five Assassin’s Creeds…
Getting Gamers by Jamie Madigan, and Ten Things Video Games Can Teach Us by Jordan Erica Webber and Daniel Griliopoulos.
Boundless is a pretty cool looking Minecraft style MMOG. And frankly I’m never going to have the time to play it.
Who will win the fight for Christmas number one?
Imagine a game where you could print out the trophies you win in 3D…
OnRush has sunk at retail – have open-world games like GTA killed off arcade racers?
The Gravity Rush 2 servers have shut down just a year and a half after the game’s release. I spent the last night sampling as much online stuff as I could.
With just two days to go until the server shutdown, I haven’t even scratched the surface of Gravity Rush 2’s online content.
Amid all the ultraviolence and samey sequels, a few genuine delights peeked out from behind the curtain at E3 2018. WARNING: THIS LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE CYBERPUNK 2077.
Writing about games for a living? Sounds amazing, right? Well, like everything, it’s best done in moderation.
Cloud saves, a few NES games and some smartphone app features are the sweeteners you’ll get when Nintendo starts charging you to play Switch games online – in other words, the bare minimum.
They say never meet your heroes. Just stand a few feet away from them instead and stare with your mouth open.
