That's last year now. Imagine that. Now, I struggle to find 10 games worth recognising. Review codes don't tend to provide me with that many bangers so I have a magnificent ... six. 6 - eFootball 2022 If Giant Bomb can rep Fortnite, I can have this at number six. Live services rarely launch well but Konami's free-to-play football sim was broken beyond all recognition. Six months later, whoever...
What a really, really bizarre future football games appear to have. EA's choosing not to renew the FIFA license and Konami's priorities shifted into a free-to-play model. So Pro Evolution Soccer was dead and, in its place, eFootball arrived with a horrific menu colour scheme and an Unreal Engine effort that just ... completely shat the bed at launch. That was September and since then, path afte...
Hi, Guys. For the past 15 years I've been religiously playing Championship Manager: Season 2001-2 . It is timeless and, quite obviously of it's time. Back in August I started my latest save with the intention of seeing how far I could get with my beloved Newcastle before they threw me out. Whilst also trying (for about five minutes) to see if I could break records with Shola Ameobi and Jamie Mc...
Hey ho. It's been a pretty grand year for gaming. Rather than do a list of 10 (I've probably played about 4 actual contenders this year), I'm going to be a difficult git and make a mockery of awards in general. So, here's my gongs. Please note, I'm including games from other years that I've came to in 2015. Because. And... spoilers. Scumbag of the Year This one's odd. I spent a ton of time play...
I'm a dandy ... why aye man? Fuck. Sorry about that one. This is my first year of participation and I'm excited to do my bit FOR THE KIDS! I'm getting under way on November 7th at 8am GMT (the meanest of time zones) and there is some certain notes I want to hit. It'll be a mostly PS4-centric stream but I've also got a workable PC stream up and running. As a result, I have this in mind: The Golf...
Yes, this morning I was raring to end this odyssey and see how Kojima's last chapter wound up. Then came tanks. Lots of tanks. I don't like tanks. Especially those that are effectively boss tanks. With that in mind, I visited youtube for the conclusion of the final two missions. There's your full disclosure. I'm not finished but I am done . Part 1 (1-12) , Part 2 (12-20) , Part 3 (20-30) Reveng...
Part 1 (1-12) Part 2 (12-20) So far things have been dripped out at a manageable pace but in this, the third leg of our journey, the stakes are amped. And it all starts with children. Kids. Stop playing with those guns. Yes, child soldiers. An increasingly common-ish theme in the overall fiction (particularly if your name happens to be Raiden) and one that's handled kinda as you'd expect. You c...
Following on from part one , I aim to keep this discovery train rolling with more thoughts about just what the hell is going on in this game. We left off at the beginning of Mission 12 where we intend to rescue Huey because: a) He asked us to. b) He is suspected of tipping Skull Face off about Mother Base. I'll explain why b) is kinda dumb but firstly, I want to just say how good this mission w...
Alright. The spoilercast is out and I've done very well to avoid spoilers beyond, "My, this story is light and/or disappointing". Curiosity might get the better of me but, for now, I'm going to collect my thoughts on the 'known knowns' I've got so far. Firstly, let's go into the war itself. Whose Side are You On? It's a question I often ask of Ocelot who, at this point in time is a Russian in A...
Yeah, this was intended to be a monthly thing but the last couple of months have felt a little slim so I've decided to throw in a little progress report about my backlog in general and focus on some of the things I want checked off before 2015 closes out. A recap: The Finished Far Cry 2 Far Cry 4 Infamous: First Light Metroid Prime King Oddball Ends the World Transistor Valiant Hearts: The Grea...
Yeah, this month's got some time to run but I'm in an RPG rabbit hole and I've never been good at reversing. Easter came early this year so I figured the time off work would allow me to finally break through the fissure of this game and actually start to seriously enjoy it. 74 hours later, it was finished. I won't lie. I celebrated. Barrier to Entry Let's be frank, this game has a legitimate cu...
Its that time of the month again where I escape to blog writing in an effort to ignore whoever it is outside my flat who's blasting Happy Hardcore out of their car stereo. Don't make me come out there... Velocity 2x: Shoot, Switch, Repeat, Defeat. The stern-faced woman and her lizard... thing friend are telling you stuff about stuff whilst you not-R-Type and 2D platform your way through some fa...
Yes, as I continue to eradicate my gaming backlog like Robert Mugabe eradicates opposition, I come to the realisation that the month of February has merely hours left to live. Whilst it's bleeding out, let me talk you through the games I clocked off. King Oddball : A Case for Monarchy Its a title that originally began on mobile platforms but has since spread like butter mixed with smallpox to e...
When Morrissey sang about starting things he was unable to finish, he laid bare his ineptitude in its entirety. He never finished any games and, as a consequence, lacked the life skills required to advance in society beyond a lonely sod idolised by a group of 30-somethings who miss the 80s despite that decade being tripe to live in, and young people who have only come into contact with the 80s...
Because I feel I haven't liked enough games to warrant a proper list. Therefore I'm going with games that signify something new or a progression of the medium. For better or worse. The Golf Club This game first came to my attention when Giant Bomb did an Unfinished of it. Coming from the ashes of the Tiger Woods franchise, HB studios did what any developer would love to do when a publisher drop...
Truly. Let's be honest, when Sony first announced this feature I couldn't honestly fathom how this could function. Now its out in the wild, I can't help but be amazed at how their previous work with remote play and the streaming services they've now amassed have come together to create something that doesn't break. The practical uses for this are quite obvious and offer a real option to make yo...