Monthly Archives: September 2022

The venerable old Puzzle Bobble series came back in 2021 thanks to a PSVR-enabled outing and this game here is the non-PSVR PS5 port of the same game. But without its virtual reality gimmick have State-side software specialists Survios, got enough here for the game to standalone? Let’s find out. For the […]

Puzzle Bobble 3D: Vacation Odyssey – PS5 Review

September 15, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bubble bobble / bust a move / not psvr / puzzle / puzzle bobble 3d by Richie

I do love a bit of digital tourism. There’s a great swath of the world I just wouldn’t visit if it wasn’t for public transport. Train Sim World 3 looks to scratch that itch with another edition of Dovetail Games’ series. It feels very familiar to me with some new […]

Train Sim World 3 – PS5 Review

September 13, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged digital tourism / dovetail games / freight / job simulator / passenger / steam engines / train sim world / trains by Mike

We’re nearly two years into the PlayStation 5’s lifespan now and it’s pretty well established that remakes and remasters are very much an integral part of PlayStation’s ecosystem. This year alone we’ve seen Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy receive shiny next gen updates courtesy of […]

The Last of Us Part 1 – PS5 Review

September 12, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged adventure / naughty dog / remaster / survival horror / the last of us by Gorilla Stephens

Disney Dreamlight Valley is a chilled-out life-sim/adventure game from veteran French publishers Gameloft which looks to take the well-loved gameplay mechanics of Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley but with an abundance of Disney characters and lore. The concept of the game is quite straightforward. All your favourite Disney characters live in the titular valley […]

Disney Dreamlight Valley – PS5 Review

September 8, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged animal crossing / chilled out / disney / dreamlight valley / farming / life simulator by Richie

Okay, I don’t think when I started this job, dating sims, with the incorporation of toys like those strong rabbit vibrators, would be on the menu. Least of all, Kaichu: The Kaiju Dating Sim. Coming from Squiddershins, this wholesome effort may be light on gameplay but delivers some cute, charming […]

Kaichu: The Kaiju Dating Sim – PS5 Review

September 7, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged giant robot / kaichu the kaiju dating sim / kaiju battle / love / personality test / romance / squiddershins by Mike

Spiders are a French developer most well known for action RPGs like the enjoyable Greedfall. They’re generally not the most polished titles but they’re reasonably ambitious. Steelrising is also an action RPG, but this time taking a far greater influence from From Software titles. That’s aiming very high, but how […]

Steelrising – PS5 Review

September 7, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged action / automaton / bloodborne / metroidvania / paris / rpg / Souls / steelrising by Gareth

I don’t envy the job Volition have of taking the Saints Row series to new places. Over the course of four games, the crew began in Stillwater and became masters of both time and space. Just how do you follow that? On paper, a reboot seemed like a sensible idea […]

Saints Row – PS5 Review

September 5, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bloody millennials / crime / driving / empire building / gang warfare / open world / saints row / third-person shooter / volition by Mike

Neon Abyss is a rogue-like plaformer-shooter from Chinese coding crew, Veewo Games. It actually released in 2020 but we’ve ended up with a review key for it and so let’s take a look at this already well-regarded game. In Neon Abyss you play as part of the Grim Squad, a team of […]

Neon Abyss – PS4 Review

September 1, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged neon abyss / platformer / rogue-lite / run and gun / twin stick by Richie