Gareth

About Gareth

Gareth's our go to guy for anything difficult to review. And all the weird Japanese stuff that we can't figure out.

Falcom’s JRPGs have become firm favourites of mine. I’ve reviewed a few Trails games over the years and they’ve all hit the spot for old school JRPG enjoyment. They’re not trying to modernise the genre, they’re taking its strengths and applying them as best as they can. The Legend of […]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero – PS4 Review

September 23, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged falcom / jrpg / legend of heroes / trails from zero / trails of cold steel / turn based battles / world building by Gareth

The title Soulstice probably has you thinking this is a Souls-like game but this is not the case. It is a third person hack and slash game but in the character action genre, more specifically influenced by Devil May Cry. How that information colours your interest in the game is […]

Soulstice – PS5 Review

September 20, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged challenges / character action / combos / Devil May Cry / ghost / soulstice by Gareth

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 have to admit to never playing the first Dusk Diver. From reading it sounds like a short but decent approximation of a JRPG but made in Taiwan. Now we have Dusk Diver 2 which appears to be similar but with greater ambition. Bigger doesn’t always mean better however so […]

Dusk Diver 2 – PS5 Review

August 26, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged akiba's trip / deliveries / dusk diver / jrpg / real time combat / taiwan / yakuza by Gareth

I’m a big fan of Shin Megami Tensei games and their spin offs. I started with Shin Megami Tensei: Lucifer’s Call (aka Nocturne) as it was described as an adult Pokemon at the time. This really sold it short and the Persona series has since gone from strength to strength. […]

Soul Hackers 2 – PS5 Review

August 21, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged Collection / demons / elements / jrpg / persona / shin megami tensei / soul hackers by Gareth

A few years ago I reviewed Sword and Fairy 6 for PlayStation Country. I still hold it up to this day as the most technically broken game I’ve reviewed, even though the game itself was fairly competent. You can read the review to get the details (though testing it on […]

Sword and Fairy: Together Forever – PS5 Review

August 4, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged action / chinese / real time / rpg / sword and fairy / together forever by Gareth

The developers of Hell Pie describe it as an obscene 3D platformer, so you can imagine the vibe they’re going for. It is a platformer with a heavy focus on collectibles, like the N64 games of the past rather than difficult platforming, combat or speed. It certainly has a unique […]

Hell Pie – PS5 Review

July 21, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 3d / collectathon / hell pie / humour / obscene / platformer by Gareth

From Brazilian based Pulsatrix Studios comes Fobia – St. Dinfna Hotel. Heavily influenced by Resident Evil, this is a first person survival horror game with a larger emphasis on puzzles than combat. You play as Roberto, an up and coming journalist who has heard about strange goings on in Treze […]

Fobia – St. Dinfna Hotel – PS5 Review

July 5, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bosses / collectibles / first person / Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel / puzzles / resident evil / survival horror by Gareth

Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny came out exclusively (in the West) on Switch a year ago, despite the close connection the series has with the PlayStation platform. That’s now been rectified with the release of Disgaea 6 Complete on PS4 and PS5. All the DLC that has come out over […]

Disgaea 6 Complete – PS5 Review

June 27, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 3d / anime / defiance of destiny / disgaea / dlc / grinding / rpg / strategy by Gareth

Thunder Kid II: Null Mission came out on PC a couple of years ago and now lands on PS4 and PS5 courtesy of eastasiasoft. Grizz reviewed the first game here not too long ago and this seems to very much follow in the footsteps of its predecessor. You play as […]

Thunder Kid II: Null Mission – PS4/PS5 Review

June 17, 2022 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged eastasiasoft / easy platinum / null mission / retro aesthetic / short / thunder kid by Gareth

It’s been out on PC for some time but Lost Ruins now lands on PS4. The pixel graphics and school girl protagonist might lead you to believe that this is a cutesy platformer but that is not the case. You play as a girl simply known as Heroine, who wakes […]

Lost Ruins – PS4 Review

June 8, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / boss battles / combat / difficult / dodge roll / loadout / lost ruins / map by Gareth

Amazing Princess Sarah came out quite a long time ago on other platforms and has now landed on PS4. It’s a retro style 2D platformer with a few interesting ideas. You play as Princess Sarah, who must save the King after he is kidnapped by Lilith. This involves platforming through […]

Amazing Princess Sarah – PS4 Review

May 24, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / amazing princess sarah / bosses / cast of the seven godsends / new game+ / platformer / throwing by Gareth