This morning I started playing the Final Fantasy VII remake, and it got me thinking about how much time I put into the original when it first came out. I also started to think about other games that I’ve spent hundreds of hours playing, games like Skyrim or Sim City. But the game that I … Continue reading A Link to the Past
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No One is Going to Steal My Sweetroll (Recipe)
Skyrim. Is there any place where I have spent more time slaying dragons, raiding towns and trying to find a woman named Lydia? It's a huge game with a lot going for it even a decade after its release. in this blog I'll be showing you how to make one of the most well-known deserts … Continue reading No One is Going to Steal My Sweetroll (Recipe)
Erica – Live Action Gameplaying (Review)
Erica is an FMV (Full Motion Video) interactive game release on the PS4 in August 2019. The game follows titular character, Erica, as she battles nightmares from her childhood and tries to unravel the truth about her families mysterious occult past as she's taken to a strange hospital that her father founded. You control Erica … Continue reading Erica – Live Action Gameplaying (Review)
Concrete Genie – It’s Not Vandalism it’s Art! (Review)
Concrete Genie is an action-adventure game released for the PlayStation 4 in October 2019. In Concrete Genie the player controls a young artist named Ash and makes excellent use of PS4 Dualshock's motion controls to control his paintbrush and create landscapes in the town of Denska to remove the "darkness" and restore it to it's … Continue reading Concrete Genie – It’s Not Vandalism it’s Art! (Review)
January PSNow – Frostpunk (Review)
January's PSNow titles were Bioshock, Bioshock 2, Bioshock Infinite, Frostpunk, Surviving Mars and The Crew 2. As I've played the three Bioshock games a number times - there's never too many - I decided to give something I'd never played a go; I chose Frostpunk. Frostpunk is city-building survival game that was released in April … Continue reading January PSNow – Frostpunk (Review)
Stardew Valley: Not Just a Farming Sim (A Review)
A little while ago we were browsing the various game stores for something new to play. When Googling some games, we came across a little game called Stardew Valley. Now, I will admit that I wasn't really sold on the idea of this game, but it was really up Alex's street so after watching the … Continue reading Stardew Valley: Not Just a Farming Sim (A Review)
Moonlighter – Sales and Slashing (A Review)
Last year we discovered a new game; Moonlighter. We watched a trailer for this delightful little dungeon crawling shopkeeper game and straight away we knew that it was our kind of game. It was reasonably cheap for a physical copy, so we went ahead and ordered a copy. When it arrived, I was knee-deep in … Continue reading Moonlighter – Sales and Slashing (A Review)
Wreckfest – Mediocre Destruction (A Review)
Wreckfest is a destruction racing game that was released back in 2014 and onto PSNow in December 2020. As soon as I saw this game, I was looking forward to it. When I was growing up I loved the Destruction Derby and Burnout games. Anything with the destruction of cars was a win for me. … Continue reading Wreckfest – Mediocre Destruction (A Review)
Video Games and Keeping Fit
It's that time of year again where people say they're going to the gym. This year though they won't have to get the membership, go for two weeks, and then never go again. At least in some places, they won't even be able to find an open gym. So how are people going to get … Continue reading Video Games and Keeping Fit
Vampyr: Not Just a Vampiric Killing Spree
*DISCLAIMER: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS AND SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLES* In my time off over Christmas, Alex and I thought it would be a good idea to try to get the platinum trophy on Vampyr for the PS4. In the end we eventually got it for both of us, and I thought the game would … Continue reading Vampyr: Not Just a Vampiric Killing Spree
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