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I keep wondering if a visual novel’s truly going to bowl me over. I don’t really like it as a storytelling medium and there’s always the pervy underbelly that makes me want to steer clear. Kamikaze Lassplanes, at the very least, injects traditional shoot-em-up gameplay into a story about women […]

Kamikaze Lassplanes – PS5 Review

April 28, 2026 in PS5 / Reviews tagged anime / empire / inky dreams / kamikaze lassplanes / narrative choices / romance / shoot em up / transformers / visual novel / war by Mike

Hell is Us feels like a deceptive game. The trailers big up the lack of hand holding and the soulsian combat but neither truly reach their apex. Rogue Factor do make up most of the distance with an approach that makes exploration worthwhile. The central backdrop offers a potentially interesting […]

Hell is Us – PS5 Review

September 11, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged adventure / cataclysm / dodgy science / family reunion / hell is us / puzzles / rogue factor / sectarianism / souls-ish combat / war by Mike

This War of Mine has been around for a while but This War of Mine: Final Cut now arrives on PS5. Obviously it is mostly the same game as before but there’s been new content added and with current world events the scenarios hit different. For those who don’t know […]

This War of Mine: Final Cut – PS5 Review

May 15, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged final cut / scavenging / survival / the little ones / this war of mine / war by Gareth

Darksiders Genesis came out on PC (and Stadia, yeesh) towards the end of last year but we’ve not had too long to wait as now it’s on PS4. It’s had a slight change to the gameplay from the main series and it’s the first time we get to play as […]

Darksiders Genesis – PS4 Review

February 13, 2020 in PS4 tagged darksiders / genesis / horsemen / isometric / metroidvania / phil collins / strife / war by Gareth

Ace Combat 7 is the latest title in Namco Bandai’s long running aerial combat series, one that debuted back in 1995 and, despite what your basic understanding of maths tells you, is the seventeenth title bearing the Ace (or Air) Combat name. The game takes place in a fictional, but […]

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – PS4 Review

February 1, 2019 in PS4 tagged ace combat 7 / dogfights / flight / military / war by Richie