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.

In the early days of PSVR we reviewed VR Ping Pong. Although I didn’t personally review it I did play it and it was an enjoyable enough approximation of table tennis which lacked content, variety in visuals and the AI was too hard for its own good. Here we have […]

VR Ping Pong Pro – PSVR Review

November 17, 2019 in PSVR tagged coming soon / environments / mini games / ping pong / pro / PSVR / sport / vr by Gareth

Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions have been released as a pack on the PS4. If you’ve never heard of Baldur’s Gate then you’re probably just about young enough to still have hope in your life. They were a big deal in the world of CRPGs when they […]

Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Editions – PS4 ...

October 31, 2019 in PS4 tagged baldur's gate / baldur's gate ii / Classic / crpg / Enhanced edition / siege of dragonspear / the black pits / throne of bhaal by Gareth

With the Vita barely surviving on Ratalaika scraps the Trails series of games has had to jump to the PlayStation 4. I reviewed The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and it’s sequel on the handheld and found them to be fantastic JRPGs, reminding me of a time when […]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III – ...

October 21, 2019 in PS4 tagged cliffhanger / fishing / jrpg / magic / sequel / the legend of heroes / trails of cold steel by Gareth

I have to admit to not knowing about Ninja Saviors. There was an arcade game called The Ninja Warriors back in the day and a SNES sequel, which this is a conversion of, with a name change that is probably due to naming rights. The Ninja Saviors: Return of the […]

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors – PS4 Review

October 15, 2019 in PS4 tagged arcade / brawler / final fight / ninja saviors / ninja warriors / return of the warriors / scrolling beat-em up / SNES / streets of rage by Gareth

Tropico 6 is a management sim that’s been out for a few months on PC but has now made it’s way to PS4. I’ve only ever played Tropico 3 many years ago so I’m not going to be able to point out the slight differences between this and the last […]

Tropico 6 – PS4 Review

October 1, 2019 in PS4 tagged el presidente / humour / Island / management / sim / tropico by Gareth

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

September 25, 2019 in PS4 tagged dark souls / deck13 / difficult / dismemberment / sci fi / the surge by Gareth

GreedFall is an action role-playing game from Spiders. They’ve released a few over the years though I have to admit I’ve not played any of them, though some did interest me. Their most recent attempt combines influences from the 17th century as well as fantastical elements and has you colonising […]

GreedFall – PS4 Review

September 19, 2019 in PS4 tagged 17th century / action rpg / deplomacy / Fantasy / greedfall / spiders by Gareth

I was once told I looked like a young Bill Murray, so when a VR sequel to the 1993 film Groundhog Day is released who better to review it? Someone who has seen the film more than once a while ago? No, shut up, I’ll do it. Groundhog Day: Like […]

Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son – PSVR Review

September 17, 2019 in PSVR tagged bill murray / groundhog day / like father like son / move controllers / repetition / story / stylised 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

September 4, 2019 in PS4 tagged dark souls / diablo / difficult / Left 4 dead / loot / multiplayer / remnant: from the ashes / shooter / third-person by Gareth

Control comes from the makers of Max Payne and Alan Wake, Remedy Entertainment. Those familiar with their games know them for their third person shooters and that they are rarely straight forward. From Max Payne‘s film noir story and use of bullet time to Alan Wake‘s light based gameplay and […]

Control – PS4 Review

August 26, 2019 in PS4 tagged alan wake / control / destruction / max payne / metroidvania / powers / remedy / shooter by Gareth

A feature of VR that is a little underutilised is the ability for other people to join you in playing your game through the television, whilst you’re locked away in the headset. The Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure is a movie tie in that allows you to do […]

The Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure – PSVR ...

August 12, 2019 in PSVR tagged cooperative / movie licence / Overcooked / submarine / the angry birds / under pressure / vr by Gareth

The long summer games drought is nearly over but it’s still quite quiet and the weather has taken a turn so you may be looking for a game to soak up your weekends. Something like a Civilization game maybe, something like Age of Wonders: Planetfall which has just released on […]

Age of Wonders: Planetfall – PS4 Review

August 9, 2019 in PS4 tagged 4x / age of wonders / civilization / planetfall / sci fi / strategy / turn-based / xcom by Gareth