Weekly Gaming: The Station (PC) Review
Hey all, So you recall how I said I was working on some reviews that were under embargo? This is one such game. The Station was pretty nifty, if a little short, with the ending being guessed by myself within the first 15 minutes of the game. You can read my full impressions on the game below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/272495/the-station-pc/ So apologies I’m behind schedule, but as I said before, I will definitely ensure that before the end of the year I’ve reviewed 52 games. Until next week! – Dan
Weekly Gaming: The Mind’s Eclipse (PC)
Hi all! This week, I look into the new game The Mind’s Eclipse – a sci-fi visual novel game by the new studio, Mind’s Eclipse Interactive. It has to be said that whilst some elements of the game were repetitive (e.g. the layout of the rooms), the rest of the game, such as it’s world buidling and plot, were stunning. You can read my full impressions on the game using the link below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/272273/the-minds-eclipse-pc/ Hope you have a great week! – Dan
Doki Doki Literature Club (PC)
Warning: the following review contains plot spoilers for Doki Doki Literature Club. It’s recommended you play the game before reading this review. Given it’s the end of the year, and that I had to complete one more game to achieve another year of 52 games, I proceeded to look through steam for new games I could play that weren’t too long. That’s when I remembered Doki Doki Literature club, the quirky game from Team Salvato that the internet seems to be going crazy for. Looking it up, I couldn’t believe my luck: it was free! So I got on with downloading it asap and proceeded to play it one Sunday afternoon. First up, lets get this out of the way. Doki Doki Literature Club is a Visual Novel game whereby you play as a school kid who happens to find himself in a literature club with 4 very attractive girls.…
Weekly Gaming: Super Lucky’s Tale (PC)
It’s been a weird year for platformers. One would have expected the triumphant return of some of gamings legends in the form of Playtonic Games and their debut, Yooka-Laylee to have been something of a home run. Alas, it was not, with me cursing the game and being bored with it from start to finish. Super Lucky’s Tale then has an uphill battle, being a brand new game published by Microsoft and exclusive to Xbox One and PC’s everywhere. So does it manage to because a new original platforming franchise, or was this series doomed from the offset? As is always the case when it comes to these questions, it’s a little bit of both. The game starts out with a little intro detailing Lucky’s (the main fox protagonist) sister having stolen a magical book which a group of cats, called the litter (look into this), are after. Having crashed…
Weekly Gaming: Sonic Forces (PC)
Hey all! This week I take a look at a series I’ve long loved, the Sonic franchise! I would usually be excited about this, but I’m afraid there’s bad news: Sonic Forces is easily one of the worst games I’ve ever played. Graphics aside, the game has next to no redeeming features, with it’s controls easily being one of the worst I’ve ever experienced. It’s as if the animations/graphics were made by Hollywood studios, whilst the programming was left to a bunch of primary school children. If you want to read my full opinions on the matter, by all means click the link below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/270151/sonic-forces-pc/ Until next week, I hope you’re well, and I look forward to seeing you beautiful face once again! -Dan
Weekly Gaming: Jettomero (PC)
Hey all, Apologies for this, but it appears I forgot to publish a review on the 20th of October, so this post is for that! Please find below my review for a game I haven’t talked about on my own website just yet: Jettomero. You can read the full review over at VGChartz.com below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/269731/jettomero-hero-of-the-universe-pc/ Thanks for coming back again! I’ll post another catch up for Friday the 3rd soon, with regular schedule commencing Friday the 10th 🙂 Til next time! -Dan
Weekly Gaming: Songbringer (PC)
Hey all, Bit late with this one (I apologise!) but for this week I’m linking to my review on Songbringer – a fantastic procedural dungeon crawler that really did remind me of the early days of Zelda. It had a few issues (more bug related), but otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed the game and am going to definitely go back to it in the future. You can read my full review at the link below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/269312/songbringer-pc/ Until next week! -Dan
Weekly Gaming: Submerged (PC)
It’s been a while since I’ve played an incomplete, rough indie game, and weirdly enough, I wasn’t actually going out of my way to do that. But that was the case with Submerged – a weirdly ambitious indie platformer that proceeded to push the boat (literally) in the graphics department, but also felt so rough that I ended up almost quitting the game. Lets take some time to disseminate why. Submerged has you playing as a teen who is looking to help her injured brother. The very start of the game makes you know this is a world unlike our own, as the whole world is “submerged” in water, with only the tops of skyscrapers being accessible for humans. Playing as the unnamed girl, you proceed to sail the sea hoping from one building to another finding collectibles and old medical equipment for your ill brother. With that context out…
Weekly Gaming: Subsurface Circular (PC)
Hey all, This week, I’m looking at another Mike Bithell game. This one come out of nowhere, which in turn made me push back quite a few other reviews, but for good reason. It’s a short, narrative driven game which could be considered a text-adventure game. You play as a Tek (this world’s robots), who has to investigate and get to the bottom of why Tek’s are disappearing. Through sitting down and not moving at all, you interact with other Tek’s as they get on and off the subway cart you’re on. It’s a unique concept, and one I really enjoyed. If you want to read my full review, you can do so at the link below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/269115/subsurface-circular-pc/ Anyway! Until next week! -Dan
Weekly Gaming: Jotun (PC)
As with many of the games I review on this site, I’ve been meaning to play Jotun for a while. It always intrigued me on the Steam store, and even peaked my interest when I saw that the whole game was hand-drawn. Alas, many years after purchasing the game, I finally decided to sit down one afternoon and put the game through its paces. Join me as we investigate what kind of game Jotun is, and whether it has much past it’s hand drawn art style. First up, lets get the basics out of the way. Jotun is a top-down action/boss-rush game where you play as Thora – a female viking tribe-leader who was sent to her grave in an undignified manner. Upon coming to the afterlife, she wants to seek vengeance on her terrible death, and vows to impress the gods enough to be let into Valhalla. To do…
Weekly Gaming: Killer is Dead (PC)
Growing up, I loved the concept of “weird”. I would love to describe myself as weird, and would consistently go out of my way to do weird things, both to differentiate myself in school, but also to see and feel different experiences. Being almost 30, I’ve toned down in that regard, but “weird” is the only word that comes to mind when I think of my time in Grasshopper Manufacture’s Killer is Dead. The game, boiled down to it’s core components, is a hack and slash interlaced with a dating simulator. You play as Mondo, an emo gentleman that has a robotic arm that no one takes notice of, and who is pretty agile with a sword. Mondo works for an execution firm (as weird as that may sound) and so takes on contracts to kill nuisances in the paranormal (and normal) world. The first mission, for example, is to…
Weekly Gaming: Yooka-Laylee (PC)
Hi all! This week I’m posting another piece for Yooka-Laylee that I recently reviewed for VGChartz.com. Overall the game was alright if you were looking to play an N64 game, but if you’re looking for anything more (maybe an update on the platforming genre) then it’ll be a bit of a let down. Don’t get me wrong, I managed to sink many hours into the game, but overall I felt like a lot of the gameplay itself was mindless, without it necessarily being fun. You can read the review below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/267920/yooka-laylee-pc/ Until next week! -Dan
Weekly Gaming: Shovel Knight (PC)
I know I know. I should’ve played and reviewed Shovel Knight many years ago. But in my defence, I always have a massive backlog of games to get through, and purchasing one that’s full price (most of the time) doesn’t warrant high on my list of things to do. So when Yacht Club Games announced that they would be breaking the original Shovel Knight up and instead putting all of it’s freely available DLC into separate versions, I decided to jump on it asap to make sure I got the best deal possible £6.89 (with my 10% humble store discount) was definitely more like what i was willing to spend, especially when I wasn’t sure if the game would live up to the lofty expectations the internet’s put upon it. Having completed the game, I can now, with confidence, say that Shovel Knight is by-far one of the best 2D…
Weekly Gaming: Call of Duty Infinite Warfare (PC)
Holy crap, who would have thought it. A Call of Duty game with a bloody great story? Colour me surprised. Last year I made a point to play each Black Ops game, and came out the other side feeling “meh” about what Geoff Gerstmann described as one of the best Call of Duty campaign’s in recent years. Infinite Warfare blows all that away by making characters that you care about, and backstory’s worth listening to, all whilst giving you the freedom to pick what missions you go on, and how you attack levels. As the name implies, Infinite Warfare is set in the far distant future, when humanity has developed faster than light travel and is able to colonise the whole solar system. No reason is ever given (or hinted at) as to why we haven’t expanded past our own solar system, but each of the planets and moons suffice for good,…
Weekly Gaming: Knee Deep (Xbox One)
Hi all! So, it’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a game for VGChartz.com. This hasn’t been intentional, there just hasn’t been many new games to review, and no publishers/developers willing to give me a review copy. Thankfully, that all changed this week when Wales Interactive reached out to me and asked if I wanted to review Knee Deep, an adventure game from Prologue Studios. Having seen the game at EGX in the past and being intrigued at the premise, I said hell yes and proceeded to play through the game. If you want to read my thoughts on it, by all means click the link below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/267270/knee-deep-xbox-one/ If you wanna shout at me for this review, or have any thoughts/feelings on my critique of the game, you can always reach me over on Twitter: @caesoose As always, thanks for visiting! -Dan