Tales from the Borderlands is (all together now!) an episodic point-and-click adventure game developed by Telltale and based on Borderlands, Gearbox’s popular FPS RPG series. The Borderlands series is fast-paced and entirely combat-focused, with its comical world and quirky characters acting as a foil for the action.
Having seen the internet-sized backlash to Assassins Creed Unity, it was with some trepidation that I put my Far Cry 4 disc into my Xbox. As implied here and here, Far Cry 3 was one of my favourite games of the previous generation, and the possibility of the sequel suffering the same depressing fate as its sister franchise was a very real possibility. The words of Creative Directors stating that certain elements were not going to be present as they were ‘prioritising’ did nothing to alleviate the growing knot in my stomach. I have therefore decided to take my time to be able to get a true understanding of the game I have in front of me before posting my review. Read more …
When I was growing up, most of the time I should have spent at college, part time job and, later, university was spent playing snooker and pool. There was a particularly nice arrangement in my local pool hall when I was at uni where table time was a pound an hour between midnight and six in the morning, which was about all I could afford. This may have had some input on me dropping out of uni, but as many previous employers have told me it was time very much well spent. I therefore feel qualified to provide expert opinion on Pure Pool, the latest release from VooFoo Studios on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Read more …
First of all, let me preface this review by stating that before my experience with the Xbox One version, I had never Terraria on any console or PC before. Therefore this review will be more about whether Terraria is a good game as opposed to whether it is worth reinvesting if you have played it before. With that said, lets move on.
It is hard not to look at Terraria and think it is a 2D version of Minecraft. No matter how hard you try the comparisons are too obvious. Lets face it, you use a combination of axe’s and pickaxes to mine for various resources which you in turn craft into new and better items to allow you dig deeper and build better stuff. So far, so familiar. However spend enough time with the game and you will appreciate the subtle differences that make Terraria well worth your time.
If someone anomalously put a gun to my head and demanded that I list my ten favourite games of all times, they’d be more than a couple big-budget AAA games on there (I love you Mass Effect), but sitting proudly amongst them would be Edward McMillen’s humble flash game, The Binding of Isaac. Read more …
“This game is a narrative experience that will not hold your hand”.
Those are the opening words which greet the player as they take their first tentative steps into the beautifully rendered world of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, a first-person adventure title available now on Steam. Read more …