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.

Chaos;Child is a new entry in the Science Adventure series of visual novels that fans of the genre may have experienced through the Steins;Gate games. It is actually a direct sequel to Chaos;Head but that has never been released outside of Japan. The events of that game are referenced but […]

Chaos;Child – PS4 Review

October 13, 2017 in PS4 tagged anime / chaos;child / dark / murder / steins;gate / visual novel by Gareth

Save the Ninja Clan is a low priced release on the Vita and PS4 (but not cross buy). It promises a less sadistic Super Meat Boy style platformer and a couple of ways to approach the game. That’s a high bar to aim for but how close does it get? […]

Save the Ninja Clan – PS4 Review

October 7, 2017 in PS4 tagged 2d / budget / glitches / platformer / save the ninja clan / super meat boy by Gareth

Compile Heart, probably best known for the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, have a new title on the Vita in the form of Mary Skelter: Nightmares. There are similarities with the presentation but it tries to do its own thing and mostly succeeds. You play as Jack, a prisoner in the Jail, […]

Mary Skelter: Nightmares – Vita Review

September 29, 2017 in Vita tagged blood / compile heart / dungeon / dungeon travellers 2 / mary skelter: nightmares / operation abyss / rpg by Gareth

The third visual novel entry in the Danganronpa franchise has hit PS4 in the form of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. If you’ve played either of the previous two titles then you’ll have a pretty good idea how things are going to go down. I was a little disappointed, expecting a […]

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony – PS4 Review

September 24, 2017 in PS4 tagged anime / battle royale / Danganronpa / goodbye despair / school / style / trial / trigger happy havoc / v3: killing harmony / visual novel by Gareth

Developed by Aist, DreamBreak seems to offer players a Flashback style adventure, with retro graphics, a dystopian future and conspiracy. What you actually get is an interesting but very flawed mishmash. You play as Eugene, a janitor who is dragged into a revolution against his will. This leads him through […]

DreamBreak – PS4 Review

September 14, 2017 in PS4 tagged dreambreak / flashback / indie / pipe mania / russia / space invaders by Gareth

Bleed was released over four years ago on the PC and now it has made its way to the PS4. It checks all the boxes for an indie game, but does its simplicity work in its favour? The world has shown its gratitude to its heroes with a Hall of […]

Bleed – PS4 Review

September 10, 2017 in PS4 tagged bleed / hard / indie / no more heroes / platformer / shooter / slow motion by Gareth

I reviewed Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception about three months ago and now the second part has been released. If you’ve played the previous entry then you’ll know if you want Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth or not as it is basically the same thing, just a continuation of the story. I […]

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth – PS4 Review

September 9, 2017 in PS4 tagged adult / anime / mask of deception / mask of truth / rpg / strategy / utawarerumono / visual novel by Gareth

From Sloclap and Devolver Digital comes Absolver, a combat focused action game which has similar mechanics and features to other games but as a whole is pretty unique. You play as a Prospect, a mask wearing individual who is tasked with defeating enemies on the way to the Tower of […]

Absolver – PS4 Review

September 4, 2017 in PS4 tagged absolver / customisation / dark souls / fighting / mmo / online by Gareth

I have to admit to my only experience with the Ys series to this point has been Ys Origin which was an excellent arcade-y RPG with brilliant combat. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA is new on the PS4 and Vita and is a very different game, though with some obvious […]

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA – PS4 Review

September 1, 2017 in PS4 tagged dreams / exploration / jrpg / lacrimosa of dana / origin / ys by Gareth

Rich reviewed Aven Colony a few weeks back, the Tropico games are great, but there’s now another SimCity-esque game on the PS4 in the form of Cities: Skylines – PlayStation 4 Edition. Already a critical hit on the PC, has the move to console been kind? Cities: Skylines puts you […]

Cities: Skylines – PlayStation 4 Edition – PS4 Review

August 23, 2017 in PS4 tagged aven colony / cities: skylines / city builder / god sim / mayor / sandbox / simcity by Gareth

The sequel to the 2015 title The Escapists has landed on the PS4. The Escapists 2 promises more of the same, but improved in every way. That can only be a good thing, right? As the title may give away you play as a convict who must find a way […]

The Escapists 2 – PS4 Review

August 22, 2017 in PS4 tagged british / oz / prison break / stealth / the escapists by Gareth

After it looking like the Yakuza series was dead in the West for a while we now have two releases in the same year, with another due early next as we play catch up. Yakuza 0, a prequel to the original title released on the PS2 came out back in […]

Yakuza Kiwami – PS4 Review

August 21, 2017 in PS4 tagged grand theft auto / japanese / kiwami / mini games / open world / saints row / yakuza / Yakuza 0 by Gareth