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It’s been a pretty good time recently if you are a retro gaming fan on the PS4. There has been a ton of great content coming out, what with the excellent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Cotton Fantasy with all its charm and a myriad of retro collection releases, […]

Final Vendetta – PS4 Review

June 22, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Bitmap Bureau / brawler / final fight / Final Vendetta / nineties / nostalgia / ps4 / retro / review / streets of rage / Utah Saints by Grizz

I know I have said this only recently, but I really do feel sorry for most games that have to follow Elden Ring this year. That utter behemoth of a release, whether intended or not has waged a war on fantasy RPG’s and particularly, the imitators of Dark Souls, a […]

Dolmen – PS5 Review

May 27, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bloodborne / dark / Dolmen / Elden Ring / like / Massive Work Games / PS5 / review / Souls / soulslike by Grizz

There is an inevitability, that as soon as a new From Software title comes out with that trademark difficulty, there will always follow the discourse about adding easy modes, ‘gitting gud’ and preparing to die. A particular anecdote comes to mind, usually uttered by me when trying to explain to […]

Elden Ring – PS5 Review

March 7, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged dark souls / Elden Ring / from software / Miyazaki / ps4 / PS5 / review by Grizz

The mid-90s were a crazy time. This was the time when the Sega Saturn and the PlayStation were cutting their teeth, pioneering the concept of 3D gameplay for the first time. Of all the retro eras, this is the one that tends to get overlooked when it comes to the […]

Breakneck City – PS5/PS4 Review

January 16, 2022 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged breakneck / City / eastasiasoft / ps4 / PS5 / review by Grizz

Of all the movie licensed games that have been coming out recently, Terminator: Resistance was the one that stood out as having the tallest mountain to climb. When it came out in 2019 there was a general expectation that it would fail due to this, thanks in no small part […]

Terminator: Resistance Annihilation Line DLC – PS4/PS5 Review

December 14, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged Annihilation / dlc / Kyle Reese / ps4 / PS5 / Resistance / review / Terminator by Grizz

Sometimes, when it comes to reviewing games, you encounter one that has such little going on, that it is just difficult to find the words to write down for it. Often, this boils down to your typical retro arcade titles or throwback platformer, where simply listing the inspiration is enough […]

A Short Hike – PS4 Review

December 10, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged a / Hike / literally / ps4 / review / short by Grizz

The MechWarrior series is one that has eluded me for some time. Watching from afar, it is exactly the kind of thing that a younger me would have wanted in a game. I mean, who doesn’t want to take control of a walking war machine that towers over infantry and […]

MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries – PS5 Review

October 3, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged Battletech / MechWarrior / PS5 / review by Grizz

Post-apocalyptic stories have been a favourite of all media lovers recently. It’s hard not to see why. If you look outside your window these days, chances are you will see something out there that reminds you of a harrowing element from one of those dystopian stories you have read or […]

Clid the Snail – PS4 Review

September 25, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Clid / ps4 / review / Snail / the / Weird Beluga by Grizz

While it should need no introduction, Quake is one of those games that tends to be forgotten in this day and age. As part of the Id Software legacy, it is often overshadowed by its forebears, whether that be Wolfenstein or Doom, with them getting all the love with their […]

Quake Remastered – PS4 Review

August 30, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged doom / id software / ps4 / quake / Remastered / review / wolfenstein by Grizz

You already know the story here. Bright colourful visuals, 2D platformer with a retro pixel aesthetic, simplistic gameplay with a hint of challenge and a boatload of easy trophies. It must be Ratalaika time again.Now, that may come off as flippant. However, in reality, we at PlayStation Country love seeing […]

Barry the Bunny – PS5/PS4 Review

August 22, 2021 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged Barry the bunny / ps4 / PS5 / ratalaika / review by Grizz

It’s hard to say where the indie development space would be without Rogue. Punters still can’t seem to get enough of that punishing, risk/reward concept and as a result, indie devs are not letting up on releases that feature some sort of genre mashup with these mechanics. However, out of […]

Despotism 3K – PS4 Review

August 13, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Despotism 3k / ps4 / reosurce management / review by Grizz

In recent memory, I have found that there are very few games that I am willing to go back to for a replay. Perhaps nostalgia hasn’t set in like retro games have or maybe, with the passage of time, I have little left to spend on revisiting things I have […]

Doom Eternal – PS5 Review

July 13, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 120fps / 4k / Doom Eternal / PS5 / review / RIP / tear by Grizz