adventure

Alwa’s Legacy comes from Elden Pixels after a successful kickstarter and a 2020 PC release. It was well received for its focus on exploration and interesting tweaks on player traversal. Metroidvania’s might be commonplace on game stores but it’s been a while since one strayed across my path. Thankfully, this […]

Alwa’s Legacy – PS4 Review

December 25, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2D Platformer / adventure / alwa's legacy / amnesia / catacombs / elden pixels / exploration / magic / metroidvania / retro aesthetic by Mike

The rather clumsily named QUByte Classics – The Immortal by PIKO has released on PS4. It’s a port of two versions of the same game, The Immortal. In the package they are labelled as 8-bit and 16-bit but more specifically they’re ports of the NES and Mega Drive/Genesis versions. You […]

QUByte Classics – The Immortal by PIKO – PS4 Review

November 6, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / death / genesis / Mega Drive / NES / password / save states / the immortal by Gareth

I’ve been aware of Corpse Party for many years now. It’s a pretty famous series in Japanese horror visual novels but I’ve never played it. I’m not a fan of visual novels in general but I have played games like Danganronpa and Virtue’s Last Reward in my own time. Is […]

Corpse Party (2021) – PS4 Review

October 28, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 16-bit / 2d / adventure / corpse party / gory / horror / japanese / school / visual novel by Gareth

One of the things I dread in this job is having very little to talk about. Shorter games do find their way to me but, for the most part, they’re manage to inspire discussion. Even visual novels, a genre loaded with brief experiences usually manages to provide enough ammo for […]

Takorita Meets Fries – PS5 Review

October 5, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged adventure / branching narrative / chips for dinner / food / mermaid / mermen / merpeople / roseverte / takorita meets fries / visual novel by Mike

King’s Bounty 2 is a cross-over RPG/tactics game from Russian coders 1C Entertainment who have quite the softography of lesser-known titles behind them. Of course, this is a sequel to the original King’s Bounty, a 1990 tactical RPG that originated on the PC but did good business on the Amiga […]

King’s Bounty 2 – PS4 Review

August 29, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / king's bounty / reboot / rpg / turn based strategy by Richie

Comedy video games are a sub-genre with a laboured past. You either get the games that are built around a story and great gameplay with comedic elements like the Sam and Max series; games that are purposefully bad, yet fun like Octodad: Dadliest Catch or they end up being bottom […]

Protocol – PS4 Review

May 15, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / click / comedy / game / point / protocol / sci fi by Grizz

Traditional adventure games have never quite settled for me. There’s quite a few that pay homage to the Lucas Arts template in terms of puzzles and humour which I find slightly off-putting. Cloak and Dagger Games’ Sumatra: Fate of Yandi firmly sits in an old school camp with some low-resolution […]

Sumatra: Fate of Yandi – PS4 Review

March 29, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / cloak and dagger games / indonesia / jungle / logging / point and click / puzzles / sumatra fate of yandi / tiger by Mike

As the clumsily structured name might tell you, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is a remaster of the original Kingdoms of Amalur, an open-world RPG that came out for last gen consoles back in 2012. However, despite sporting a real pedigree in terms of the people behind it, the game underperformed commercially and […]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning – PS4 Review

September 7, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / hack and slash / kingdoms of amalur / rpg / skyrim by Richie

We’ve been fans of 10Tons for a while now thanks to their excellent line of roguelite twin-stick shooters. Neon Chrome, Tesla vs Lovecraft and the sensational Jydge were all excellent examples of the genre but now they’ve transposed their talent for roguelite mechanics into a hack and slash quest-driven adventure game. Undead Horde is the […]

Undead Horde – PS4 Review

January 14, 2020 in PS4 tagged 10tons / 10tonsltd / adventure / horde / loot / rogue-lite / RTS / undead by Richie

There’s been plenty of stories involving science going too far and Storm in a Tea Cup’s Close to the Sun attempts to add their own spin on a common narrative. I do love a walking simulator and the initial trailers showcasing an art deco style had me intrigued from the […]

Close to the Sun – PS4 Review

November 3, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / close to the sun / narrative driven / nikola tesla / puzzles / storm in a teacup / thomas edison / walking simulator by Mike

Distraint is a short but bittersweet 2D adventure game from one man developer Jesse Makkonen which has been ported to the PS4, and Vita, by Ratalaika Games, the Finnish perpetual publishers who we seem to be reviewing every week. You already know what they are about, quick and easy platinums, […]

Distraint – PS4 Review

September 12, 2019 in PS4 tagged 2d / adventure / distraint / feelings / puzzles / ratalaika by Richie

Legend of the Skyfish is a cross-buy puzzle/adventure title that comes from the super-prolific publishers Ratalaika Games and is a port of a 2016 iOS game from Brazilian coders Mgaia Studio. It’s a top-down affair that sees you playing as Little Red Hook, a girl who has to save her brother […]

Legend of the Skyfish – PS4 Review

August 31, 2019 in PS4 tagged adventure / fishing vibes / legend of the skyfish / puzzle / ratalaika by Richie