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The Last Hero of Nostalgaia Developer: Over the MoonPublisher: CoatsinkPlatforms: Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC (Reviewed)Release Date: 19 Oct 2022Price: $24.99 USD – Available Here Overview Have you ever imagined yourself being transported into a video game? Would you like to be given some skill points at the start that you could allocate properly? What about a character class? You definitely thought about it, we all had those moments of daydreaming. The Last Hero of Nostalgaia kind of toys ...

Scorn Developer: Ebb SoftwarePublisher: Kepler InteractivePlatforms: Xbox Series X, PC (Reviewed)Release Date: 14 Oct 2022Price: $39.99 USD – Available Here Overview What makes a game scary? When is a movie a horror movie and when it is not? These are all broad questions with subjective answers. Things that I find scary in movies or video games might not be scary to you and vice versa. For some, it is the emphasis on violence, gore, and jump scares and some expect nothing but a well-created a...

Moonscars Developer: Black MermaidPublisher: Humble GamesPlatforms: Xbox Series X , Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PC (Reviewed)Release Date: 27 Sep 2022Price: $19.99 – Available Here Overview Improvement through repetition. It’s something that’s in common with plenty of video games. You’re stuck on that boss fight or a difficult race that you just can’t get through no matter how many times you try. But every try you fail, you will learn something new. ...

Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3 Developer: Nippon Ichi SoftwarePublisher: NIS America Platforms: SwitchRelease Date: Available NowPrice: $39.99 – Available Here Overview After just a short waiting period, NIS are back with another delivery from the vault. This time, Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 3: La Pucelle: Ragnarok / Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure puts the two classics in one pack, offering fans a taste of the past for a budget price. These NIS Classic titles have presented some...

You Suck at Parking is an interesting and fun little game that takes a concept as lame as simply parking a car and turns it on its head. Literally. It features simple gameplay and responsive controls. The obstacles you’ll encounter are varied and funny including police cars that will chase you, vertical loops, magnets that will pull you to your doom, and many more. In this video, we explore the first couple of biomes, each with its own collection of tracks. You Suck at Parking™ is the only r...

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered Developer: Insomniac Games, Nixxes SoftwarePublisher: Playstation PCPlatforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Reviewed)Release Date: 12 August 2022Price: $59.99 USD – Available Here $54.95 AUD – Available Here Overview You know, if someone told me years ago that I would get to play the finest selection of AAA console exclusives on PC – I’d call them crazy. Especially if they’d tell me that they would all be home runs of releases, with great optimi...

Thymesia Developer: OverBorder StudioPublisher: Team17Platforms: Xbox Series X , PlayStation 5, PC (Reviewed)Release Date: 18 Aug 2022Price: $29.99 USD – Available Here Overview As Peter Griffin would say – “you know what really grinds my gears?”. Irresponsible labeling of games. Now you might say “wow that sounds super specific, almost like you’re trying to segue into something”. And you would be right. There is one particular label that really grinds my gears. Soulslike. Is t...

Hell Let Loose Developer: Black MatterPublisher: Team17Platforms: Xbox Series X , PlayStation 5, PC (Reviewed)Release Date: 27 July 2021Price: $39.99 USD – Available Here Overview What is one thing that draws you to multiplayer games? Graphics, attention to detail, gore, atmosphere? I suppose if either of those listed is done well, that’s enough to pull you in on its own. But for me, the feeling of greatness is another selling point. Knowing that you’re a nobody, one of the hundreds or...

XEL Developer: Tiny RoarPublisher: Assemble EntertainmentPlatforms: Xbox Series X , Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PC (Reviewed)Release Date: 12 July 2022Price: $14.99 USD- Available Here Overview While I was playing XEL these days, it got me thinking about something. Just how frequent is that trope of waking up with amnesia in a strange new world and slowly picking up the pieces. Fallout games had that, Star Wars KOTOR as well and it is a clever trope to get pla...

Legends of Kingdom Rush Developer: Ironhide Game StudioPublisher: Ironhide Game StudioPlatform: Mac, Windows Release Date: July 2022Price:  TBA – Available Here Video Review https://youtu.be/nk1tLxvdNBM Overview Ironhide Game Studio is continuing to branch out into new genres with their new rogue-lite tactical RPG Legends of Kingdom Rush. The new game brings back fan favourite characters the Kingdom Rush franchise for a humorous adventure to save the kingdom from an evil bent on destruction. ...