Robot

RetroMachina from developer Orbit Studio and English indie publisher super.com, is a sci-fi action adventure. If we had to elevator pitch it, we’d call it Not Ratchet But Clank. You see, you also play as a defective robot. Only rather negotiating than a 3D environment, you’re in an exquisitely illustrated […]

RetroMachina – PS4 Review

May 16, 2021 in PS4 / Reviews tagged clank / glorious art / kill 'em all / Robot by Ian

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 platforming genre has been seeing a bit of a shot in the arm recently. While the AAA development space has all but ignored the genre as a risky write off, Indies have kept it alive as some sort of Frankenstein-ish experiment. This has led to some impressive titles such […]

Shiny – PS4 Review

March 18, 2018 in PS4 / Reviews tagged Bland / game / ps4 / review / Robot / Shiny by Grizz

It’s that time of the year again. That wonderful time when EA, Activision and others crawl out of their caverns, dripping with sweat, blood and enthusiasm about their new AAA games. As much as fans or ex fans like to protest, this is the time in which their wallet is […]

Titanfall 2 – PS4 Review

November 10, 2016 in PS4 / Reviews tagged 2 / human / james cameron / Robot / rock / Titanfall by Grizz

VR as a concept is one of those that will take time for developers to master, particularly in the first person shooter genre. One of the biggest problems with having free motion based on your viewpoint is that there will often be a disconnect between the character you play and […]

RIGS: Mechanized Combat League – PSVR Review

October 15, 2016 in PSVR tagged Launch / PlayStation VR / PSVR / RIGS / Robot / sports by Grizz