Daily Archives: April 8, 2021

We’ve probably all, at one point in our lives, dragged matchbox cars across the bedroom floor or the kitchen worktops. Letting our imagination place impossible jumps, hazards and courses that weave around tables and chairs. Games are no stranger to the concept but it’s been a while since a toy […]

Tinker Racers – PS4 Review

April 8, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged bedroom / elimination / kitchen / micro machines / office / qubyte / racing / remote controller cars / rumbora party games / time trial / tinker racers / toys by Mike

Outbuddies DX is an old-school Metroidvania-esque explorer/platformer/shooter from one-man developer Julian Laufer that tells the story of Nikolay Bernstein, a maritime archaeologist who unwittingly becomes trapped in Bahlam, an underwater fortress (not the South London town on the Northern Line) that was home to the Old Gods, but now harbours […]

Outbuddies DX – PS4 Review

April 8, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / 8 bit / indie / metroidvania / outbuddies dx / platforming / retro by Richie

From developer Sketchbook Games and publisher Modus, we have Lost Words: Beyond The Page. Notably, the narrative is penned by Rhianna Pratchett and sets the tone very well. As does great music by David Housden (previously of Thomas Was Alone). The key component here is an emotive voice performance from […]

Lost Words: Beyond The Page – PS4 Review

April 8, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged estoria / journal / lost words / rhianna pratchett by Ian