War, War never changes. Especially not in the Warhammer 40K universe. Space marines hate aliens. Aliens hate marines. Chaos hate everyone. A lot of people die. Despite a concept that simple the lore surrounding it is incredibly dense and po-faced, spanning nearly 30 years of material. It's unsurprising then Dawn of War 3…

The humble puzzle platformer has been one of the gaming world’s favourite genres for many years, with titles such as Braid and FEZ becoming household names within a matter of months. A Rose in the Twilight is the latest offering from NIS America, and tells a gruesome yet enchanting fairy…

Trepidation abounded as I made my journey into The Ringed City and from what we're lead to believe, this is to be the final chapter in the Dark Souls series. A series I have adored for the past few years and made me aware that I was a secret masochist.…

Every now and then we have moments in a game series that take our breath away, 20 years ago, it was taking that first step onto Hyrule Field in Ocarina of Time and seeing a vast world open up before us, seeing Death Mountain in the distance and knowing that…

Horizon Zero Dawnis a game I have been wanting to review for a while, since seeing the demo at E3 I could not wait to jump into a brand new open world. Being set around 1,000 years from today, humanity has regressed from a ultra-surreal futuristic life to a primitive…

When I first heard of For Honor my mind immediately went to Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, both titles have a similar premise. Without much insight into For Honor, I assumed the combat would be the same minus the wider choice of playable characters breaking out into factions; Samurai, Vikings and Knights.…

After it was first launched in 2002, the Kingdom Hearts franchise has seen ten unique instalments across multiple consoles, such as the PlayStation 2, the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. Six of these earlier games were included in two high definition remaster collections for the PlayStation 3, both of which…

If you liked ICO and Shadow of Colossus by Fumito Ueda, The Last Guardian will be right up your street that tells the story of an unforgettable relationship between a boy and a giant cat-bird-dog called Trico. Over the course of their adventure you will learn of their trust, communication…

My time with Final Fantasy XV was a confusing jumble of ideas. There's no mechanical focal point, no one thing Final Fantasy XV hangs itself on that kept me coming back. It tells a garbled heap of a story, with combat that's often imprecise and messy. And yet I spent more time…

With the holiday period coming up, and consumers being washed away in a sea of Pokémon titles and Final Fantasy sequels, it is very easy for us to forget about the large selection of innovative indie titles that come out all year round. Which is why it is important that…

Pokémon Sun and Moon are the best Pokémon games to date. A bold claim sure and one I never expected to make, but I cannot deny the truth anymore. It has been three years since we were graced with a new generation of Pokémon with the X and Y series.…

When it comes to video games, many of the titles that are most fondly remembered have a simple premise combined with addictive game play. Multiple indie games have fallen under this category, in particular titles such as Thomas Was Alone and Fez, which have won critical acclaim as well as…

There is no other franchise quite like Monster Hunter. Going out into the world to battle the biggest and meanest beasties is something you truly need to feel for yourself. Every battle has you grasping at your controls as you try your hardest to stand up to some of the…

Coming along mere months after the release of the first game in the series, The Banner Saga 2 has made its way to the home consoles on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The original Banner Saga was a very story-driven experience, relying on the player to invest themselves in the…

Trilogies are always difficult things to get right. You need to balance tying up plot threads, improving on aspects of previous installments while retaining enough to seem familiar. Dark Souls III has quite the act to follow, coming off the back of an incredibly successful deviation from high fantasy in…

If you ever survived of a plane crash, what would be the first thing that you would do after such as traumatic event? Instead of calling for help, if you’d join with a group of adventurers to defeat groups of legendary monsters, then you will feel right at home with…

Washing up on the shores of this cursed island, you can’t shake the feeling of déjà vu. Your sanctuary seems ever so familiar, the crumbling castles and fetid dungeons remind you of adventures you’ve taken long ago. While your weapons and armour look different, your mind drifts keeps drifting to…

Bravely Default acted as a shot in the arm for menu-based JRPGs, updating some creakier aspects of battle and reducing much of the bloat which has plagued this oldest of RPG combat systems. When a Bravely Default sequel was teased at the end of the first game, it became a…

Blade & Soul Review A new MMO that combines fighting game combos with multiplayer mechanics has arrived. But is Blade & Soul worth investing time into? Free-To-Play MMO’s are ten a penny in this day and age with titles like Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter trying to capitalise on the popularity…

After a few months away, The Odd Gentlemen have invited us to return to Daventry once again. With the strong start offered by A Knight to Remember, we are offered to join Graham in another tale of his past adventures, affectionately named Rubble Without A Cause. The second episode takes…

Dragon's Dogma is a fantasy RPG title by Capcom which originally released for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 back in 2012. It was fairly well-received in reviews and amassed a cult following from fans due to the interesting Eastern take on Western Fantasy genre conventions and tropes, borrowing ideas…