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Funny how things come full circle. When the original Lords of the Fallen arrived in 2014, the soulslike sub-genre was not really a consideration. As one of the first to try their hand at From Software’s formula, the game stumbled into mediocrity. Almost a decade and a troublesome development later, […]

Lords of the Fallen – PS5 Review

October 21, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged ci games / difficult / hexworks / lords of the fallen / magic / melee combat / poison swamp / sorcery / soulslike / spells / world swapping by Mike

Akane is a top-down assassinate ’em up from Brazil coders Ludic Studio. It actually came out for Windows back in 2018 and had a Switch release a year later but now it’s here on PSN and ready to break some skulls. You play as the titular heroine who begins the game […]

Akane – PS4 Review

September 20, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged akane / anime / assassin / difficult / hack and slash by Richie

It’s been out on PC for some time but Lost Ruins now lands on PS4. The pixel graphics and school girl protagonist might lead you to believe that this is a cutesy platformer but that is not the case. You play as a girl simply known as Heroine, who wakes […]

Lost Ruins – PS4 Review

June 8, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / boss battles / combat / difficult / dodge roll / loadout / lost ruins / map by Gareth

I’ve got a pretty wide range of likes when it comes to video game genres. I’d say most have a common thread in that I like adventure which taps into RPGs, JRPGs, action games, open world games, survival horror games and metroidvania games. I also like a challenge within reason, […]

Aeterna Noctis – PS5 Review

December 23, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / aeterna noctis / bosses / difficult / metroidvania / platformer by Gareth

I recently reviewed the Mass Effect Legendary Edition and pointed out that minus a couple of features it was a collection done right. Now it’s the turn of the Ninja Gaiden Master Collection, also three games from the previous generation packed together. Things aren’t as straightforward here, which I’ll get […]

Ninja Gaiden Master Collection – PS4 Review

July 3, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2 / 3 / action / character action / difficult / hack and slash / master collection / metroidvania / ninja gaiden / razor's edge / sigma by Gareth

Ah, Super Meat Boy, an Xbox Live Arcade classic if ever there was one. It was such a finely crafted game with tight controls and excellent level design which was incredibly tough but fantastically rewarding. And the music! So here we have Super Meat Boy Forever on the PS4, which […]

Super Meat Boy Forever – PS4 Review

April 27, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / autorunner / difficult / forever / super meat boy / xbox live indie games by Gareth

Are you a fan of challenging 2D platformers? Maybe you have a fondness for ActRaiser? Smelter, just released on PS4, hopes you are and does a pretty good job across the board of providing for both. The game opens with Adam and Eve. An apple drops from a tree and […]

Smelter – PS4 Review

April 22, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / actraiser / bosses / difficult / mega man x / platformer / smelter / trials by Gareth

Arguably the highest profile release at the start of this new generation is Demon’s Souls. How it’s come to this I don’t know, a remake of game that at one point wasn’t even going to be released in the West has come to spearhead the exclusive line up at a […]

Demon’s Souls – PS5 Review

November 27, 2020 in PS5 / Reviews tagged action / dark souls / demon's souls / difficult / online / pure bladestone / remake / remaster / rpg by Gareth

I quite like the time based platformer genre. Super Meat Boy is the best example, but I’ve enjoyed Shio on the PS4 and 10 Second Ninja X is a good example of a game that isn’t just about platforming but disposing of enemies in a timely fashion too. Damsel has […]

Damsel – PS4 Review

October 29, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 10 second ninja x / 2d / comic / damsel / difficult / leaderboards / platformer / shio / timed / vampires by Gareth

Reflection of Mine is a puzzle game from those proprietors of easy platinums Ratalaika Games and one that continues the prolific publisher’s pattern of putting out incredibly varied titles. This stylish puzzler uses a similar idea to games like Brothers in that you control two characters at the same time as […]

Reflection of Mine – PS4 Review

October 11, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged difficult / puzzler / ratalaika / reflection of mine / twin controls by Richie

Exp Parasite is not an RPG like the name might suggest. Although I couldn’t see it anywhere in the game apparently the ‘Exp’ is short for ‘Experimental’ rather than ‘Experience’ as you play as a parasite who can control mechanical objects and must do so to progress through ten challenging, […]

Exp Parasite – PS4 Review

September 25, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / difficult / exp parasite / flappy bird / gravity / platformer / super meat boy / vvvvvv by Gareth

Cuphead has been out on various formats for many, many years now but it’s finally arrived on PS4. Everyone who is interested will know about the visuals and difficulty, but was it worth the wait? You play as Cuphead or his brother Mugman, or both in local two player, after […]

Cuphead – PS4 Review

August 4, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2d / animation / belated / bleed / contra / cuphead / difficult / run and gun by Gareth