dark souls

Dark Souls gets thrown around as a comparison far too much these days. Any game which has the audacity to kill you (in game, obviously) is automatically compared to From Software’s now classic series and as such it’s lost most of its meaning. Annoyingly I now have to compare Remnant: […]

Remnant: From the Ashes – PS4 Review

4 Sep, 2019 in PS4 tagged dark souls / diablo / difficult / Left 4 dead / loot / multiplayer / remnant: from the ashes / shooter / third-person by Gareth

From Software are back with another game in the Souls mould. Much like Bloodborne before it Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice makes some major changes to how the game plays whilst keeping the the atmosphere and exploration that makes the likes of Dark Souls 3 so popular. What are those changes […]

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – PS4 Review

8 Apr, 2019 in PS4 tagged bloodborne / dark souls / difficult / japan / ninja / sekiro / shadows die twice / shinobi by Gareth

Brought back from the brink, the Darksiders franchise once belonged to THQ (RIP). The franchise (and THQ’s name) were bought up by Nordic Games and ex-members of Vigil Games (developers of the first two Darksiders games) formed Gunfire Games and have created Darksiders III. Whilst the first two titles were […]

Darksiders III – PS4 Review

28 Nov, 2018 in PS4 tagged apocalypse / dark souls / darksiders / metroidvania / zelda by Gareth

A year and a half after release The Surge is getting a second DLC. The last one, A Walk in the Park, released at the end of last year and offered a location drastically different from any in the base game whilst offering new armour, weapons and story. The Good, […]

The Surge: The Good, The Bad And The Augmented DLC ...

2 Oct, 2018 in PS4 tagged a walk in the park / dark souls / dlc / sci fi / the augmented / the bad / the good / the surge / wild west by Gareth

You may or may not have heard of Dead Cells. Yes, it’s only just been released but it’s been in Early Access on PC for quite some time and even in its pre-release state it was making a name for itself. Yes, it’s a rogue-lite. Yes it has a pixelated […]

Dead Cells – PS4 Review

6 Aug, 2018 in PS4 tagged 2d / addictive / dark souls / dead cells / difficult / early access / rogue-lite by Gareth

There are very few new words that can be said about Dark Souls and its impact on the gaming industry. We all know how difficult it can seem, how just about every game with punishing gameplay is compared to it and the countless memes depicting a sunny delight drinking Knight […]

Dark Souls Remastered – PS4 Review

3 Jun, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged dark souls / Lordran / ps4 / Remastered / review by Grizz

In a very strong year for gaming you’d be forgiven for forgetting about the sci-fi, Souls-style game, The Surge. Thanks to the new DLC, A Walk in the Park, you’ve got a reason to go back and remind yourself why it was relatively big news upon release. The DLC slots […]

The Surge: A Walk in the Park DLC – PS4 ...

4 Dec, 2017 in PS4 tagged amusement park / dark souls / dlc / sci fi / the surge by Gareth

From Sloclap and Devolver Digital comes Absolver, a combat focused action game which has similar mechanics and features to other games but as a whole is pretty unique. You play as a Prospect, a mask wearing individual who is tasked with defeating enemies on the way to the Tower of […]

Absolver – PS4 Review

4 Sep, 2017 in PS4 tagged absolver / customisation / dark souls / fighting / mmo / online by Gareth

Almost two years ago I reviewed Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy and here we have a direct follow up in Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy on the PS Vita. It’s from the same developer and continues on from the end of that game so if you’ve played it you’ll know […]

Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy – Vita Review

30 May, 2017 in Vita tagged dark souls / demon gaze / dungeon crawler / New tokyo legacy / operation abyss / operation babel / rpg / stranger or sword city by Gareth

Deck13 Interactive created Lords of the Fallen, one of the first games to take the formula developed by From Software for their Souls series of games and try their own take on it. The Surge is their next attempt, but whereas Lords of the Fallen was incredibly similar to Dark […]

The Surge – PS4 Review

26 May, 2017 in PS4 tagged dark souls / hard / lords of the fallen / sci fi / the surge by Gareth

From Software are back again with their infamous series of action RPGs with Dark Souls 3 on the PS4. Does the flame still burn or has darkness fallen upon the franchise? Based around a world of European knights, gods and demons, Dark Souls 3 doesn’t stray too far from the […]

Dark Souls 3 – PS4 Review

28 Apr, 2016 in PS4 tagged bloodborne / dark souls / demon's souls / praise the sun / prepare to die by Gareth

It’s not very often a single developer will carve out their own genre exclusively. From Software succeeded with 2009’s Demon’s Souls and, since then very few have attempted to recreate that specific formula. Ska Studios are the latest to step up to the challenge with Salt and Sanctuary. They take […]

Salt & Sanctuary – PS4 Review

17 Mar, 2016 in PS4 / Reviews tagged dark souls / metroidvania / platforming / salt and sanctuary / souls-like by Mike