It Takes Two is a co-op adventure game that was released in March 2021 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Like the publishers previous game, A Way Out (see my blog this game here), there is no single-player option and relies on either online or local split-screen co-op. The story revolves … Continue reading It Takes Two (Review)
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Fallout Baking: Buffout Cookies (Recipe)
It’s been a while since I’ve done a recipe post so I wanted to do something a little different. A while ago I bought Alex The Vault Dweller’s Official Cookbook, which contains numerous recipes based on things from the Fallout games series. We had a flip through and I decided to make one of the … Continue reading Fallout Baking: Buffout Cookies (Recipe)
Stuck in a Depressive Episode
At the minute, I’m not feeling great. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been descending into a depressive episode, and I’m struggling to keep my head above water so that I can get out of it. This isn’t to say that I’m not happy in my life. I’ve got an amazing partner who does everything … Continue reading Stuck in a Depressive Episode
Two Point Hospital (Review)
Two Point Hospital is a hospital simulation game that was released in August 2018 for PC and Mac and February 2020 for PS4, Xbox One and Switch. It is a spiritual successor to Theme Hospital by Bullfrog and even has some of the same developers. Throughout the game, players are tasked with building, operating, and … Continue reading Two Point Hospital (Review)
Star Wars: Squadrons (Review)
Star Wars: Squadrons is a space combat game set in the Star Wars universe. It was released in October 2020 for PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4. It was made available for free as part of a PSPlus subscription in June 2021. Set after the events of Return of the Jedi (the one with the … Continue reading Star Wars: Squadrons (Review)
Mass Effect and its Legendary Remaster
Mass Effect is a third-person role-playing shooter that was originally released back in November 2007 for XBox and later in December 2012 for PS3. The "Legendary" edition a remastered collection of the trilogy was released in May 2021 for XBox One, PS4 and PC. I was a little late to the Mass Effect party. I … Continue reading Mass Effect and its Legendary Remaster
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)
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)
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)
100th Post!
As we’re in the middle of our move and I’m currently not doing any writing due to this, I wasn’t going to do a blog post, but I noticed that this would be my 100th post, and I didn’t want it to pass by without acknowledging it. I started this blog back in September 2020, … Continue reading 100th Post!
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