Tag: Playstation

  • New Review – Batman: A TellTale Series Episode 3: New World Order

    New Review – Batman: A TellTale Series Episode 3: New World Order

    Release Date: October 25, 2016 Developer: TellTale Games Publisher: TellTale Games Genre: Third Person Perspective, Platformer, Action-Adventure System: Xbox One (Reviewed), Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, PC, Mac, Android, iPhone “When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change.” – Aang, The Legend of Korra Everyone knows that, in order…

  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Review

    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Review

    Release Date: August 23, 2016 Developer: Eidos Montreal Publisher: Square Enix Genre: Action, Stealth, First Person Shooter, Single Player System: Xbox One (Reviewed), Playstation 4, Microsoft Windows Time Played to Completion: 31 hours, 8 minutes (35 hours including reloading game) Transhumanism is the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current…

  • No Man’s Sky – Impressions

    No Man’s Sky – Impressions

    *No Man’s Sky is a game that I don’t think can be genuinely reviewed, but discussed via as an impression. That’s because the game can be a completely different experience between players that giving a “concrete” viewpoint (i.e. review) won’t due the game justice. Hence this being an impressions piece, and not a review Release…

  • Is No Man’s Sky “No Man’s Game”?

    Is No Man’s Sky “No Man’s Game”?

      No Man’s Sky came out amid an uproar of hype that felt truly astounding. The developers were open-minded, earnest, and proud of their product (not just its revenue). They kept a dialogue going with NMS’ potential players during the development process, and took criticism seriously. The game itself looked gorgeous: beautiful beyond compare, with…

  • Batman: A TellTale Series – Episode 1: Realm of Shadows Review

    Batman: A TellTale Series – Episode 1: Realm of Shadows Review

    Release Date: August 2, 2016 Developer: TellTale Games Publisher: TellTale Games Genre: Third Person Shooter, Platformer, Action-Adventure System: Xbox One (Reviewed), Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, PC, Mac, Android, iPhone Before I begin the review, I’d like to thank TellTale for the review code for the Season Pass of their newest series Batman: A…

  • A Tale of Two Drakes: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Review

    A Tale of Two Drakes: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Review

    Release Date: May 10, 2016 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Genre: Third Person Shooter, Platformer, Action-Adventure System: Playstation 4 Completion Time: 15 hrs, 45 minutes (not including collectible hunting) Ludonarrative Dissonance, a heavy word to describe the contrast experienced between gameplay design and narrative structure. It’s a concept I’ve found a problem in…

  • What We’re Playing This Week – First of February Edition

    What We’re Playing This Week – First of February Edition

    Marshall – Skyrim (Xbox 360), Killer7 (PS2): Between trying to get two history books published, working part-time at Dimple Records (the one on Arden if you fancy visiting me!), boxing lessons, getting my financial life together (including saving up for a car), Presidents Baseball work and other things, I suddenly realized I hadn’t sat down…

  • Disappointment from Ice: TellTale’s Game of Thrones: Season 1 Review

    Disappointment from Ice: TellTale’s Game of Thrones: Season 1 Review

    Developer: TellTale Games Publisher: TellTale Games Rated: M for Mature Release Date: December 2, 2014 – November 17, 2015 (US) Platform: Xbox One (Reviewed), Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, PC,  Mac, Android, iPhone, Steam (Reviewed)  MSRP: $4.99 per episode, $29.99 for full Season A while back, Terry and Jake started playing TellTale’s Game of Thrones Season 1: Iron…

  • This Day in Gaming History – Playstation 3 Releases (Nov. 17, 2006)

    This Day in Gaming History – Playstation 3 Releases (Nov. 17, 2006)

    2001-2006 was a very interesting era for gaming, a lot new games appeared and specilly online casino games became very popular this is the top ten new US online casino operators. It was a generation painted in the mindset of the East (Sony, PlayStation 2) versus West (Microsoft, Xbox), beginning of of the end of…

  • Retro Review – In the Hunt (1995, Kokopeli/THQ, Sony PlayStation)

    Retro Review – In the Hunt (1995, Kokopeli/THQ, Sony PlayStation)

    By Michael Mygind I’m going to start this review off with a question. Do you like Metal Slug? If you answered yes, you might as well be a fan of In the Hunt as well, even if you’ve never played it. This game would essentially help lay the foundation for what would become one of…