Monthly Archives: October 2021

Here’s something we don’t get to say very often. From Chilean developer Ace Team, we have the survival adventure game The Eternal Cylinder. Hailing from Santiago, you’ve probably never heard of them but you may have heard of their previous output in terms of the Zeno Clash and Rock of […]

The Eternal Cylinder – PS4 Review

October 15, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged ace team / cylinder / good shepherd / survival / trebhum by Ian

When it comes to a remaster, there is a fine line between ‘as good as the original’ and ‘as good as you remember it being’. The problem we all have, is that sometimes your memory can be a fickle thing. Think back to those moments, venturing from the black marshes, […]

Diablo II: Resurrected – PS5 Review

October 13, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged destruction / diablo / II / Lords / of / PS5 / Resurrected by Grizz

It’s funny how games centred around a day job land when I’ve got time off work. Unlike the daily tedium of an office job, Merek’s Market covers a grass roots sole proprietorship in a lot less time and feels a lot more fun. Crafting your way through dozens of time-restricted […]

Merek’s Market – PS4 Review

October 13, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged against the clock / bartering / big village games / crafting / merek's market / shopkeeping by Mike

We’ve said it before but the Jackbox games are easily the best party games out there (at least until Hidden in Plain Sight gets ported to modern consoles) and here at PlayStation Country, it’s been a mainstay of all of our online and in-person meet ups. As ever, the Chicago natives Jackbox Games […]

The Jackbox Party Pack 8 – PS4 Review

October 13, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged drawful / jackbox / job job / mobile / party game by Richie

Some games are complicated to explain, others are very simple. Some games are stupidly long whilst others are incredibly short. Underland is both simple and short but that doesn’t necessarily make it a bad game. I’ll run you through the situation and you can see if it holds any interest […]

Underland – PS4 Review

October 13, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / astronauts / fluid / one screen / puzzle / terrain / underground / underland by Gareth

Gleylancer is a port of a 1992 shoot ’em up that was originally only released in Japan on the Sega Megadrive but eventually found its way onto Nintendo’s Wii Virtual Console service in 2008 where it could be enjoyed by a global audience. While never being an all-out favourite of […]

Gleylancer – PS5 Review

October 12, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 16-bit / gleylancer / horizontally-scrolling / Mega Drive / ratalaika / retro / shoot em up by Richie

I’m a big fan of the modern XCOM games. They mix the right amount of difficulty and strategy whilst ‘dumbing it down’ to a point where you lose a lot of the faff and it works well on a controller. Phoenix Point comes from the creator of the original XCOM, […]

Phoenix Point – PS4 Review

October 8, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged civilization / factions / julian gollop / phoenix point / recruits / strategy / tactical / turn-based / xcom by Gareth

Before we start, I think it’s fair to say that no site has championed 10tons (this game’s publishers) more than us. They’ve been putting out excellent rogue-lites for years now. We really like Neonchrome, we adored Jydge and we rate the two Tesla vs. Lovecraft games as two of the best twin-stick shooters […]

Skeletal Avenger – PS5 Review

October 7, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 10tons ltd / hack and slash / rogue-lite / skeletal avenger by Richie

One of the things I dread in this job is having very little to talk about. Shorter games do find their way to me but, for the most part, they’re manage to inspire discussion. Even visual novels, a genre loaded with brief experiences usually manages to provide enough ammo for […]

Takorita Meets Fries – PS5 Review

October 5, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged adventure / branching narrative / chips for dinner / food / mermaid / mermen / merpeople / roseverte / takorita meets fries / visual novel by Mike

The MechWarrior series is one that has eluded me for some time. Watching from afar, it is exactly the kind of thing that a younger me would have wanted in a game. I mean, who doesn’t want to take control of a walking war machine that towers over infantry and […]

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries – PS5 Review

October 3, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged Battletech / MechWarrior / PS5 / review by Grizz

As regular as Chelsea (spit!) getting an easy draw in the cups, here is FIFA 22, this year’s iteration of EA’s incredibly successful football simulator. It comes as their nearest competitor, Konami’s PES series, has somewhat imploded by turning into the awfully named, free-to-play eFootball. So, you’d forgive EA for taking it easy […]

FIFA 22 – PS5 Review

October 2, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged come on you Rs / EA / fifa / fifa 22 / football / sports by Richie