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 […]
Chris’s Top Ten Videogames of 2015: #10
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime Developer: Asteroid Base Publisher: Asteroid Base Xbox One, PC The Beatles once sang, “All You Need is Love” and that is very much the case in Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Although completely bonkers the story is that the universe is peaceful and full of love. The bad vibes of […]
Review: A New Leaf
Blu-ray: A New Leaf (1971) Henry Graham (Walter Matthau) a spoiled, brattish, self absorbed American ‘aristocrat’ decides on finding out that he has lost all his money, that he must marry a rich woman and kill her to inherit her assets. I must admit to having never heard of Elaine May, despite her directing Ishtar, […]
Live Event: One Man Breaking Bad
I’ve just been running around my workplace like a mad person absolutely buzzing whilst doing terrible impressions of characters from Breaking Bad. Why am I doing this you may ask? The answer to your question is that I’ve recently come back from watching Miles Allen perform his incredible One Man Breaking Bad: The Unauthorised Parody. Leading up […]
Review: Detectorists
DVD: Detectorists (2014) Andy and Lance are two hapless mates who share an obsession for metal detecting. Anyone reading that would instantly think Huh? Doesn’t sound that great to me, even the fact that the amazing Toby Jones plays Lance wouldn’t make it sound any more enthralling. Written by, and starring Mackenzie Crook this ‘comedy’ […]