Four Picks for 2019

First thing's first - 'Merry Christmas' Everyone!'Or, if you're reading a little later then 'Happy New Year!' Speaking of which, I thought I'd write a mini-post about the games I'm most looking forward to next year, so without further ado allow me to dive straight in... Afterparty Studio: Night School StudioPlatforms: PS4, XBox One, PCRelease … Continue reading Four Picks for 2019 →

Dark Souls: My Truth

Being fairly new to the game blogging scene, creating a post about 'the Souls games' feels almost like a rite of passage. At the same time, it feels like an all-too-obvious cliché . For a little context, googling "Dark Souls blog" returns 17 000 results. Seventeen thousand. Every piece of lore, every enemy and boss, every … Continue reading Dark Souls: My Truth →

Revisiting No Man’s Sky

I gave 16 hours to No Man's Sky when it launched before admitting that it was ultimately an amazing tech demo but extremely shallow game. Having recently reinstalled along with the several gigabytes-worth of updates, it's time to revisit No Man's Sky... We all remember the hype-train leading up to the release; a relentless locomotive … Continue reading Revisiting No Man’s Sky →

Fortnite: Season 7

If I'm being truly honest, I find it almost frustrating. I'm currently trying to deep-dive into No Man's Sky, I want to jump into the Spider-Man DLC, I still need to finish Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3 and so many others. And yet, Epic Games simply won't let me. With yesterday's release of Fortnite: Season 7 they … Continue reading Fortnite: Season 7 →

The (Un)Importance of Story

This blog post was supposed to be easy... The intent was to briefly discuss the overused generalisation "Story is everything", fundamentally disagree with it, and conclude with "Gameplay is everything". Job done. However, in committing thoughts to the written word, I seem to have spun myself a web of questions. Can narrative get in the … Continue reading The (Un)Importance of Story →