08/05/2024
Hotel Renovator PS5 Review By Lowri 5.5/10 "If you're a fan of building and decorating games, then Hotel Renovator will probably be on your radar" πͺπ ️ @2_Horizons #GameDev #IndieGame
01/05/2024
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1 PS5 Review "Now a New Generation Can Enjoy Getting Urinated on By a Guard" π¦❗️
I joke: “Why not squirt ketchup on the floor and lie in it so the guard thinks you’re dead?”. It works. A single shard of moonlight pierced the window to illuminate me. Trumpets played, angelic choirs sang. I had discovered Metal Gear Solid.
30/04/2024
Adding a TP Link Adapter To An Existing Power Line Network To Hard Wire PS5 & Mirror It On Chiaki4Deck π @TPLINKGaming
Rich needs to stabilise his PS5 Internet connection to enable him to play his PS5 on his Steam Deck using Chiaki For Deck. The answer is to use an additional Powerline adapter on Rich's existing TP Link Powerline Network and then connect the Powerline via ethernet cable to his PS5. Hopefully this creates a stable internet connection to improve the performance on Chiaki 4 Deck.
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18/04/2024
Persona 3 Reload PS5 Review 9.5/10 “A Kind of Magic” π«π @Atlus_West #Persona3
Persona 3 was my first experience with the Persona franchise, I remember picking it up on release day, I had no idea what to expect but it was a JRPG - so it didn’t matter, for I consumed anything in that genre. What followed after playing it was a deep love, I thought it was awesome, stylish, cool, and featured a story that to me - at sixteen - felt very adult, tackling some deep issues through the lens of youth, and it resonated with me.
Then, eleven years later Persona 5 was released and it became one of my favourite gaming experiences ever, it is a top 3 game for me and I will gush about it any time I can. So, when this remake was announced I was beyond excited, it was going to be Persona 3 with the Persona 5 coat of paint - how could it not be awesome?
10/04/2024
CONTRA: Operation Galuga PS5 Quick Look Gameplay "Hell Yeah Brother." π₯ @ContraSoldier
The legendary Contra series returns! Rich tries to get to grips with this reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s featuring new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
09/04/2024
ARIO PS5 Ten Minute Taster Quick Look Gameplay "Inspired By Prince Of Persia?" π°π¦ @Artax_Games #IndieGame #GameDev
Ario is billed as a thrilling adventure where your crossbow and skills will determine the fate of your people.Join Rich in a fantasy land plagued by nightmares with a common lad trying to rescue his missing mother and an evil forces conspiracy to be unveiled.
27/03/2024
19/03/2024
Alisa: Developer’s Cut PS5 Review 8.5/10 “Made in Heaven” π️ @TransVaalGF @CasperCroes #IndieGame #GameDev
When I watched the trailer for Alisa: Developer's Cut, I thought, “ah, this game definitely has an early Resident Evil vibe”, then as the trailer was coming to an end there is a shot-for-shot remake of the first time you see a zombie in the original Resident Evil, so that absolutely confirmed my thoughts.
Now, over the last few years I’ve played so many ‘We wish we were still in the late ‘90s, playing Resident Evil, when tank controls and fixed camera angles were all the rage and will never ever be replaced’ that it really at this point should be a category on Steam, so many games have tried to capture survival horrors past - with varying degrees of success - and I found that the more of them I played, the more the nostalgia wore off.
Nostalgia can only take you so far and underneath these games you needed to capture the past but also bring your own flavour, as well. With these thoughts in mind, I was understandably elated when that was exactly what Alisa did. Yes, it very much wears its Resident Evil one influence on its heart, but it adds enough interesting twists to feel fresh.
13/03/2024
WWE2K24 PS5 Review 8/10 “Time to play the Game” π€Ό♂️
Yearly wrestling games - and yearly games in general - have always had a ‘one step forward, two steps back’ problem. In years’ past, match types and modes would be added in just to be removed in the next instalment, so this year’s edition has rolled around, and I was very eager to see if we were still heading forward… or if we were about to take an unfortunate step back.
Well, it may not be a huge stride forward but I’m pleased to say the WWE2K series is moving forward. Now, if you looked at the gameplay it will feel very similar to last years’ game aside from a couple of small tweaks such as super finishers and the ever-popular ability to throw weapons being added, but largely it remains the same and as DDP would say, “it's not a bad thing, it's a good thing”. The base gameplay is good, the lighting and character models are great, some gimmicks are outdated - but that's going to happen with how much wrestlers change in a year. The matches and combat have been a highlight since 2K22, you don’t need to reinvent the wheel.
12/03/2024
Cartel Tycoon PS5 Ten Minute Taster Gameplay "Grow Your Goods & Sell Your Goods" π°πΈ @CartelTycoon #GameDev #IndieGame
Rich gets stuck into Cartel Tycoon which is a survival business sim inspired by the ‘80s and '90s narco trade. Expand and conquer, fight off rival thugs and evade the authorities. Earn people's loyalty and strive to overcome the doomed fate of a power-hungry drug lord.
28/02/2024
Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons REMAKE "Spitting in a Well" π¨π¦ @BrothersTheGame #IndieGame #GameDev
21/12/2023
Fate/Samurai Remnant PS5 Review 8/10 “There can be only one” ⚔️ @FateSR_Official @TransvaalGF #IndieGame #GameDev
20/12/2023
Christmas Massacre PS5 Review 8/10 “Bad Santa” π πͺ @PuppetCombo #GameDev #IndieGame @transvaalgf
Puppet Combo has been a revelation this year, Stay Out of the House and Night at the Gates of Hell have been real highlights of 2023, which is saying something when taking into account how great 2023 has been for gaming.
Seeing that Christmas Massacre had been ported to the PS5 was a nice, early Christmas present, one filled with screams, horror and a very eager, bloodthirsty Christmas tree.
13/12/2023
Dredge Pale Reach DLC PS5 Review By Reeg 7.5/10 "The ambient sound work in this expansion is nothing short of amazing." ⛵️πͺ @BlackSaltGames #GameDev #IndieGame
17/11/2023
Hero Survival PS5 Review 7/10 "a fun rogue-like game with great music and weapon/item combinations" π₯ @dev_pigeon #IndieGame #GameDev
As we all know, there are many, many rogue-like games available. The one that I am covering today is Hero Survival on PS5 (it’s also available on all other major platforms).
Hero Survival is a classic survival game featuring enemies such as ghosts, werewolves, and jack-o-lanterns, etc. The objective is to progress through the 10 levels of each stage and then defeat the boss at the end. However, each stage takes roughly 20 minutes or more and surviving for that long is not an easy feat!
02/10/2023
Daymare: 1994 - Sandcastle PS5 Review 6.5/10 "Backtracking to the ‘90s" π§ @transvaalgf @InvaderDevs #IndieGame #GameDev
03/08/2023
Dredge PS5 Review 8/10 "a wonderful, cosy fishing game with a slightly Lovecraftian horror twist" π£ @BlackSaltGames #IndieGames #GameDev
Dredge starts with your character - a fisherman, nonetheless - making his way through a foggy sea before he inevitably has a shipwreck. Waking up on a deck on a small fishing island called Greater Meadows...his journey begins.
24/07/2023
Stay Out of The House PS5 Review 8.5/10 “The home of sleaze, gore, madmen, slashers, and maniacs” πͺπ©Έ @PuppetCombo #IndieGames #GameDev
Stay Out of the House is the new game from developer Puppet Combo, now I must admit that I’m not familiar with any of their work, although when I went on to their website it pretty much told me all I need to know, this is a quote from the website –
Stay Out of the House is split into four sections; the first act is named Night Shift, whereby you go to your character’s night shift at a gas station. Things start out pretty normally, you clean up, deal with customers etc. the store also has an arcade cabinet in the corner which you can play when the store is quiet - oddly enough the arcade game is about a killer chasing you, and you must collect things in order to escape. I really liked this introduction it was a nice build-up of suspense, and even though you can see what’s coming, it still made me jump.
06/03/2023
Sakeworld PS5 Review 5/10 "Outsider art that’s crowbarred its way onto the PlayStation Store" π @pixelhunted @Sakeforever15 #IndieGame #GameDev
But - and this is a big but - it’s interesting. And interesting goes a long way.
16/02/2023
Hogwart’s Legacy PS5 Review 6/10 "...It's fine" π§♂️
Let’s get one thing right clear right off the bat: I didn’t buy Hogwarts Legacy. I wouldn’t be seen dead giving any money to J.K. Rowling after the shit she’s come out with over the last few years and, as someone who doesn’t care in the slightest about Harry Potter, would have been a very easy game to skip.
But, for professional reasons, I was obligated to play the game prior to release and was sent a code by WB Games in order to do so. So here’s what I thought after coming to this game with zero excitement and a powerfully icky feeling at loading it up for the first time.
….It’s fine