Glitch Factory’s No Place for Bravery (NPFB) is a touching isometric souls-like about the lengths a father is willing to go to for his children. Players step into the boots of Thorn, a world-weary warrior who has put his violent past behind…
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Beacon Pines review – A place both wonderful and strange
It’s not often that you get to describe a game as Lynchian, and it is always a treat when you can. Hiding Spot Game’s Beacon Pines is the very definition of Lynchian. Beacon Pines is about small-town America and the…
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Dave Hause & The Mermaid, Thekla, Bristol, 10/09/22
A lot has happened since Dave Hause tore up Thekla in 2019. There’s been a plague, two dirty fuckers have been kicked out of office, and the Queen has died. It’s hard not to be affected by how crazy the…
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Soul Hackers 2 review – Cogito, ergo sum
Shin Megami Tensei (SMT) is a name you can trust. Atlus’s flagship conglomerate of JRPGs featuring teens, demons, and a heavy dose of philosophy has a reputation for being some of the genre’s best. So it seems odd that other…
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Mega Drive Mini 2 up for preorder – Amazon Exclusive
The SEGA Mega Drive Mini 2 is now available for preorder in Europe. One catch though, It’s an Amazon exclusive. Set to release on 27th October, the Mega Drive Mini 2 features 60 games SEGA’s back catalogue, including Shining in…
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Chenso Club review – Go, shorty
Aliens are invading – the planet’s only hope – the Chenso Club, a group of androids, each with a unique set of skills, and their leader, Blue, has chainsaws for arms (who doesn’t love chainsaw arms?) Blue cuts a swathe through…
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Tinykin review – Urban Spaceman
Splashteam’s Tinykin answers the question: What if Pikmin was a collectathon puzzle platformer? It may sound like a crazy idea, but I have to tell you it works incredibly well and has been some of the most fun I have…
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Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed review – A stone cold groove
The original Destroy All Humans! will always have a special place in my twisted little heart. Cryptosporidium 137’s maniacal quest to conquer America for the Furon empire remains a hilarious jaunt. While Black Forest Games 2020 effort was the kind of pitch-perfect…
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Gioteck Solo Charging Stand review
The main thing that differentiates Xbox pads from every other controller is that they still use AA batteries. Apparently, this is due to a dunderheaded deal with Duracell to supply batteries for Xbox controllers Microsoft can’t get out of. Whatever…
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Gioteck Duo Charging Stand review
The Dual Sense is probably the best controller Sony has ever made. Packed full of technical wizardry, the PS5 pad is the most feature-packed pad PlayStation has ever put out. However, all these bells and whistles come at the cost…
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Cult of the Lamb review – Walt Disney’s Wickerman
Massive Monster’s Cult of the Lamb shows what happens when you leave your Animal Crossing village alone for too long. Just like a Disney remake of the Wickerman, Cult of the Lamb is a cute yet macabre tale of nature cults and bloody sacrifice., but…
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Lost in Play review – Pure Imagination
Happy Juice Games, Lost in Play is one of my favourite games of the year and one of the best adventure games I have ever had to pleasure to play. If you have even a passing interest in Adventure games…
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Krut: The Mythic Wings review – Who’s the cat with the beak?
Based on eat-Asian mythology, Krut: The Mythic Wings is a punishing action platformer that is as rewarding as it is tedious. Players take on the role of Vera. After the Ogre army invades the peaceful nation of Garuda and seizes the capital….
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Kao The Kangaroo review – Back on the street
The original Kao the Kangeroo (pronounced K-O) on the Dreamcast was a great game that no bugger played (like most of its library, come to think of it). Although a sequel was released for sixth-generation consoles in 2003, and a…
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Coheed & Cambria announce UK/European tour with Thrice
The phenomenal Coheed and Cambria have announced a co-headlining UK and European tour with Thrice in October this year. Coheed’s upcoming album, Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind, will be released through Roadrunner Records on 27th June. The band released their…
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The Serpent Rogue review – For science!
The Serpent Rogue throws players into a procedurally generated world on the brink of annihilation. The fields and valleys are strewn with deadly thorns, a corrupting influence mutating wildlife into vicious monsters, violent storms tear the landscape asunder, and the dead…
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