Nintendo UK had an Indie Highlight video today. You can check it out below and then please come back for my thoughts on this Indie Direct. The Nintendo Indie highlight video was not announced. It was a complete surprise. Also surprising was that three of the games shown in the video: Bad North, Prison Architect, and Morphies Law came out today! I thought the video was pretty impressive overall. Nintendo Switch is getting a ton more Indie games for the…
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More Thoughts From Me #132: Lego (DC) Villains Attack!
Traveler’s Tales always does a great job with the LEGO games. Soon there will be another game added to the franchise: Lego DC Super-Villains! This one is a bit different though! Why? Lets take a look at Lego DC Super-Villains! Lego DC Super-Villains looks like it’ll be a little different from the usual Lego video games. In all the Lego games so far, you started out playing as one of your favorite heroes (or characters from a movie like Star…
Read MoreValkyria Chronicles 4 Demo Impressions
Flowers are first drawn onto the screen, then color spreads and the world of Valkyria Chronicles 4 is brought to life. Right away, Valkyria’s graphics are impressive. Not just the cutscenes, but the actual gameplay too. That said, does it have fun gameplay? I played the demo of Valkyria Chronicles 4 some yesterday and now I’m ready to give you my first impressions of the it. Should you check out the demo too? Valkyria Chronicles 4 is a beautiful game,…
Read MoreThe Story Behind Donkey Kong Adventure DLC for Mario + Rabbids
If you haven't heard of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, do yourself a favour and hop over to our review and give it a read. Recently, Ubisoft - in partnership with Nintendo - released a brand new DLC pack title Donkey Kong Adventure, and it was just as good as the original release.
Read MoreSudden Strike 4 Review-in-Progress – Xbox One
Real Time Strategy games on console have rarely ever worked, and in our opinion, we have been let down by more titles than we have been pleased with. Enter Sudden Strike 4, a World War 2 era RTS game on console that has you moving troops around various battle fields, working towards domination and victory. Is Sudden Strike like almost everything else that comes to console, or have the PC controls been mapped well for a surprisingly good RTS experience? Let's dig in!
Read MoreDonkey Kong Adventure Now Available for Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
The much anticipated DLC for Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle launched today, and fans can now hope into some strategic turn based action using everyone's favourite ape, Donkey Kong. Along for the ride is rabbid Cranky as well, and together, they are ready to find the missing washing machine parts and head back to Peach's castle.
Read MoreMore Thoughts From Me E3 2018 Edition: And the Winner Is…
E3 2018 is over. That's it folks. It went by so fast! And I have a lot of mixed feeling about this E3. I'll get into that, plus who I thought won E3 and what my favorite games were. Lets get to it. Final E3 column of the year!
Read MoreAlchemic Jousts
The tower defense genre can be a mixed bag at times. I’ve played some tower defense games that were really good, others that had potential but were a bit too complex, and still others that were too simple. Alchemic Jousts for the Nintendo Switch is a tower defense game that looks good, but is it? There is no story or setup for Alchemic Jousts. Instead, the player is a given tutorial pop-up boxes that help teach you how to play…
Read MoreE3 2018 – Skull and Bones Getting Some Hype – Ubisoft Press Conference
When Justin Farren walked out on stage to show off some of the gameplay you can expect in Skull and Bone, people were understandably blown away. Although cautious optimism swept the theatre and those watching online, the feeling that this could be something special is still quite high!
Read MoreYou Just Had to Be There: Impressions from the Xbox E3 Briefing
Let me start by saying, having the opportunity to experience the XBOX briefing was amazing. Not only did they announce the acquisition of five studios, they also showed 50 games, 15 of which were “console exclusive”. Of course, console exclusive doesn’t make a game belong to Xbox, some may be on PC as well (e.g. PUBG), others may only be exclusive to XBOX for a limited time.
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