It’s a good time to be a Survival Horror fan
OH BOY I love survival horror so much, it’s easily my favourite genre in all of video games and for years my dedication to the genre has gone unrewarded. Yes I understand the odd 'walking simulator survival horror' game, by which I mean games like Amnesia and Alien...
Our Most Disappointing Games!
Tis the season where all the games we were hyped for are being released in quick succession, with many games that made their way right to the top of our hype train being released with somewhat lukewarm reception. After the release of Gotham Knights we got to...
The Spookiest 2022 Game Locations
As the Halloween moon glow is upon us once again I thought I’d take the opportunity to look through some of the creepiest locations in video gaming for 2022! Let's start things off with the strongest contender for my game of the year so far! Nokron - Elden Ring The...
Alexx Ranks The Disney Plus Marvel Shows
This article is entirely spoiler free. Now that we have eight completed Marvel shows on Disney Plus I thought I’d take the opportunity to pit them against each other and determine which ones are my favourite. That being the case all views from here on are my own but...
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris First Impressions
It's important to preface this initial impressions article with the fact that I know absolutely nothing about Sword Art Online. I'm not a fan, nor do I have prior knowledge, and I imagine the game to be far more enjoyable for someone who is already engrossed in the...
Our Thoughts On Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 has been out for a week or so now and some of the Respawning gang have had quite a lot of time with it and collated their thoughts. These range from huge fans of the original game to people who just didn’t gel with it… and yet here they are. Find out what...
Over-Levelling in Elden Ring – Fortune Favours The Frauds
How the tables have turned! In my last Elden Ring progress article I was five hours in with my new character, a Samurai blood-build, and had hit level 47 thanks to VaatiVidya’s guide. Now I am 22 hours in, and have just hit level 186.. Allow me to explain. Through an...
Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed Review
Destroy All Humans! 2 launched in August 2022 for Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Crypto is back with a license to probe. The alien invader returns, groovier than ever. Experience the swinging '60s in all its chemical-induced glory and take revenge on the...
Tavern Master – Time at the bar, well spent
Tavern Master shines like the headlights of the taxi, you ordered outside the kebab shop, after a night in the local public house.
Metal: Hellsinger Review
I LOVE Doom, like I love LOVE Doom and everything about the Hellscape that Doom is set in. I also love the soundtrack and not once did I ever think to myself: What if Doom was more… metal? Well it would appear that the fine folks over at The Outsiders asked themselves...
Why I’m Excited For Lord of The Rings: Gollum
At this point in the year, Lord of the Rings fans were supposed to be coming together to rejoice in the release of content, Gollum was supposed too be released by now and Rings of Power was supposed to be loved by all! But with the Gollum delay and the Less than well...
Dead Space Remake Trailer
So I'm a day late writing this but I needed a little time to calm down after seeing the gameplay trailer for the upcoming Dead Space Remake. Now anyone that has watched The Bear's Den on YouTube will probably know I am a fan of basically two games, Alan Wake (don't...
Power-Levelling in Elden Ring – The New Journey Begins!
My name is Alexx and I am addicted to Elden Ring. Following on from my article during the summer about how I was finally going to get my head down and defeat Rennala after being stone-walled by her, I can report that not only have I still not beaten her, I didn’t try...
Meditation Represented In Video Games
It’s often a pleasant surprise to discover certain elements in video games which you would think have no business being there. Not as in Easter eggs or cameo appearances, those are great too, I’m referring to a concept or idea that doesn’t typically fit with the...
Are We Getting Zelda This Year?
Nintendo said a few years ago that they wanted to produce and release one Zelda game year from that point onward, since then we have had The Legend Of Zelda Links Awakening, Cadence of Hyrule and Age of Calamity to name a few. We were supposed to get Tears of the...
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Preview
It’s no secret that I am a Souls fanboy. It’s also no secret that I absolutely adore most games that make an attempt at the Souls formula (Soulslikes) and will consume every ounce of media that I can get my hands on if it involves respawning enemies, hard but fair...
Biomutant Review – Genetically Engineered Gibberish
Biomutant is a game I have been intrigued by since its very first trailer, but for a reason I will address later there was always something stopping me playing it. Originally launching in May 2021 for last gen only, an upgraded current gen version released earlier...
Alexx Discusses – PlayStation Plus Games 2022 – Part Two
With another third of the year gone the time has come to judge the free games given through a PlayStation Plus Essentials subscription. If you wish to play catch-up on the verdict rendered for the first four months you can find that article here. I will not be...
Two Point Campus is a brilliant new edition to the series
If you have read any of my previous pieces you might note that I grew up on Theme Hospital so was absolutely ecstatic when Two Point Hospital came out. The excitement only grew when Two Point Campus was announced. I've had the game for about a week now and absolutely...
Stray Review
This review contains minor spoilers of mid-game mechanics. Stray is a game I’m confident many who saw it first shown off at the PlayStation 5 announcement presentation in June 2020 have been looking forward to. Commonly known online ahead of release as the ‘cat...