*Possible Spoilers Ahead* Last week I posted a blog about the XBox game State of Decay 2 and said that I would be doing a further blog and reviewing the Heartland DLC, and here it is. State of Decay 2: Heartland DLC was released in June 2019 for free to anyone who owned the base … Continue reading State of Decay 2: Heartland – Good But Disappointing (Review)
Author: Gareth Ellis
Writer and player of things.
Ghostly Occurrences in Apartment 42: Part I
In my previous blog post, Inspiration: A Ghost Story, as well as talking about my writing inspiration, I told a story about a paranormal experience that I had when I was younger. This wasn’t the only time that strange things have happened to me, and I’m going to use this blog and probably others to … Continue reading Ghostly Occurrences in Apartment 42: Part I
Learning More About My Craft
This morning I had some great news about something that I have eluded to in previous blog posts. From September, I will be becoming a student as I start my creative writing course at university. I didn’t want to say anything until it was all confirmed because I worried that something would go wrong and … Continue reading Learning More About My Craft
Zombies Everywhere! – State of Decay 2 (Review)
State of Decay 2 is an open-world zombie survival game. It's the sequel to State of Decay (No kidding, eh?) by Undead Labs and it was released in May 2018 for XBox One. It's also had a rerelease for Xbox Series X/S in December 2020. State of Decay was a game that looked interesting from … Continue reading Zombies Everywhere! – State of Decay 2 (Review)
A Bit of a Dip: Taking a Break
This blog is a little late today as it took me a while to write it for reasons I'll explain below. It’s been a stressful few weeks. We’ve moved into our new house, and since then, it’s been pretty much non-stop with people coming in and out doing jobs. I wish I could say that … Continue reading A Bit of a Dip: Taking a Break
Back At It
This week for the first week since we moved when I've been able to sit down and do some writing. It feels really go to be able to sit down and make some progress on my current WIP. I consciously took some time away from it while we moved so we could get things sorted … Continue reading Back At It
Let Nostalgia Commence: Streets of Rage 4 (Review)
Streets of Rage 4 is a side-scrolling beat 'em up and continues the Streets of Rage storyline from the previous games - particularly the one from the Japanese version of SoR3 (titled Bare Knuckle 3). It was released in April 2020 on XBox One, PS4, Switch and PC. This game picks up 10 years after … Continue reading Let Nostalgia Commence: Streets of Rage 4 (Review)
The Return!
Well, after a couple of weeks off while we moved house, I'm back. I've said it before, and I'll say it again, moving house is stressful! We're now fully moved into our new home and have been for around a week or so. We've spent most of the past couple of weeks either moving our … Continue reading The Return!
Reviews Are In…
...well the first one is anyway. It's been a slow burn release but Blindsighted is starting to get out there. Sales are low, but Kindle Unlimited pages are coming in quicker and the other day I had my first review over on Goodreads - and it was a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. It was also a text review … Continue reading Reviews Are In…
A Free Bundle of Fun: Astro’s Playroom (Review)
Astro’s Playroom is a 3D platformer that was released in November 2020 for the PS5 and comes free, pre-installed on the console at purchase and makes use of the PS5 DualSense controller and all of its new functions. I’m a little late with my review of this one. Astro was the first game that we … Continue reading A Free Bundle of Fun: Astro’s Playroom (Review)
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