third-person

I’ve been away from Ubisoft’s stealthy stab ’em up for over a decade now. Perhaps it’s fitting I come back when the marketing claims the series is returning to it’s roots. Assassin’s Creed Mirage is certainly a return of sorts. A middle-Eastern setting certainly harkens back to the 2007 original […]

Assassin’s Creed Mirage – PS5 Review

October 6, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged assassin's creed mirage / assassination / combat / detective vision / historical setting / murder / stealth / thief of baghdad / third-person / ubisoft by Mike

Remnant II is a third-person action/shooter/RPG that comes to us by way of Texan studio Gunfire Games and is, of course, the sequel to their 2019 offering Remnant: From The Ashes, a decent but fairly forgettable title that mixed a bit of post-apocalyptic misery with some looter-shooter gameplay. The original game had you […]

Remnant II – PS5 Review

August 8, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged looter shooter / remnant II / rpg / souls-like / third-person by Richie

Evil West is a third-person brawler-shooter from Polish studio Flying Wild Hog (best known for Trek To Yomi and the Shadow Warrior games) which sees you playing as a gnarly vampire hunter in a Wild West setting which, you have to admit, sounds absolutely awesome on paper. The story here is actually pretty decent. […]

Evil West – PS5 Review

December 5, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged country / cowboys / evil west / flying wild hog / third-person / this one's for my pa / vampires by Richie

A Plague Tale: Requiem is a stealth-based adventure game from Bordeaux-based coders, Asobo Studio and is the sequel to the original 2019 title A Plague Tale: Innocence. This is a direct follow-on so it’s worth recapping what the original game was all about. In Innocence you played as Amicia de Rune, a […]

A Plague Tale: Requiem – PS5 Review

October 18, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged a plague tale: requiem / adventure / asobo studio / plague / rats they don't compare / stealth / third-person by Richie

If you’re unaware of the term ‘immersive sim’ then it’ll probably mean nothing to you. It’s a genre that let’s the player choose, whether that’s story options or how to play. It wants to immerse you in the experience by letting you play how you want and adapting around you. […]

Weird West – PS4 Review

March 31, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged dark fantasy / immersive sim / occult / stealth / third-person / weird west / wild west by Gareth

While EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront titles have kept sociable gamers relatively happy this generation, we’ve all been crying out for a decent single player Star Wars game for years now. The recent re-release of Jedi Outcast reminded us of how much fun it was to run around a virtual world with a lightsaber, […]

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – PS4 Review

November 24, 2019 in PS4 tagged dark souls / fallen order / jedi / lightsabers / star wars / third-person / uncharted by Richie

Back in 2002, Jedi Outcast, stood out as being one of the few truly good Star Wars games and with the franchise currently faltering in the hands of EA, we were as pleased as we were surprised to see the game was getting a current-gen remastering. Being one of the […]

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast – PS4 Review

October 1, 2019 in PS4 tagged first person / jedi outcast / lighsabers / port / remaster / shooter / star wars / third-person by Richie

Dark Souls gets thrown around as a comparison far too much these days. Any game which has the audacity to kill you (in game, obviously) is automatically compared to From Software’s now classic series and as such it’s lost most of its meaning. Annoyingly I now have to compare Remnant: […]

Remnant: From the Ashes – PS4 Review

September 4, 2019 in PS4 tagged dark souls / diablo / difficult / Left 4 dead / loot / multiplayer / remnant: from the ashes / shooter / third-person by Gareth

GUNGRAVE VR U.N has just released for PSVR. GUNGRAVE VR has also released (read the review here before continuing with this one) and you can buy both with the GUNGRAVE VR: Loaded Coffin Edition bundle. Think of this as a DLC add-on for GUNGRAVE VR, even though they are two […]

GUNGRAVE VR U.N – PSVR Review

December 9, 2018 in PSVR tagged arcade / bullet time / first person / gungrave / shooting / side scrolling / third-person / u.n / vr by Gareth

GUNGRAVE VR has just released for PSVR. GUNGRAVE VR U.N has also released (read the review here) and you can buy both with the GUNGRAVE VR: Loaded Coffin Edition bundle. Based on the anime and using the PS2 titles as a framework this is another shooting game for VR, though […]

GUNGRAVE VR – PSVR Review

December 9, 2018 in PSVR tagged arcade / bullet time / first person / gungrave / shooting / third-person / u.n / vr by Gareth

Theseus from Forge Reply tells the story of the Ancient Greek hero from the title making his way through a labyrinth to defeat the Minotaur. It is a PSVR title so those without need not apply and those with might be surprised at the presentation. See unlike most VR experiences […]

Theseus – PSVR Review

July 28, 2017 in PSVR tagged minotaur / PSVR / spiders / theseus / third-person / uncharted by Gareth

There was a time in the 80’s where movies about kids meeting up with unlikely companions were all the rage. I’m still nostalgic for them and Spiral House are hoping you are too. Troll and I looks to re-enforce those feelings whilst providing an action adventure with plenty of ambition. The […]

Troll and I – PS4 Review

March 26, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged action / adventure / co-op / crafting / spiral house / third-person / troll and i by Mike