collectibles

I feel like I missed all those 3D platformers back in the 90’s. At that time, I had a PC and most of them lived in Nintendo town. Approaching them as an adult makes me wonder if I’ve missed the boat. Ruffy and the Riverside, from Zockrates Laboratories is a […]

Ruffy and the Riverside – PS5 Review

July 21, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 3d platformer / collectibles / colours / letters / mischievous rubik's cube / number puzzles / ruffy and the riverside / swapping / zockrates laboratories by Mike

From Brazilian based Pulsatrix Studios comes Fobia – St. Dinfna Hotel. Heavily influenced by Resident Evil, this is a first person survival horror game with a larger emphasis on puzzles than combat. You play as Roberto, an up and coming journalist who has heard about strange goings on in Treze […]

Fobia – St. Dinfna Hotel – PS5 Review

July 5, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bosses / collectibles / first person / Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel / puzzles / resident evil / survival horror by Gareth

The PlayStation Talents initiative is a great idea. Helping Spanish creatives get off the ground is a worthy cause in theory, but in practise the prices given to them do not match the quality or amount of game you’re getting. Wukong, which is influenced by the ever popular Journey to […]

Wukong – PS4 Review

December 12, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 3d / collectibles / crash bandicoot / monkey magic / platformer / PlayStation Talents / spin attack / wukong by Gareth

I remember Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed quite fondly. I only gave it a 6/10 on both the Vita and PS4 but my overall memory of it is it just being a bit of silly fun. Now Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed has come to PS4. It’s not a sequel […]

Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed – PS4 Review

August 13, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged akiba's trip / collectibles / hellbound and debriefed / japanese / psp / strip / undead and undressed / vampire by Gareth

There always seems to be a vocal audience clamouring for retro platformers. Whether it’s a ‘make Sonic great again’ sentiment or people desperate for another Donkey Kong Country, the voices have always been there. Indie studios are all too keenly aware and the latest to try and bring some 90’s […]

Kaze and the Wild Masks – PS4 Review

March 23, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d platforming / carrots / collectibles / kaze and the wild masks / pixelhive studios / rabbits / soedesco / speedrunning / vegetables by Mike

Indie platformers are plentiful and it does seem a fair few chase a responsiveness and challenge that I’m not always up to. Two Parsecs from Earth is a rather more bitesize effort, coming from ABX Game Studios. Whilst it does have some interesting ideas about progression and a fairly focused […]

Two Parsecs from Earth – PS4 Review

October 27, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2D Platformer / abx game studio / challenging / collectibles / Robot / two parsecs from earth by Mike

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