Weekly Gaming: Uncharted 4 (PS4 Pro)
Unchartered 4 Review (PS4 Pro) As those of you may have seen from previous reviews, I like the Unchartered games, but always found them a bit hollow. In fact, it was the original Unchartered game that put me off the series for so long, with its mediocre presentation, lacking game design, and weird characterisation. A started to warm towards the series throughout playing 2 and 3, with both games not only pushing the limits of what was possible in the graphical department for such an old system, but also making the characters more likeable. So here we are at the fourth title in the series, and what have Naughty Dog managed to do? They’ve managed to learn from their previous titles, that’s what. You see, what I didn’t mention is that between 3 and 4, Naughty Dog released The Last of Us, a great game that I reviewed when it…
Weekly Gaming: Sonic Mania (PS4 Pro)
Hey all! Welcome back to weekly gaming! This week, I review Sonic Mania, a game I’ve been waiting to be released for a long time. Having been raised on Sonic, Sonic Mania manages to hit all the right nostalgia notes, all whilst bring lots of new and refreshing ideas to the table. You can read my full review at the link below, but SPOILER ALERT: I like the game, a lot. http://www.vgchartz.com/article/269085/sonic-mania-ps4/ Anyway, until next week! -Dan
Weekly Gaming: Get Even (PS4 Pro)
Hey all! This week, I take a look at Bandai Namco’s new weird FPS horror game, Get Even. It was a strange game that tried to do too many different genres in my opinion, and never really mastered one. It’s ambitious, and genuinely worth a play, but man oh man does it not hit on any of the mars it attempts to. You can read my (heavily edited) opinion on the game below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/268505/get-even-ps4/ Until next week! -Dan
Weekly Gaming: Tekken 7 (PS4 Pro)
Hey all! So this week, I take a look at the latest of one of my favourite game franchises of all time: Tekken. Whilst the graphics are as gorgeous as ever, I certainly missed the old arcade mode with multiple random endings. Overall, I’m glad the game exists, but it definitely feels a bit of a hollow package considering the value of previous titles in the series. You can read my review below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/268324/tekken-7-ps4/ As always, I hope you enjoy the review, and until next week, have a good one! -Dan
Weekly Gaming: Virginia (PS4)
Virginia (PS4) Those of you who’ve been reading this website for a while may know how much I adored Thirty Flights of Loving; the extremely short indie game that showed you can evoke drama, emotion and story from any game, even if it has no voice acting or dialogue. Virginia is one such game that was also heavily inspried by those weird and wonderful experiments all those years ago. Set in the town of Kingdom, Viriginia, you play as Anne Tarver, an FBI Special agent which is assigned a partner who is already working on a case of a missing teenager called Lucas. Throughout the course of the campaign you’ll be given control of Anne as you make your way from one location to another, seeing what unfolds before you. Since there’s no dialogue, it’s up to you to determine the intention of what is happening in each scene, making…
Weekly Gaming: The Witness (PS4 Pro)
I’ve been wanting to play The Witness ever since Ryan Davis talked about it years ago. He, and Brad Shoemaker, managed to get a secret tour of Jonathan Blow’s studio years before the game even had a proper name. Everything the guys said about the game sounded right up my street – an entire island made up of little puzzles where they all interconnect with each other and expand on each others rules sounded amazing. Suffice to say, after 30+ hours in the game with my other half, The witness delivered on most, if not all promises that were made in the run up to the game’s release, and in interviews afterwards. So what is The Witness? Simply put, it’s a walking simulator whereby you walk around an island and solve line puzzles. If anything, that simplification may actually be doing something of a disservice to The Witness, because it’s…
Weekly Gaming: Little Nightmares (PS4 Pro)
Hi all! This week I’m linking back to a game I played a few weeks ago; Little Nightmares. Whilst the game may be short, it’s certainly engrossing, and creepy, so should you want to spend 3-4 hours playing in a unique and weird world, give Little Nightmares a look; you won’t regret it. You can read my full impressions on the game by clicking the link below: http://www.vgchartz.com/article/268003/little-nightmares-ps4/ Hope you have a great week, and until next time, stay classy. -Dan
Ratchet and Clank (PS4 Pro)
I have a confession to make fellow readers: I never played the original Ratchet and Clank’s that came out for the PS2 many many years ago. Whilst that’s not a massive confession, it does have its reasons. Growing up me and my family were never playstation fans. We had the consoles, but we also had the gamecube and xbox, and as such, never sided with just one console’s exclusive. Given the plethora of different titles we could choose from on all consoles, we missed out on some exclusives from each respective platform. Regardless of this, having played through Ratchet and Clank on the PS4, I can safely say I’m annoyed I didn’t play this series of games when they were first released. Being a reboot, most elements are stripped out of the original series and brought into modern sensibilities. The graphics, for example, is absolutely stunning, with the PS4 Pro…