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I have often found it difficult to justify the idea of 2D VR games in general. On the surface it seems to be a bit of a waste, considering that you have a perspective that is better suited to first person experiences. Restricting your vision to a side-on view can […]

Pop-up Pilgrims – PS4 Review

February 21, 2018 in PSVR / Reviews tagged pilgrims / pop / ps4 / PSVR / up by Grizz

I always wondered why more developers haven’t attempted the high-speed formula of Sonic games before. Judging by Sega’s documented difficulty with translating speed and momentum to modern mechanics, some would possibly correctly assume that it cannot be done convincingly enough. But there is always hope that someone could take up […]

Defunct – PS4 Review

January 24, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged defunct / nah / ps4 / review / Sonic by Grizz

You could pretty much see how this was going to go when both Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces were announced under the same breath in 2016. We all know how well Mania did, a game that was made by fans for fans and launched to positive praise across the […]

Sonic Forces – PS4 Review

November 21, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Buy Mania instead please / ps4 / review / Sonic Forces by Grizz

I have said a lot about indie games that use retro aesthetics in the past. To save you going through the rest of my reviews on this site, the consensus from me is that there is little point to imposing limitations on yourself when the gaming world has moved […]

A Hole New World – PS4 Review

October 11, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged A Hole New World / A New fantastic point of view / ps4 / review by Grizz

Minimalism and Independently developed retro style games go together like Peter Molyneux and over promised gameplay features that never make the cut. Not a month goes by without us seeing some kind of promise for a retro revival or charming 2D aesthetics with a core gameplay gimmick to mix things […]

INK – PS4 Review

October 1, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Ink / platformer / ps4 by Grizz

I have a love/hate relationship with survival games. On one hand they can be interesting, with extra considerations taken into mundanities that would otherwise be glossed over in other games in the name of accessibility. On the other hand, they can often be laborious and downright petulant regarding how […]

The Solus Project – PS4/PSVR Review

October 1, 2017 in PS4 / PSVR / Reviews tagged Project / ps4 / review / Solus / vr by Grizz

As seen with Yooka-Laylee and Snake Pass earlier this year, the 3D platformer is back. Developers are making the push for the classic games of yore and Unbox: Newbies Adventure is yet another to take a leap into the fold. Much like Yooka-Laylee and Snake Pass, here is another […]

Unbox: Newbies Adventure – PS4 Review

July 24, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / newbies / ps4 / review / Unbox by Grizz

It seems that not a week goes by that we do not end up talking about a new independently developed Rogue-like action game. Once an underutilised genre, The Rogue-like has gone from strength to strength, cosying with many different genres in the process. For today’s indie Rogue botherer we have […]

Cryptark – PS4 Review

July 6, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Cryptark / ps4 / review / shmup / twin stick by Grizz

It’s safe to say that human interaction on the internet can be a bit of a mixed bag. This is especially true when we are talking video games. We can often be a volatile bunch, with cooperation seeming rare in the online world. So, when a game like Star Trek […]

Star Trek Bridge Crew VR – PSVR Review

June 9, 2017 in PS4 / PSVR / Reviews tagged Bridge Crew / move / PC / ps4 / Star Trek / vr by Grizz

There is an almost insurmountable, theoretical mountain that greets any isometric action RPG developer currently. Said mountain is named ‘Diablo’. Blizzard managed to knock the world for six when the Diablo series debuted and it has maintained a stranglehold on the genre ever since then. Many have stepped up […]

Vikings: Wolves of Midgard – PS4 Review

March 30, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged by odins beard / diablo / ps4 / review / vikings / wolves of midgard by Grizz

This is going to be no fun to review. Usually any game, even some arty indie game about feelings, has a precursor of sorts. Something to compare it to, something to give it context but I can genuinely say that Everything is unlike anything I’ve played before. You can make […]

Everything – PS4 Review

March 24, 2017 in PS4 tagged cross buy / everything / infinity / katamari / ps4 by Richie

Platforming games used to be great, didn’t they? They once stood tall as the industry standard, with colourful mascots appearing out of the woodwork, all competing to be the new big thing. Hell, at one point it was the most subscribed genre, like how FPS games are now. With […]

A Pixel Story – PS4 Review

March 22, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged heard it / pixel / platformer / ps4 / review / story by Grizz