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My Time at Portia – PS4 | Review

By Rebecca Nicol
| 20th April 2019
| PS4, Review
| 0

As with many life sim games, the beginning of My Time at Portia sees you pulling into port in a new town after your estranged father left you his workshop and a letter detailing just how sorry he is about pretty much everything. Unsurprisingly the workshop is in somewhat of…read more >

EGX Rezzed roundup | Friday 5 April 2019

By Rebecca Nicol
| 6th April 2019
| Opinion
| 0

Rezzed day 2. Day 2 at EGX Rezzed for me was full of four-legged, ferocious, fury animals and I can’t say I was in anyway upset about that. Just as it was yesterday, Tobacco Dock was abuzz with gamers, developers and journos alike ready to submerge themselves into the world…read more >

Unravel Two – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Rebecca Nicol
| 30th March 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

Unravel Two sees the return of Yarny in another adorable 2D platformer, but this time, you’re not alone. Following the spark of adventure, you must work together to overcome the numerous puzzles standing in your way - you jump, climb and fling yourself through the levels, none of it possible…read more >

The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame – PS4 | Review

By Rebecca Nicol
| 11th March 2019
| PS4, Review
| 0

I suppose I should start this review for The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame with SPOILERS for the first LEGO Movie; although I feel if you haven’t seen or played it by this point, you’re not going to now. LEGO games are not my normal go-to, I get rather frustrated when games…read more >

Devil May Cry 5 – PS4 | Review

By Rebecca Nicol
| 6th March 2019
| PS4, Review
| 0

Several years after the end of Devil May Cry 4 Dante and Nero are back with a mysterious new companion in tow and a new demonic evil to vanquish. From the very off Devil May Cry 5 has the same shine and polish as the previous games; everything about it…read more >

12 Is Better Than 6 – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Rebecca Nicol
| 5th March 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

The hand-drawn world of 12 is better than 6 is as beautifully crafted as it is brutal. In this top-down shooter, you step into the shoes of an escaped Mexican prisoner in 1873 on his escape across the desert to Texas, with nothing but a sombrero on his head and…read more >

Treasure Stack – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Rebecca Nicol
| 1st March 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

Games like Tetris and Bejeweled are icons of their genre; Puzzle games that people return to time and time again, always having ‘just one more go’ that turns into bleary eyes are sore thumbs in the morning. Hours can be wasted – or well spent depending on your outlook- on…read more >

Pode – PS4 | Review

By Rebecca Nicol
| 19th February 2019
| PS4, Review
| 0

Pode takes us on a journey of friendship; it’s an indie puzzle game developed by Henchman & Goon, a title which launched on Nintendo Switch in summer last year, and it has finally made its way onto PS4, not a moment too soon. From the very get-go, Pode is very…read more >

Far Cry: New Dawn – PS4 | Review

By Rebecca Nicol
| 18th February 2019
| PS4, Review
| 0

When Ubisoft announced Far Cry New Dawn not even a year after the release of Far Cry 5 I was wary, to say the least - they did a similar thing with Far Cry Primal and it just didn’t do it for me, I did, however, love Far Cry 5,…read more >

The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 – Nintendo Switch | Review

By Rebecca Nicol
| 4th February 2019
| Review, Switch
| 0

An Elf, a Gnome and a Human walk into a bar... The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 is a quirky point and click adventure that follows a band of unlikely heroes – Ivo, Wilbur, Nate and of course ‘Critter’- on yet another escapade filled with puzzles and a rather intriguing…read more >