monsters

What originally started out as a student project, Ad Infinitum is a first-person horror experience set in World War I. In almost a decade of development, the final product has, at long last, come to fruition. Whilst Hekate’s efforts are admirable, the lasting impressions I took from this are mixed. […]

Ad Infinitum – PS5 Review

September 17, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged ad infinitum / german / hekate / monsters / paranormal / psychological horror / puzzles / trenches / world war i by Mike

It’s the season for spooky tales and what better way to close out October than with a visual novel with some heavy supernatural leanings? Hermitage: Strange Case Files is a detective story that puts a heavy emphasis on the bizarre goings on. I feel the genre needs no excuses to […]

Hermitage: Strange Case Files – PS4 Review

October 30, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged arrowiz / hermitage strange case files / japan / lovecraft / monsters / mystery / narratively-driven / supernatural / visual novel by Mike

I can’t say it’s often we get a game to review that’s been out since May. Monstrum has been out even longer on the PC but a sequel is on the way. Ahead of that impending release, the original has been sent our way from Junkfish. A very small package, […]

Monstrum – PS4 Review

October 6, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged cargo ship / cat and mouse / escape plan / hide and seek / junkfish / monsters / monstrum / stealth / survival horror by Mike

The visual novel deluge shows no signs of stopping although at least A Hero and a Garden is more of a clicker than a choose your own adventure. Coming from npckc, this knight’s story features some green thumb gardening and some charming life lessons. Simple in its approach, there’s a […]

A Hero and A Garden – PS4 Review

September 9, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged a hero and a garden / clicker / idle / knight / monsters / narratively-driven / npckc by Mike

If you told me a year ago I’d be finally getting into fighting games, I would’ve probably laughed. As a kid, I woefully played Street Fighter on the Amstrad CPC and could not wrap my head around the genre. I’ve seen it more as a spectator sport but now I’ve […]

Omen of Sorrow – PS4 Review

November 13, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d fighting game / aone games / legends / monsters / myths / omen of sorrow / vampires / warewolves by Mike