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Review: Pode (Switch)

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Pode is a co-op Nintendo Switch game with a cutesy looks but fiendishly difficult puzzles. And you can hold hands. Awww.

Matthew H. Mason 25 June 2018 Reviews

Review: West of Loathing (Switch)

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Comedy stick-figure RPG West of Loathing has made its way over to Switch, with all the funny walks and googly-eyed horses intact. And it’s a absolute beaut.

Matthew H. Mason 14 June 2018 Reviews

Review: World to the West (Switch)

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Hey look, it’s Zelda on Switch! Sort of.

Matthew H. Mason 21 January 2018 Reviews

Review: SteamWorld Heist: Ultimate Edition (Switch)

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The follow-up to SteamWorld Dig gets a fancy new Switch edition with all DLC included. But how does it compare to its illustrious forebear?

Matthew H. Mason 4 January 2018 Reviews

Review: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (PS4)

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Wolfenstein II is not only one of the best games of 2017, it’s also weirdly contemporary for a game set in an alternative, Nazi-run 1960s America.

Lewis Packwood 20 November 2017 Reviews

Review: VVVVVV (Switch)

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VVVVVV – from the creator of indie classics like Super Hexagon and Tiny Heist – finally makes it to Switch. And it’s as wonderful as ever.

Matthew H. Mason 17 November 2017 Reviews

Review: Ittle Dew 2+ (Switch)

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If you’re after a Zelda-style game that’s all about the puzzles rather than the combat, Ittle Dew 2+ might be the Nintendo Switch title you’ve been waiting for.

Matthew H. Mason 14 November 2017 Reviews

Review: Perception (Switch)

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Perception is a rare example of narrative horror on Nintendo Switch, with the unique twist that you ‘see’ the world through the eyes (or rather, ears) of a blind person.

Matthew H. Mason 6 November 2017 Reviews

Review: Numantia (PS4)

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Numantia is a rare example of a hex-based war strategy game on consoles, in which plucky Celts face off against the Roman empire. Think Asterix without the laughs.

Lewis Packwood 5 November 2017 Reviews

Review: Wheels of Aurelia (Switch)

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Something a bit different for the Nintendo Switch – a 1970s road trip along the Italian coast with fascinating conversations and multiple endings. And jazz fusion!

Matthew H. Mason 2 November 2017 Reviews

Review: Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure (Switch)

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With a deluge of independent games pouring into the Nintendo Switch eShop at a rapid rate, a quick […]

Matthew H. Mason 22 October 2017 Reviews

Review: 88 Heroes – 98 Heroes Edition (Switch)

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When the best are busy, are these 88 heroes enough to keep YOU busy?

Adventure Rules 20 October 2017 Reviews

Review: Inversus Deluxe (Switch)

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The Switch eShop has been filling up with ports of indie games released on other platforms, and Inversus Deluxe makes […]

ivgacademy 19 October 2017 Reviews

Review: Wulverblade (Switch)

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Double Dragon, but with Romans. Wulverblade is a beautifully drawn old-school beat ’em up for Nintendo Switch.

Matthew H. Mason 17 October 2017 Reviews

Video game writers wanted!

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Things are getting busy here on A Most Agreeable Pastime. We’ve got a cupboard stuffed full of brilliant […]

Lewis Packwood 8 October 2017 News

Second opinion – Spec Ops the Line

Spec Ops: the Line (Xbox 360) – This is actually the first time that Lucius and I have […]

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The scoop on Michigan: Report from Hell

Michigan: Report from Hell is the worst good game of all time.  Wait you say, don’t you mean […]

___ 30 April 2013 Reviews

Like a deer in headlights (why you should play Hitman: Blood Money)

It had all gone wrong.  After making my way through the cruise ship incognito, taking out my targets […]

___ 19 February 2013 Reviews

It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World

“People, if you want to play this game and really enjoy it, expect your eyes to burn a […]

Lewis Packwood 15 November 2011 Uncategorized

Fun With Phoenix Wright

Hurrah! Another game has been knocked from The Mantelpiece! They’re falling thick and fast… I’ve worked out that […]

Lewis Packwood 1 November 2011 Uncategorized

Shadow of the Colossus is Bloody Amazing

I think the title of this post pretty much sums it all up. If you’ve played Shadow of […]

Lewis Packwood 18 October 2011 Reviews

Monkey Fun

Enslaved: Odyssey To The West becomes the second game to fall from The Mantelpiece – at this blistering […]

Lewis Packwood 26 July 2011 Reviews

Assassination Has Never Been So Much Fun

Assassin’s Creed II has the honour of being the first game to be knocked off The Mantelpiece and […]

Lewis Packwood 12 July 2011 Reviews
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