magic

Spells & Secrets is a rogue-lite title from German games devs Alchemist Interactive. Set in a wizard academy called Greifenstein, you have to create and play as a first-year student as they attempt to save the school from evil forces. So, yes, if you’re thinking Hogwarts Legacy, then you’re probably in […]

Spells & Secrets – PS5 Review

November 13, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged alchemist interactive / isometric / magic / rogue-lite / spells & secrets by Richie

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

I do love a good souls-like but there is a sense that taking them into the second dimension can limit combat and exploration. There’s no shortage of triers and Third Sphere Game Studios are the latest to give the stripped down experience a shot. Released on steam in January, a […]

Watcher Chronicles – PS5 Review

October 16, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d platforming / catacombs / crypts / exploration / magic / melee combat / ranged attacks / soulslike / third sphere game studios / watcher chronicles by Mike

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

Spellbreak is the latest online-only battle royale contender to take on Fortnite and is out now on PSN as a free-to-play title. It comes from Boston-based devs Proletariat Inc and is a cross-play title which allows you to continue your progress across the various formats (including the Nintendo Switch). The obvious comparison […]

Spellbreak – PS4 Gameplay

September 22, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged battle royale / david blaine is coming for your soul / f2p / free to play / magic / spellbreak by Richie

With the Vita barely surviving on Ratalaika scraps the Trails series of games has had to jump to the PlayStation 4. I reviewed The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel and it’s sequel on the handheld and found them to be fantastic JRPGs, reminding me of a time when […]

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III – ...

October 21, 2019 in PS4 tagged cliffhanger / fishing / jrpg / magic / sequel / the legend of heroes / trails of cold steel by Gareth

Trine 4 then. Hmm, where to start? It’s from Helsinki-based developer Frozenbyte by way of publisher Nobilis for a start. And we’ve had it for two weeks before release. We were dimly aware of the first couple of games, even having bought the second on the 360 but never having […]

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince – PS4 Review

October 9, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged finland / frozenbyte / magic / myohmy / trine / wizbit by Ian

The Wizards came out on PC last year and has now arrived on PSVR in the form of an Enhanced Edition. Two Move controllers are needed as the mechanics required for casting spells are unique and the strongest part of the game. You play as a nameless wizard apprentice who […]

The Wizards – PSVR Review

March 12, 2019 in PSVR tagged Enhanced edition / gestures / magic / score chasing / spells / the wizards / vr / waves by Gareth

Indie games need a hook to stand out from the crowd now-a-days and for Mages of Mystralia that hook comes from the collaboration with Ed Greenwood. He has penned the story for Mages of Mystralia and, as the creator of the Forgotten Realms tabletop gaming world and successful fantasy author, he brings a certain […]

Mages of Mystralia – PS4 Review

August 22, 2017 in PS4 tagged action adventure / Feels a bit like Harry potter / Mages of mystralia / magic / make your own magic by Steven

Game development is full of disastrous tales that barely come to light. I find it fascinating that games ship at all and now The Magic Circle Gold Edition lands on the Playstation 4 with a story, albeit fictionalised with some tales of its own. Coming from Question Games, a band […]

The Magic Circle Gold Edition – PS4 Review

May 4, 2016 in PS4 / Reviews tagged circle / gold edition / magic / narrative driven / puzzles by Mike

Harry Potter who? Ziggurat is where it’s at. Spellcasting on a whole new scale in a randomly generated first person shooter of spells. Riffing on the Rogue-like genre, Ziggurat will see you live a short and exhilarating life, before you start it all over again, and again, and again. You […]

Ziggurat – PS4 Review

May 9, 2015 in PS4 tagged jk rowling 'em up / magic / rogue / tower of guns / ziggurat by Steven