world war i

Now, I do find wartime history fascinating. The churn and industrial murder of the Great War is something truly horrifying. Placing you at the centre of it is War Hospital, a strategy game from Brave Lamb Studio. The Imperial War Museum has given it’s endorsement and perhaps lends the game […]

War Hospital – PS5 Review

January 17, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged brave lamb studio / grey choices / management sim / moral dilemma / strategy / war hospital / world war i by Mike

What originally started out as a student project, Ad Infinitum is a first-person horror experience set in World War I. In almost a decade of development, the final product has, at long last, come to fruition. Whilst Hekate’s efforts are admirable, the lasting impressions I took from this are mixed. […]

Ad Infinitum – PS5 Review

September 17, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged ad infinitum / german / hekate / monsters / paranormal / psychological horror / puzzles / trenches / world war i by Mike

Frictional Games have been at the forefront of the indie horror genre and their Amnesia series has been, for the most part, very well received. I’ve yet to play the earlier games but I always considered their restrictive nature to be off-putting. Sneaking around an environment with little to arm […]

Amnesia: The Bunker – PS4 Review

June 22, 2023 in PS4 / Reviews tagged amnesia the bunker / claustrophobia / frictional games / immersive sim / isolation / Monster / psychological / puzzle solving / supernatural / survival horror / world war i by Mike

Attempts to make World War I’s trench warfare compelling have been made before but I’ve never really seen them as great successes. At best, they recreated the meat grinder nature of an attritional conflict and, at worst, they become a lesson in frustration. Taking a more vertical approach with less […]

Isonzo – PS5 Review

September 20, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged astro-hungarians / blackmill games / class warfare / first-person shooter / isonzo / italians / mustard gas / online multiplayer / trench warfare / verdun / world war i by Mike