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One advantage of this job is the opportunity to genuinely see games that fly well and truly under the radar. Grotto is an experimental, narratively-focused effort that places you, intentionally or otherwise, at the helm of a nearby tribe. Despite not being one of them, they seek your advice and […]

Grotto – PS4 Review

February 8, 2024 in PS4 / Reviews tagged brainwash gang / decisions / grotto / life and death / mysticism / narratively-driven / soothsayer / stargazing / tribal warfare by Mike

Zombies never seem to vanish from media, do they? Seems like any game that needs a quick and easy reason for survival goes with the undead threat. Sure enough, Days of Doom settles on a zombie apocalypse setting for a roguelite tactical RPG. From Sneakybox, the premise delivers some charming […]

Days of Doom – PS5 Review

October 9, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged ambushes / days of doom / decisions / raiders / roguelite / run-based / sneakybox / tactical turn-based rpg / zombie apocalypse by Mike

The third and final chapter of The Banner Saga has been released, allowing those who have taken up the journey in the first two games to finish the story. If you haven’t then, although you can start with this third release and there is a recap on the menu, I […]

The Banner Saga 3 – PS4 Review

August 2, 2018 in PS4 tagged 2d / decisions / rpg / tactical / the banner saga by Gareth

Full motion video always carries a nostalgic reverence and charm, these days. Wales Interactive are looking to benefit by presenting Late Shift. Focusing a touch more on being a film equivalent of a Choose Your Own Adventure book, this provocative mix of game and movie is trying to deliver something different […]

Late Shift – PS4 Review

April 22, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / branching narrative / choices / decisions / fmv / late shift / story-driven / thriller / wales interactive by Mike

Reviewing visual novels is a tough thing to do. I review games, that involves looking at the story and the presentation but most importantly the gameplay. Visual novels don’t have gameplay, at least not in the traditional sense, so what am I reviewing exactly? I’m just going to give you […]

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness – PS4 Review

September 19, 2016 in PS4 tagged anime / decisions / psycho-pass / threes / visual novel by Gareth

About seven months ago I reviewed The Banner Saga on its PS4 release. The PC version was released a couple of years prior to that but this sequel was only released on PC in April and PS4 owners have got it now within a few months. The original was a […]

The Banner Saga 2 – PS4 Review

July 13, 2016 in PS4 tagged 2d / animation / caravan / decisions / tactical rpg / the banner saga by Gareth

When ex-BioWare employees promise an adult story similar to Game of Thrones where key decisions actually impact the story with tactical RPG gameplay you’ve got to stand up and take notice. Originally funded through Kickstarter The Banner Saga was released about two years ago on PC to critical acclaim and […]

The Banner Saga – PS4 Review

January 17, 2016 in PS4 tagged 2d animation / caravan / decisions / tactical rpg / the banner saga by Gareth