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Reflection of Mine is a puzzle game from those proprietors of easy platinums Ratalaika Games and one that continues the prolific publisher’s pattern of putting out incredibly varied titles. This stylish puzzler uses a similar idea to games like Brothers in that you control two characters at the same time as […]

Reflection of Mine – PS4 Review

11 Oct, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged difficult / puzzler / ratalaika / reflection of mine / twin controls by Richie

Exp Parasite is not an RPG like the name might suggest. Although I couldn’t see it anywhere in the game apparently the ‘Exp’ is short for ‘Experimental’ rather than ‘Experience’ as you play as a parasite who can control mechanical objects and must do so to progress through ten challenging, […]

Exp Parasite – PS4 Review

25 Sep, 2020 in PS4 tagged 2d / difficult / exp parasite / flappy bird / gravity / platformer / super meat boy / vvvvvv by Gareth

Cuphead has been out on various formats for many, many years now but it’s finally arrived on PS4. Everyone who is interested will know about the visuals and difficulty, but was it worth the wait? You play as Cuphead or his brother Mugman, or both in local two player, after […]

Cuphead – PS4 Review

4 Aug, 2020 in PS4 tagged 2d / animation / belated / bleed / contra / cuphead / difficult / run and gun by Gareth

Capcom continue to release the older Mega Man games in collection form on the PS4. We’ve had the Mega Man games split into two collections, the Mega Man X games split into two collections and now we have the Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection. Judging by the previous two being […]

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection – PS4 Review

3 Mar, 2020 in PS4 tagged action / Collection / difficult / handheld / Mega Man / platformer / zero / zx / zx advent by Gareth

The Surge 2 came out just over three months ago and I enjoyed it. As with the first title Deck13 are supporting the sequel with DLC and the first has just arrived called The Kraken. Be aware that the DLC requires you to be at the latter stages of the […]

The Surge 2: The Kraken DLC – PS4 Review

17 Jan, 2020 in PS4 tagged dark souls / difficult / dismemberment / dlc / expansion / suburbia / the kraken / the surge by Gareth

No Pest Productions came to our attention with A Bastard’s Tale. Their tricky debut placed an emphasis on skill and deliberateness but a steep challenge and a short experience left Gareth feeling down on it. Driven Out is hoping to offer something meatier with an appealing art style and a […]

Driven Out – PS4 Review

18 Oct, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d sidescroller / deliberate / difficult / driven out / hack and slash / no pest productions / swordplay by Mike

The Surge was alright. The limb severing combat was an enjoyable take on the Souls formula and the sci-fi setting made it stand out. It was not without its problems however, with too many similar environments that became a chore to navigate. Deck13 have taken the criticism on board and […]

The Surge 2 – PS4 Review

25 Sep, 2019 in PS4 tagged dark souls / deck13 / difficult / dismemberment / sci fi / the surge by Gareth

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

Slay the Spire has been around for a long time on PC, working through early access to balance and improve the gameplay, but now the full version has hit PS4 and fans of challenging roguelikes and turn based card battling are in for a treat. There is no story really, […]

Slay the Spire – PS4 Review

30 May, 2019 in PS4 tagged card battler / difficult / rewarding / rng / roguelike / slay the spire 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

Another week, another easy platinum from Ratalaika Games. Two in fact as they continue to support the Vita with new cross-buy title Daggerhood. The genre this time is tough platformer, though it does have an interesting gimmick at the centre of it all. You play as Vincent D. Daggerhood, a […]

Daggerhood – PS4 Review

7 Apr, 2019 in PS4 / Vita tagged cross buy / daggerhood / difficult / easy platinum / platformer / ratalaika by Gareth

Rym 9000 is a vertically scrolling shooter that comes from enigmatic Moroccan solo dev Sonoshee and taps into a retro aesthetic that is both recognisable but also one that never really existed. Confused? Well stick with us. The game’s intro that explains that Rym 9000 is a highly-treasured commodity that […]

Rym 9000 – PS4 Review

24 Feb, 2019 in PS4 tagged difficult / eye melting / rym 9000 / shoot em up / twin-stick shooter by Richie