Review: Star Wars – The Force Awakens
Cinema: Star Wars – The Force Awakens (2015) This is a spoiler free review. The last time a Star Wars film came out it failed to reignite the fan base as it was over soaked with CGI and told a rather needless and complicated back story. George Lucas’ juggernaught was looking like a victim of its […]
Chris’s Top 10 Videogames of 2015: #1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Developer: CD Projekt RED Publisher: CD Projekt PS4, Xbox One, PC Some open world games are designed to be played like games. There are things to collect, people to talk to, missions to complete, areas to liberate, towers to climb, (especially if you’re a Ubisoft game) all very gamey things […]
Chris’s Top 10 Videogames of 2015: #2
Bloodborne Developer: From Software Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment PS4 Exclusive Bloodborne is relentlessly bleak, dark, depressing, dirty, and cold. Death is around every corner and it can be frustratingly difficult so why do I love it so much? Bloodborne is the brainchild of Hidetaka Miyazaki. In most cases I am unaware of who is involved […]
Chris’s Top 10 Videogames of 2015: #3
Rise of the Tomb Raider Developer: Crystal Dynamics Publisher: Square Enix Xbox One Timed Exclusive In a world where the Uncharted games have taken the action adventure genre to another level, Lara Croft remained an icon albeit like one of her fabled treasures, a relic in a new world. That is until the 2013 reboot […]
Chris’s Top 10 Videogames of 2015: #4
Until Dawn Developer: Supermassive Games Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment PS4 Exclusive A group of friends meet in a secluded cabin a year after the disappearance of the hosts sisters. All is not as it seems so who will survive Until Dawn? Sounds like the tag line for a cheesy horror movie doesn’t it? Well you […]
Chris’s Top 10 Videogames of 2015: #5
Life is Strange Developer: Dontnod Entertainment Publisher: Square Enix PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 It would be a crime to say too much about Life is Strange so I will keep things brief. You play Max Caulfield who is a high school student struggling to find her identity, confidence and self esteem in […]
Chris’s Top 10 Videogames of 2015: #6
Hand of Fate Developer: Defiant Development Publisher: Defiant Development PS4, Xbox One, PC Fighting Fantasy books from Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone are some of my favourite childhood memories. I would go so far as to say that these books helped me learn to read and seemed a bit more interesting than your conventional books. […]
Chris’s Top 10 Videogames of 2015: #7
Rare Replay Developer: Rare Publisher: Microsoft Studios Xbox One Exclusive Ok, so I’m cheating with this one a little bit as it is 30 games on one disc, but if you are as old as I am then Rare Replay is a must purchase as far as I’m concerned. The first thing you notice about […]
Chris’s Top Ten Videogames of 2015: #8
Affordable Space Adventures Developer: KnapNok Games Publisher: KnapNok Games Nintendo WiiU Exclusive Considering the WiiU has some pretty unique features that the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 don’t have, there are only a handful of games that fully utilise them. Of course I’m talking about the gamepad which was supposed to be the unique selling […]
Chris’s Top Ten Videogames of 2015: #9
Rocket League Developer: Psyonix Publisher: Psyonix PS4, PC, (Xbox One 2016) What do you get when you cross football with racing cars? The answer is Rocket League, one of the most fun games of 2015. Rocket League is one of those simple concepts that really shouldn’t work. The aim of the game is to score more goals […]