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.

Artifex Mundi are back with another hidden object/adventure game on the PS4. Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride offers more of the same for those who have played Nightmares of the Deep: The Cursed Heart or Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek but if you’ve not tried those games then read […]

Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride – PS4 Review

March 9, 2017 in PS4 tagged artifex mundi / dominoes / Enigmatis / hidden object / nightmares of the deep / point and click by Gareth

Ys Origin has been around for a long time. Initially released in 2006 on the PC this is the eighth Ys game in the franchise, though it’s actually the earliest in the story timeline. It has now come to PS4 (with a Vita version soon) and it is still a […]

Ys Origin – PS4 Review

March 3, 2017 in PS4 tagged 2d sprites / 3d backgrounds / metroidvania / old school / origin / ys / zelda by Gareth

First funded on Kickstarter almost four years ago, this spiritual sequel to the classic CRPG Planescape: Torment has finally arrived. Planescape is revered for its story and characters but does Torment: Tides of Numenera do it justice? One billion years in Earth’s future a man, looking to make his mark […]

Torment: Tides of Numenera – PS4 Review

February 28, 2017 in PS4 tagged choices / crpg / planescape: torment / Torment: Tides of Numenera by Gareth

With Resident Evil 7 recently releasing the original games have been on my mind. They were fantastic games, maybe a little difficult to experience for the first time now, but the visuals, atmosphere and adventure were all top notch and birthed ‘survival horror’. Just one look at the screens around […]

Vaccine – PS4 Review

February 23, 2017 in PS4 tagged luck / playstation / resident evil / rogue-like / vaccine by Gareth

Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found from Hikergames has recently released on the PS4 and offers you some rogue-lite, platforming gameplay. You play as a toy, Brand, who ventures out into the rest of the house at night in order to protect his owner. Every time you leave the safety […]

Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found – PS4 Review

February 18, 2017 in PS4 tagged 2d / indie / platformer / rng / rogue legacy / rogue-lite / toy odyssey: The lost and found by Gareth

Those who have played Super Meat Boy may recognise Flywrench as an unlockable character. Originally a free title back in 2007 this more substantial release came to PC in 2015 and now here it is on the PS4. As the association with Super Meat Boy might imply this is an […]

Flywrench – PS4 Review

February 14, 2017 in PS4 tagged action / difficulty spike / flywrench / indie / obstacle / super meat boy / time by Gareth

Kill the Bad Guy, from French studio Exkee, is a puzzle game where rather than matching three orbs of the same colour, you have to match a car with a bad guy’s face. It’s an interesting premise but can the full game hold your attention? Across sixty levels you are […]

Kill the Bad Guy – PS4 Review

February 6, 2017 in PS4 tagged kill the bad guy / murder / puzzle / random / secondary objective by Gareth

Earthlock: Festival of Magic is a JRPG, but created in Norway. It was released last year on other platforms after a Kickstarter campaign but has just been released on the PS4. The developers openly admit to being inspired by classic JRPGs, but can this come anywhere close to their quality? […]

Earthlock: Festival of Magic – PS4 Review

February 3, 2017 in PS4 tagged boss battles / earthlock: festival of magic / jrpg / norway / slow by Gareth

Koei Tecmo are back with another entry in the Atelier series, the third in the Dusk trilogy. Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea stars two new heroines and is both familiar and different to previous titles. After being introduced to the characters you get to choose to either […]

Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea – Vita ...

February 1, 2017 in Vita tagged alchemy / atelier / barrel / jrpg / shallie plus: alchemists of the dusk sea / synthesis by Gareth

Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) is an indie game inspired by arcade games of old, most obviously Ghosts ‘n Goblins. I was burned once with Cast of the Seven Godsends but thankfully this succeeds at every point where that failed. But let’s set the bar a little higher shall we? […]

Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX) – PS4 Review

January 19, 2017 in PS4 tagged arcade / cast of the seven godsends / cursed castilla / ex / ghosts 'n goblins / ghouls 'n' ghosts / maldita castilla / secrets by Gareth

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is the fourth title in the Shantae franchise from WayForward Technologies. This one was crowd funded on Kickstarter which doesn’t always result in a great game but WayForward know what they’re doing. Right? Now I must confess that this is my first Shantae title. I dabbled very […]

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – PS4 Review

January 10, 2017 in PS4 tagged Half-Genie Hero / metroidvania / platformer / Shantae / upgrade by Gareth

Subject 13 is Paul Cuissets’ newest game, who you may or may not know as the creator of Flashback, as well as others. Now, I liked Flashback in its day with its style and atmosphere (or at least half of it, I only really remember up to the futuristic game […]

Subject 13 – PS4 Review

December 23, 2016 in PS4 tagged flashback / minesweeper / point and click / puzzle game / subject 13 by Gareth