adventure

As if the title didn’t give it away, Lapis X Labyrinth is a Japanese title and comes to us from Nippon Ichi Software who are regular purveyors of JRPGs and adventure games. This one is a little different to the usual though as while it does the usual looting thing that […]

Lapis X Labyrinth – PS4 Review

June 23, 2019 in PS4 tagged adventure / hack and slash / lapis x labyrinth / nis software / puzzle game by Richie

I almost entirely missed the boat on the Castlevania series. Being stuck with the British microcomputers meant a wealth of console games went completely under my radar. It’s a good job emulation and the internet helped me cover the gaps but Konami have now opted to release the hefty Castlevania […]

Castlevania Anniversary Collection – PS4 Review

June 6, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / Belmont's Revenge / Bloodlines / castevania II: Simon's quest / castlevania anniversary collection / Castlevania III: Darcula's Curse / konami / Super Castlevania IV by Mike

Over the Moon brought us part one of The Fall in 2015 and, after a long, long wait, the second instalment has finally arrived. I’ve been anticipating this after part one delivered a tight, darkly comic exploration of Asimov’s three laws. The Fall Part 2: Unbound certainly looks to build upon […]

The Fall Part 2: Unbound

March 6, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / artificial intelligence / combat / over the moon / platforming / robots / sci fi / shooting / the fall part 2 unbound by Mike

Anyone’s Diary is a PSVR title that comes to us from the interestingly named Spanish developers ‘World Domination Project’ and was first seen in unfinished form as part of the PlayStation Talents development programme. That initiative was started to help indie developers get a finished game to the market and […]

Anyone’s Diary – PSVR Review

February 12, 2019 in PSVR tagged adventure / bleak / depression / move / PSVR / puzzle by Richie

A new VR title has dropped on PSVR that isn’t a shooting gallery and it’s by From Software, most famous in recent times for the Souls series of games. Sounds pretty exciting right? Well, one word I’m not sure you could use for Déraciné is ‘exciting’. There is no action […]

Déraciné – PSVR Review

November 12, 2018 in PSVR tagged adventure / boarding school / déraciné / faeries / from software / point and click by Gareth

The Council’s third episode, Ripples, was released in July and so we’re a tad late but with the fourth episode just landing, we’re doubling up. After episode two (Hide and Seek) we’re happy to report Ripples is definitely a return to form after the previous instalment. As opposed to episode 2’s […]

The Council Episode 3: Ripples – PS4 Review

October 9, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / intrigue / the council by Ian

So Rich hands me this game thinking it’s a horror game and I gladly take it on board. Candleman is not a horror game. It’s a wonderful tale from Spotlightor about a walking, living candle and his quest for a new purpose in life. Run for your lives. A platforming […]

Candleman – PS4 Review

October 3, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / candleman / darkness / existentialism / light / platforming / puzzles / spotlightor by Mike

It’s finally here. When Sega started releasing HD versions of DreamCast games on the last generation – Jet Set Radio, Sonic Adventure, etc. – it seemed only natural that Shenmue would be on the cards, but it never came (neither did Phantasy Star Online or Skies of Arcadia. Hint hint, […]

Shenmue I & II – PS4 Review

August 26, 2018 in PS4 tagged adventure / dreamcast / free / qte / shenmue / virtua fighter / wait / xbox / yakuza by Gareth

Funded by Kickstarter, Kona is the first full game from Canada-based Parabole. The base game was actually released last year. This is a review of the VR add-on that’s just been released which lets you play the whole game with PSVR and with motion controls if you have them, but […]

Kona VR – PSVR Review

July 2, 2018 in PS4 / PSVR tagged adventure / canada / kona / private detective / survival / vr / Walking sim by Gareth

A year on from an original PC release, Fabraz’s devilish platformer finds its way to current consoles with this updated release. Splattering its inspiration very much on the walls, Slime-san looks to entice new players with a tight, infuriating gauntlet. In essence, Slime-san is a challenging platformer in the vein […]

Slime-san – PS4 Review

June 23, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / adventure / difficult / fabraz / platforming / retro / slime san by Mike

Forgotton Anne is an anime inspired puzzle platformer from Danish developer ThroughLine Games published under Square Enix’s Collective banner, development being significantly helped by the state-funded Danish Film Institute. You’ll be immediately struck by its beautiful graphical style as it brings to mind the artistic style of Studio Ghibli’s output, […]

Forgotton Anne – PS4 Review

May 11, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / anime / platformer / puzzle by Ian

Sega’s Yakuza series has been going strong for over a decade now with players in the West now receiving the games at a steady rate. After a small delay, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life finally takes to store shelves with a new engine under the hood. Long-time series protagonist […]

Yakuza 6: The Song of Life – PS4 Review

April 25, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action / adventure / crime drama / japan / open world / sega / yakuza 6 the song of life by Mike