🤓 Britt's Brief Bulletin PART II | Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe | Nintendo Switch 🤓 @FreakZoneGames #GameDev #IndieGames

Game Title: AVGN1&2 Deluxe

Developer: FreakZone Games

Platform Reviewed: Switch

Rating: 9/10

As a casual fan of the Angry Video Game Nerd since around the late noughties, I was quite looking forward to the release of the game based on his exploits, although I had no idea what to expect. 

The 2013 AVGN game and 2016 sequel came out on PC and were very much what was needed, a tongue-in-cheek take on the platforming genre that was so well designed that it was clearly going to appeal to people outside of the AVGN fan-base, it was a great, challenging game that didn’t outstay its welcome. 

My lasting memories were of awesome music, frustration and satisfaction in perfectly equal measure and a sense of fun; I had an awesome time with them.

📯⚔️ Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | Review | PS4 | "A Game That Definitely Gives Me The (Viking) Horn" ⚔️📯 @UbisoftMTL @Ubisoft_UK #AssassinsCreedValhalla

Game Title: Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal

Platform Reviewed: PS4 (base)

Rating 9/10

My personal history with the Assassin’s Creed series is pretty chequered, I played the original but didn’t really click with it and, following this, the constant releases, spin-offs and other media just alienated me slightly as the lore seemed to get ever-more dense.

I did dip back in with Black Flag on the PS3 at a friend’s suggestion but it seemed to run pretty sluggishly and once again, I didn’t connect with it.

It was actually earlier this year during lockdown that the stars aligned and teased me once again with the franchise.

My brother mentioned how much fun he was having with Odyssey and heartily recommended it just as I was after an open-world RPG to lose myself in (after completing The Witcher 3 for the second time as well as Kingdom Come: Deliverance) plus my fiancée was somewhat obsessed with the various soundtracks on Spotify, I was being attacked from all directions and so I decided once again to give it a try, and I’m glad I did.

💻🎮 My Favourite Online Games 💻🎮

The gaming market is bigger than ever before, and that's especially true of the indie scene. For gamers that are sick of battle royales and Souls-likes, that's a refreshing promise. 

But the constant flow of new indie and AAA games can be overwhelming if you aren't following it studiously. 

But with 2020 coming to a close, here are the online games you should be paying attention to.

🧟‍♂️ Britts Brief Bulletin PART I | Outbreak Epidemic | Review | PS4 | 🧟‍♂️ @deaddropstudios #GameDev #IndieGames

In this edition of BBB, I’ll be revisiting an old favourite from 2013 / 2016 in Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures 1 &2 as they teleport back into my life on console as a deluxe edition, getting hips deep on a new Dreamcast (panic not, it’s also available on Steam and NES. Good) title called Flea! as well as diving into the new Dead Drop Studios LLC console release, Outbreak: Epidemic. 

🎙️ Z-Software Talks To Games Freezer | Dev Interview | 🎙️ @zsoftware #IndieGames #GameDev

Z-Software recently presented Xbox One players the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of Autobahn Police Simulator 2.

Britt got the chance to review this hidden gem of a game and today we are having a few words with the devs to see what makes them tick...

🚓 Autobahn Police Simulator 2 | Review | XBOX | "Some great ideas and moments hamstrung by severe technical issues" 🚓 @zsoftware #GameDev #IndieGames

Game Title: Autobahn Police Simulator 2

Platform reviewed: XBOX ONE

Rating 4/10

Whilst the score I’m giving Autobahn Police Simulator 2 isn’t numerically high, I want to come out of the gate by stating that I enjoyed my time with the game and really look forward to seeing where the series goes next. Under the myriad of problems that exist, there is a really tasty game here, begging to be let out.

⚔️💥 No more Heroes | Remastered | Review | Nintendo Switch | "Katanas R Us!" ⚔️💥 @marvelous_games #GameDev #IndieGames

 

No More Heroes - Nintendo Switch eShop Release Review:

After being ranked #11 in the United Assassins Association, Travis Touchdown puts his trusty beam katana to the test as he faces off against the world's top 10 assassins in deadly battle.

It's a long way to the top, but this all-American otaku won't stop until he's the #1 assassin, baby!

🌳😱 Someday You'll Return | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Mr Angry In A Forest" 🌳😱 @CBEsoftware #GameDev #IndieGames

 

How far would you go if your daughter never came back home?

Someday You'll Return is a first-person 3D story-driven psychological horror game about a desperate search for a missing daughter deep in the woods where you swore you'd never return to.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/840370/Someday_Youll_Return

✍️ Britt’s Brief Bulletin: Postal Redux – 7/10 ✍️ #IndieGames #GameDev

A selection of games in this bulletin, from the shooty-shooty-bang-bang of Postal Redux to the quizzical quandaries of Who Wants to be a Millionaire via some 32-bit stylings, courtesy of Metroidvania-lite, Foregone.

🧁🧟‍♂️ Undead Darlings: No Cure For Love | Nintendo Switch | Review | "Zombie Girlfriend Simulator 2020" 🧁🧟‍♂️ @UndeadDarlings #GameDev #IndieGames

Undead Darlings on the Switch is a game that I’d never heard of before a few weeks ago but now it’s a game that I am repeatedly picking up my Switch to play on a daily basis.

It’s a game that brings a smirk to your face through its goofy humour and its oddball storyline and it’s keeping me coming back for more of the same.

It’s a good mix of a Japanese visual novel-style storytelling with a heavy splash of dungeon crawling and a sprig of turn-based RPG lite combat. Bake that in an oven with battling cupcakes that are actually zombified creatures that were possessed by a mysterious virus and you get a gloriously ridiculous video game plot that kinda works...you still with me?

⚔️ 🏰 The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk : The Amulet Of Chaos | PC | Ten Minute Taster "D&D Just For Me" ⚔️ 🏰 @DearVillagers #GameDev #IndieGames

Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. 

Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. 

Live an adventure filled with humour, surprises and silly encounters.

GAME LINKS:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/970830/The_Dungeon_Of_Naheulbeuk_The_Amulet_Of_Chaos/

https://amuletofchaos.com/

🎰 "The First-Ever Retro Slot Machines Review" 🎰 #RetroGaming

There’s a side of retro gaming from the arcades scene that probably doesn’t get enough coverage and that is Retro Slot Machines from the ’80s and ’90s.

Whilst taking a retrogaming trip down memory lane my first thoughts will normally drift towards the likes of the Golden Axe arcade and Outrun games of the ’80s and the NBA Jam cabinets of the ’90s.

But nestled at the back of every arcade was and still is those fruit machines from the past that are forever etched in our memories with their flashing lights and awesome artwork emblazoned across the front of them.

As a kid, I was allowed to play the 10p slot machines and the 2p OXO machines and then as I grew up and visited pubs and bars more often I would play a few goes on the pub and kebab shop machines whilst waiting for my mates to get the drinks in.

So, which retro slot machines get my nostalgia gland working overtime?

Well, let’s see if I can give you 5 of the best retro slot machines from my childhood and teenage years so as you can see how far we’ve come from these retro slot machines right up until today’s online slots and you’ll also see how very similar to online slots these legends of the slots world are!

♟️ Superliminal | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Giant Chess Pieces Mess With Your Mind" ♟️ #IndieGames #GameDev @pillowcastle

 

SUPERLIMINAL is a game inspired by forced perspective. 

By using the ambiguity of depth, this first-person puzzle game allows players to explore a surreal world by manipulating objects in physical space according to their perspective. 

Perception is reality.

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🕹️ GAME LINK:🕹️ 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1049410/Superliminal/

🎙️❄️ "Please Subscribe, Like & STAY FROSTY!" ❄️🎙️

🌞🏚️ Sunshine Manor Prologue | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "8 Bit Halloween" 🌞🏚️ @Fossil_Games #IndieGames #GameDev

Sunshine Manor is a horror adventure game that's inspired by the famous horror movies of the 1980s. 

You play as Ada whose night of trick or treating turns into a night of terror when she becomes trapped inside the old Aitken Manor. 

Use Ada's latent psychic powers to battle all kinds of fiendish demons, solve puzzles and maybe even defeat the omnipresent Shadow Man….who is watching your every move! 

🕷️ Scourgebringer | Switch Review by Dr Congo Fighting | "Get ready to find out a bit about a hard but rewarding rogue-lite platformer" 🕷️ @FlyingOakGames #IndieGames #GameDev

Pull up a seat, charge your joy-cons, and get ready to find out a bit about a hard but rewarding rogue-lite platformer.

🚀 PACER | Review | PS4 | "The year is 2075. I am 97 and high octane, anti-gravity, full combat motorsport is all the rage" 🚀 @R8Games #IndieGames #GameDev @showmemagic

The year is 2075. I am 97 and high octane, anti-gravity, full combat motorsport is all the rage and The Pacer World Championship is where it’s at!  

Pacer is clearly inspired by its successful predecessor WipEout. But does this play homage or does it do what Weekend at Bernie’s 2 did to Weekend at Bernie’s? Let us find out… 

🕹️ @Lord_Arse Says: Competition Pro 5000. The best joystick ever made. Or do you disagree? What's your favourite joystick? 🕹️ #RetroGaming #Joystick

Competition Pro 5000. The best joystick ever made.

Or do you disagree? What's your favourite joystick? 🕹️ pic.twitter.com/nbvN4EW6J3

— Lord Arse! 🕹️ (@Lord_Arse) November 14, 2020

🏎️💥🏎️ Accident | EARLY ACCESS | Review | PC | "It’s nice to be making situations safer and administering first aid." 🏎️💥🏎️ @PixelHunted @games_glob #IndieGames #GameDev

You’re pootling down the road and realise something is wrong up ahead. There’s been an accident: cars turned into jagged balls of metal and glass, fuel dripping ominously onto the asphalt, the pained groans of those cut to ribbons… and ominous silences from other vehicles. 

Nobody else is around - time to step up the plate and save some lives. 

But how? Where do you even begin?

💣 My 13 Favourite Video Games Weapons 💣 #Retrogaming

A few days ago I decided to compile a list of my personal favourite video games weapons from over the years. 

These are the weapons that have stuck with me over the course of decades of gaming. 

They either have a special place in my heart or they are just damned cool.

Either way I've come up with 13 beauties, so let me know what your favourites are...

♌️♈️♋️♓️♊️ This is the Zodiac Speaking | Review | PS4 | "In short, I was in the zone" ♌️♈️♋️♓️♊️ #zodiacthegame @zodiac_the_game #IndieGames #GameDev

Game Title: This is the Zodiac Speaking

Platform Reviewed: PS4

Rating: 5/10

A cool idea based on real-life crimes marred by esoteric implementation and some relatively serious technical issues.

In a happy coincidence, I had watched David Fincher’s 2007 slow-burn thriller Zodiac only weeks before receiving This is the Zodiac Speaking for review and, having a close friend harbouring dark obsessions with serial murderers, I was already acquainted with the heinous, unsolved crimes that plagued California in the ‘70s. 

In short, I was in the zone.