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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

From Serenity Forge comes The King’s Bird, one of those tricky platformers that times how long you take to complete levels like Super Meat Boy or Shio. It’s maybe not quite as difficult as those games but it does ask you to learn a new skill: flight. There is some […]

The King’s Bird – PS4 Review

12 Feb, 2019 in PS4 tagged difficult / flying / platformer / shio / super meat boy / the king's bird 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

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

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

From Polish developers Sleepless Clinic comes the new title Symmetry. A survival game that, using a few simple interactions, challenges you to help a crew escape a hostile planet. Challenge is a very suitable word as Symmetry is tough. After a brief storyboard you’re given three random characters to start […]

Symmetry – PS4 Review

2 Mar, 2018 in PS4 tagged bad weather / difficult / resource gathering / survival / symmetry by Gareth

We’re huge fans of Hopoo Games’ previous PSN entry, Risk of Rain, and so we were pretty excited about getting our hands on the latest effort from the small American dev studio. The games have little in common beyond being 2D titles with pixel art stylings, the previous title being […]

Deadbolt – PS4 Review

25 Feb, 2018 in PS4 tagged 2d / crossbuy / deadbolt / difficult / Pixel art / ps4 by Richie