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.

A new VR experience has arrived on PSVR thanks to Bit Planet Games in the form of a flight sim. Ultrawings is a little more user friendly than that may sound but if you have Move controllers then you get to flick switches, press buttons and fondle your joystick. You […]

Ultrawings – PSVR Review

December 26, 2017 in PSVR tagged flying / minigames / pilotwings / ultrawings by Gareth

Tokyo Tattoo Girls is a strategy game released on Vita from Sushi Typhoon Games. It involves giving anime girls tattoos in order to give them stronger powers. What’s not to like about that? After a catastrophe Tokyo has been quarantined and separated into twenty-three wards. Girls throughout Tokyo have started […]

Tokyo Tattoo Girls – Vita Review

December 11, 2017 in Vita tagged anime / plays itself / strategy / tokyo tattoo girls by Gareth

Star Ocean: The Last Hope was originally released as a 360 exclusive, back when Japan supporting Microsoft was still a thing. It was later ported to PS3 and now we have it on PS4 in the form of, brace yourselves, Star Ocean: The Last Hope – 4K & HD Remaster. […]

Star Ocean: The Last Hope – 4K & Full HD ...

December 8, 2017 in PS4 tagged 'kay? / 4k & hd remaster / jrpg / sci fi / star ocean / the last hope / xbox 360 by Gareth

The DOOM reboot last year impressed many people. I actually only finished playing it a couple of weeks back after starting it last year which put me in a decent position to check out DOOM VFR on PSVR. It aims to bring a similar play style to the headset which […]

DOOM VFR – PSVR Review

December 5, 2017 in PSVR tagged aim / bfg / doom / first-person shooter / move / vfr / virtual reality by Gareth

In a very strong year for gaming you’d be forgiven for forgetting about the sci-fi, Souls-style game, The Surge. Thanks to the new DLC, A Walk in the Park, you’ve got a reason to go back and remind yourself why it was relatively big news upon release. The DLC slots […]

The Surge: A Walk in the Park DLC – PS4 ...

December 4, 2017 in PS4 tagged amusement park / dark souls / dlc / sci fi / the surge by Gareth

Slayaway Camp has been around for over a year on other platforms but has now stalked its way onto the PS4 in Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut. A simple puzzle game at heart, its aesthetic choice of an ’80s horror series does a great job of making it feel fresh. The […]

Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut – PS4 Review

December 3, 2017 in PS4 tagged film parody / friday the 13th / logic / murder / puzzle / slayaway camp: butcher's cut by Gareth

Originally released on the Xbox One way back in 2013 Max: The Curse of Brotherhood has made its way to PS4. A spiritual sequel to Max & the Magic Marker on the surface it looks like a platformer but really it’s all about the puzzles. For those who might remember […]

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood – PS4 Review

November 19, 2017 in PS4 tagged 'splosion man / heart of darkness / max: the curse of brotherhood / pen / physics / platforming / puzzles by Gareth

I have to admit to having not played the original Demon Gaze. I have however reviewed multiple Experience Inc. developed RPGs on the Vita (here, here and here if you’re interested) so do have a decent frame of reference. Although in many ways it felt familiar I was surprised by […]

Demon Gaze II – PS4 Review

November 13, 2017 in PS4 tagged anime / demon gaze / dungeon crawler / experience inc / rpg by Gareth

.hack is a franchise I’ve been aware of for a while. I believe I played a portion of the first game on the PS2 and I own a couple of the visual novels though it’s been so long since I read them that I might as well not have as […]

.hack//G.U. Last Recode – PS4 Review

November 5, 2017 in PS4 tagged .hack//g.u. last recode / anime / jrpg / mmorpg / ps2 / remaster by Gareth

The sequel to the 2014 title Wolfenstein: The New Order has dropped on the PS4 in the form of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. The mixture of well told story and excellent gun play brought Wolfenstein back into the gaming consciousness and this follow up hopes to continue the success. […]

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – PS4 Review

November 1, 2017 in PS4 tagged bj / collectibles / nazis / the new colossus / the new order / wolfenstein by Gareth

One of the early VR experiences on PC, Raw Data was incredibly well received and now it’s officially released and also landed on PSVR. Shooting galleries are ten a penny in virtual reality but thankfully this one is different. The story sets you in a dystopian future trying to infiltrate […]

Raw Data – PSVR Review

October 27, 2017 in PSVR tagged dystopian / move / raw data / robots / rush of blood / shooting gallery / VR Invaders by Gareth

Middle-earth: Shadow of War has been out for almost a couple of weeks now and I’ve finished it. Completely. There’s been a lot of talk about microtransactions, grinding and a general negativity to the mechanics added outside of the gameplay but do these really damage the overall game? Following on […]

Middle-earth: Shadow of War – PS4 Review

October 23, 2017 in PS4 tagged arkham / batman / microtransactions / middle-earth / open world / orcs / shadow of mordor / shadow of war by Gareth