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10/02/2021

๐Ÿ•ต️‍♂️ Disjunction | Review | Nintendo Switch | "Cyberpunk is a Genre That Always Makes My Bronzed Fists Vibrate" ๐Ÿ•ต️‍♂️ @soldout #IndieGames #GameDev

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Cyberpunk is a genre that always makes my bronzed fists vibrate. You know there’ll be achingly beautiful music, towering cityscapes lit at night and a moody tale to tuck into, populated by shadowy characters.

Whilst stealth has often been a part of this, I believe that Disjunction is the first Cyberpunk game that I’ve played with such a heavy focus on the stealth aspect.

Whilst Disjunction is a solid game with a great, pixelated aesthetic and music, I couldn’t help but wish the focus was more on narrative as opposed to stage-by-stage sneakiness as I enjoyed the setting, audio and presentation so much.

09/02/2021

⚔️๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿ€ Hero U : Rogue To Redemption | Review | Nintendo Switch | "Hero U Combines Old School Point n Click Adventure Style Gameplay with a Harry Potter Style Storyline" ⚔️๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿ€ @SilesiaGames #GameDev #IndieGames #PointNClick

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Silesia Games brings us Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption and manages to somehow effortlessly combine old school point n click adventure style gameplay with an intriguing Harry Potter esque storyline which is set around a small but perfectly formed set of memorable characters and on the switch I feel that this game really comes into its own.

Hero-U is a spiritual sequel to a game series that was released in the ‘90s called Quest for Glory and after playing Hero-U Rogue To Redemption I’m intrigued by the Quest For Glory anthology of video games as I missed those titles the first time around.

08/02/2021

๐Ÿ›ธ๐Ÿš€ Habroxia 2 | Review | Nintendo Switch | "After a ‘mental reboot’, I realised the subtle genius of the design" ๐Ÿ›ธ๐Ÿš€ @LillymoGames #GameDev #IndieGames

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Upon initially playing Habroxia 2, the game didn’t quite click with me and it was very much my fault. 

After a ‘mental reboot’, I realised the subtle genius of the design and from that moment onwards, my trousers were very much down.

07/02/2021

๐Ÿ•น️๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ“… Name A Year and I Will Name 4 Video Games (1979 to 2020) ๐Ÿ•น️๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ“… #RetroGaming #GamersUnite

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I saw this cool trend on Twitter whereby you name 4 games from any requested year.

I thought it would be a good idea to compile my 4 games from every year of my life so far...so here goes!

06/02/2021

๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿค› The King Of Fighters XIV | Review | PS4 | "Right I’m off to build my own fight stick out of a cardboard box and a banana" ๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿค› @SNKPofficial #KingOfFightersXIV

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Released back in 2017 King Of Fighter XIV was the newest entry in the acclaimed THE KING OF FIGHTERS series of fighting games. 


The project was led by the legendary veteran creator of FATAL FURY Yasuyuki Oda.


KOFXIV took the classic fighting game gameplay that the series was known for and implemented lush new 3D visuals which were a first for a mainline entry in the series! 


The game comes with a massive roster of 50 characters in the base game along with 4 DLC characters, including both returning fan favourites and new characters.


It was billed as a perfect entry point for veterans and newcomers alike...

05/02/2021

๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ’ฅ Alien Scumbags | Review | PC | "A Fantastic 2D Pixel Art Horror Game Inspired by Doom and Duke Nukem" ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ’ฅ @KKindiegame @TristaBytes #GameDev #IndieGames

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As you explore the dark corridors of an abandoned spaceship you stumble across a shotgun!

It’s just what you were looking for to fend off these alien Scumbags once and all for all.

The tannoy announcements play out loud as you tread carefully.

You hear a noise and jump into an empty locker to hide from the impending doom!

Nothing nasty comes along so you carefully make your way out of the locker and tiptoe along the corridor preying to avoid any trouble and maybe discover a health drop from a vending machine.

Then it hits you! “BAM!”

A massive Alien Scumbag lurches towards you with the intent of ripping your head off, so you unload a shotgun into its midriff and bring it to its knees and then finish it off with your final shotgun shell!

Meanwhile, the darkness and the foreboding atmosphere envelopes you as tread carefully forwards towards another impending scrap with an Alien nasty.

04/02/2021

๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ–ฅ️ Alien Function | PC | Review | "Vance Baryn might not have an eye for visuals but the guy can certainly put together a juicy set of adventure game puzzles!" ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ–ฅ️ @PixelHunted @StandOffGameDev #GameDev #IndieGames

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Let’s get it out of the way: Alien Function looks like crap. Stand Off Software’s latest is a car crash of pre-made assets, outright ugly character models and fonts that should be prohibited under the Geneva Convention. 

The game puts its worst foot forward on the title screen, showing a badly animated alien pursuing what seems to be an NPC from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

๐Ÿ•น️๐ŸŽฎ Is Nintendo a Threat to The Top Dogs? ๐Ÿ•น️๐ŸŽฎ

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When it comes to the gaming industry, it is obvious that the two top dogs in the industry are Sony, who operate Playstation products, and Microsoft, who operate Xbox products. However, since the resurgence of the Japanese gaming conglomerate company, Nintendo, in early 2017, according to data presented by Find Betting Sites it is evident that they present a challenge to the industry giants.

03/02/2021

๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ’ฅ Alien Scumbags | Ten Minute Taster | PC | First 20 Minutes Gameplay | "Get Ready To Obliterate Some Alien Scumbags" ๐Ÿ‘ฝ๐Ÿ’ฅ @TristaBytes @KKindiegame #GameDev #IndieGames

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Alien Scumbags is a sci-fi action platformer with a big slice of horror and a stack of pop culture references.
You'll run, hide and kill across several levels, collect items from capsule machines and unlock characters.
No checkpoints, if you die it will cost you your score to continue.

02/02/2021

๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ•น️ The History of Mobile Gaming ๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ•น️

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Many decades have passed since the first gaming console was released by Magnavox in 1972. This was a historic event, seeing as gaming would become one of the largest digital markets ever to be known.


The gaming industry took a turn for the best when the company Sony released the PlayStation 2 for the first time on the 4th of March in the year 2000. This is described by many as one of the most influential consoles in the history of gaming and was consequently one of the best sellers.


Thus, the gaming industry transformed because of these devices. By this time, IBM, an electronics manufacturer, already released the world's first smartphone with gaming capabilities referred to as the Simon personal communicator. 

Image by ๆข“ๅš ้™ˆ from Pixabay

๐ŸŽง Gioteck TX50 Headset & VP1 Viper Cable Pack Review ๐ŸŽง @GioteckArmy #GamerHeadsetReview

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Regular GF contributor Lee Manuel recently positively reviewed two other headsets from Gioteck, the HC2 Decal Edition and the XH100S - https://www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2021/01/headset-review-gioteck-hc2-decal.html – this, combined with the positive experiences that I have had with their controllers, mean that Gioteck is fast becoming the go-to brand at GF HQ for affordable accessories that don’t sacrifice quality. Good.

01/02/2021

๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ‘ง Encodya | PC | Ten Minute Taster | Tutorial & 30 Minutes Gameplay | No Commentary ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿค– @encodya #IndieGames #GameDev #pointandclickadventure

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Encodya is a point & click adventure game that follows the sort of Tina and S.A.M - 53 through a Neo Berlin from the future.

31/01/2021

๐ŸŽฎ Borderlands 3 | Review | X Box Series X | "My First Next-Gen Experience" ๐ŸŽฎ @Borderlands #XBOXSERIESX

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This Borderlands 3 review may seem like a weird one as it’s effectively written for a game that’s well over a year old but the Borderlands series has always been an oddity for me.

30/01/2021

๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽฎ Badly Drawn Video Games Consoles - Cartridges ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽฎ #Retrogaming

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Well here's more of my bad art as this time I use MS Paint to create an idea I had for an article on Video Games cartridges.

I'll probably use it as inspiration to draw these by hand.


29/01/2021

๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿฒ Earth Defence Force 5 | Review | PS4 | "These….these….MONSTERS!!" ๐Ÿ‘น๐Ÿฒ @EDF_OFFICIAL #EDF5

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I was a real latecomer to the Earth Defence Force series. With almost 10 titles under the EDF belt since the days of the PS2, 2015’s Earth Defence Force 4.1 (The Shadow of New Despair – natch) was my introduction. 

Back in those dark, dark times when local co-op games were rarer than a decent film directed by Albert Pyun, I picked this up for a bargain price in my favourite gaming store (Insane Games, Bridgwater) and settled down with some bourbon to give it a crack with GF cohort Co-Op Chris and we were HOOKED on the B-movie styling, dialogue and arcade action.

๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ•น️ PAC-MAN: Birth Of An Icon | Gorgeous New Pac Man History Book Available For Pre Order! ๐Ÿ•น️๐Ÿ• @cookbeck #PacMan #RetroGaming

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Here's some really exciting news for all you PAC fans out there!

The First-Ever Official History Book on PAC-MAN is Now Available For Pre-Order!

Cook and Becker have announced its gorgeous, hardcover retrospective, the first-ever history of PAC-MAN. 

PAC-MAN: Birth of an Icon is made in conjunction with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. and researched and written by Arjan Terpstra and Tim Lapetino. 

28/01/2021

⚔️๐ŸŒณ Ocean’s Heart | Review | PC | "Familiar Ground with Enough Heart to Recommend" ⚔️๐ŸŒณ @OceansHeartgame #IndieGames #GameDev

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A top-down adventure very much in the vein of Zelda’s 1992 Super Nintendo outing, Ocean’s Heart has its flaws but will definitely be one for fans of the genre and hopefully will see a port to Switch, which feels like a natural home for it.

27/01/2021

๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽฎ Badly Drawn Video Games Consoles - 5. SEGA Genesis ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽฎ #Retrogaming #SEGA #SegaGenesis

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Some days I find myself trying to draw stuff in MS Paint and those are the days when I manage to produce BADLY DRAWN VIDEO GAMES CONSOLES!

My plan is to draw as many badly drawn consoles as I can in 2021.

Let's see how far I get...

Rich


26/01/2021

๐Ÿฒ⚔️๐Ÿน๐Ÿ‘น Monster Hunter Rise | Demo | 20 Minutes Gameplay | Nintendo Switch | No Commentary ๐Ÿฒ⚔️๐Ÿน๐Ÿ‘น #MonsterHunterRise #MonsterHunter

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Monster Hunter Rise is the latest game in the Monster Hunter series! I've never played any of the Monster Hunter Games before but I decide to give the Demo a try on Nintendo Switch for Monster Hunter Rise and I have to say I am really into it!

25/01/2021

๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽฎ Badly Drawn Video Games Consoles - 4. Nintendo Entertainment System ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽฎ #Retrogaming #NES

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Some days I find myself trying to draw stuff in MS Paint and those are the days when I manage to produce BADLY DRAWN VIDEO GAMES CONSOLES!

My plan is to draw as many badly drawn consoles as I can in 2021.

Let's see how far I get...

Rich