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Mutant Football League. Digital Dreams Entertainment (2018) PlayStation 4

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Van Rockingham — 2 Comments

Cards on the table, I helped Kickstart this game. I paid a not inconsiderable amount to have myself put in the game, that due to me actually forgetting about kickstarting, my player was named after my former band (Black Moon…

Tagged with: 2018, Digital Dreams Entertainment, Gaming, Kickstarter, MFL, Mutant Football League, Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation 4, Review, Xbox One
Posted in Playstation 4

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. From Software (2019) PlayStation 4

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Van Rockingham — 4 Comments

I’ve played Sekiro for about 2 months now and after several false starts, a few rage quits and more than my fair share of childish meltdowns I finally beat the game on the easy ending and despite this, am slightly…

Resident Evil Origins Collections: Resident Evil Zero. Capcom (2016) PlayStation 4

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 5 Comments

Do you ever go back and replay something and feel you were too generous the first time round? I like Zero, but playing through it a couple of times again recently a few of the flaws really stood out to…

Tagged with: Billy Coen, Capcom, Progenitor Virus, Rebecca Chambers, Resident Evil, Resident Evil Zero, t-Virus, Umbrella
Posted in Playstation 4

Resident Evil Origins Collection: Resident Evil HD. Capcom (2016) PlayStation 4

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 6 Comments

I love Resident Evil Rebirth, the GameCube remake of the original gangsta that is Resident Evil, but even I am getting bored of remakes of remakes of remakes. Including the Directors Cut this is the 4th version of one game,…

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. Capcom (2017) Playstation 4

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 2 Comments

I know this doesn’t count as retro as that it barely counts as old even in gaming terms but this is my website and I don’t give a fuck as it is dirt cheap in 2nd hand stores, plus perhaps…

Bloodborne. From Software (2015) PlayStation 4

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 13 Comments

Bloodborne feels like a game that From Software really wanted to make. It feels almost the antithesis of Dark Souls 2, which to me felt like a semi-rushed contractual obligation rather than a labour of love. Bloodborne is a game…

XCOM2. Fireaxis (2016) PlayStation 4

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Van Rockingham — 3 Comments

I’m a big fan of the XCOM series to the point that I hunted down XCOMlikes in the 2000s to sate my desire during the great Tactical Turn Based Strategy drought. But with the remakes I just sat back and…

Tagged with: 2016, Avatar Clock, Avatar Project, Fireaxis, Gaming, Review, RNGesus, Squad Tactics game, Tactical Turn Based Strategy, XCOM, XCOM2
Posted in Playstation 4

Fallout 4. Bathesda (2015) PlayStation 4

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 7 Comments

War, War never changes except when you’re 5 games deep into a series then war does start to change and, bizarrely, Karma no longer seems to matter.

Tagged with: 2015, Aids Burger, Bathesda, Boston, Brotherhood of Steel, Deathclaw, Fallout, Fallout 4, Gaming, Massachusetts, Playstation 4, Review, RPG, S.P.E.C.I.A.L, The Institute, The Minutemen, The Railroad, VATS
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Dark Souls III. From Software (2016) PlayStation 4

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 8 Comments

If you want to catch up on my views on Dark Souls and Dark Souls II you can do, but to quickly summise; Dark Souls “Brilliant” and Dark Souls II “Meh”. Caught up? Good, now let’s get to headbutting those…

Rogue Legacy. Cellar Door Games (2014) PlayStation 4

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Van Rockingham — 10 Comments

I was harangued into buying a PS4 by Craig, and rather than playing something “new” I decided to play a retro inspired indie game because I am a curmudgeon-ey bastard who hates himself almost ad much as I hate others.