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...
27/01/2021
๐จ๐ฎ Badly Drawn Video Games Consoles - 5. SEGA Genesis ๐จ๐ฎ #Retrogaming #SEGA #SegaGenesis
26/01/2021
๐ฒ⚔️๐น๐น Monster Hunter Rise | Demo | 20 Minutes Gameplay | Nintendo Switch | No Commentary ๐ฒ⚔️๐น๐น #MonsterHunterRise #MonsterHunter
25/01/2021
๐จ๐ฎ Badly Drawn Video Games Consoles - 4. Nintendo Entertainment System ๐จ๐ฎ #Retrogaming #NES
๐ชHere's the new trailer that shows off Asha in Monster World as it nears completion! ⚔️ #AshaInMonsterWorld
๐ชHere's the new trailer that shows off Asha in Monster World as it nears completion! ⚔️— ❄️๐ฒames ๐ฑreezer❄️๐NHS๐ (@gamesfreezer) January 25, 2021
24/01/2021
๐จ๐ฎ Badly Drawn Video Games Consoles - 3. PlayStation 2 ๐จ๐ฎ #Retrogaming #PS2
23/01/2021
๐จ๐ฎ Badly Drawn Video Games Consoles - 2. Atari 2600 ๐จ๐ฎ #Retrogaming #Atari2600
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...
(The last time I did this was in February 2020, hopefully, I will do more than one per year going forward!)
22/01/2021
☄️๐ Everspace 2 | PC | Ten Minute Taster | No Commentary | Early Access ☄️๐ #Everspace2 #IndieGames #GameDev
21/01/2021
๐☄️๐ธ Everspace 2 | Early Access | PC | First Impressions | "A Barrel Rolling Shooter Looter In Space" ๐☄️๐ธ @everspace_game @Rockfishgames #IndieGames #GameDev #Everspace2
EVERSPACE 2 pitches itself as a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with deep exploration elements, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting.
The devs, Rockfish Games, have tried to create an experience that is story led with plenty of secrets, puzzles, and enemies to face off against.
I’ve always loved the idea of a space exploration game where you tinker with your ship, do some exploring and follow a story but normally bounce off these games because they are too hard to just pick up and play and require hours of time investment just to learn the basics.
BUT I can safely say that Everspace 2 is for everyone!
20/01/2021
๐๐ The Innsmouth Case | Nintendo Switch | Ten Minute Taster | "Open The Book and Join Me On A journey To Innsmouth" ๐๐ @robot_pumpkin #TheInnsmouthCase #VisualNovels
Save the girl, solve the case, survive Innsmouth!
The Innsmouth Case is a detective adventure in the style of an interactive book inspired by the fantastical works of horror legend H.P. Lovecraft. The unique mixture of horror and humour makes The Innsmouth Case the first scary-comedy-text-adventure of its kind. A game in which every decision counts, and there is far more than one way to successfully solve the case ... or fail miserably!
19/01/2021
๐๐ Mean Machines Magazines - All The Video Games Reviews - Issue 0-24 "The Video Games Guide You Didn't Realise That You Wanted" ๐๐ @JazRignall @RetroGamerDaz @MaximumPowerUp #MeanMachines #Retrogaming
Well, I've gone and done something with my Mean Machines Magazine collection that I've always wanted to do but have never got round to doing until now.
For some reason, I wanted to catalogue all the reviews from Issue 0 to 24 so that if I ever need to refer to a physical edition of Mean Machines then I know exactly what issue I need to look at.
Yes it's nerdy and yes it is a bit silly but I think that it's something that you probably didn't realise you need but you do now!
18/01/2021
⚔️ Immortals Fenyx Rising | Review | PS4 | "I Heart Elias Toufexis’ Voicebox" ⚔️ @FenyxRising #ImmortalsFenyxRising
17/01/2021
♟️๐ฒ ๐ฎ The 10 Best Indoor Games To play With Your Kids At Home ♟️๐ฒ ๐ฎ #lockdowngames
If you have been living with kids during lockdown then the weekends have been a challenge to find things to do that don’t always involve a walk in the local park or field so I have been keeping a track of all the Board Games and Video Games that I have been playing with my kids during lockdown to give you some insight on what games worked best for me and my family.
Here are 10 Games along with a few BONUS games for you to take a look at:
16/01/2021
๐๐จ Absolute Drift: Zen Edition | Review | Nintendo Switch | Britt's Brief Bulletin | 6/10 - Melting | "Absolute Drift: Zen Edition makes a solid first impression" ๐๐จ @funselektor @AbsoluteDrift #IndieGames #GameDev
Absolute Drift: Zen Edition – 6/10
Nintendo Switch
A top-down drift racer with simple presentation and smooth visual style, Absolute Drift: Zen Edition makes a solid first impression.
15/01/2021
๐ The Innsmouth Case | Nintendo Switch | Britt's Brief Bulletin | 7/10 - Melting | ๐ @robot_pumpkin #IndieGames #GameDev
Britt’s Brief Bulletin
Nintendo Switch
A visual novel based on the world of HP Lovecraft presented with tongue firmly in cheek, The Innsmouth Case is a relatively fresh take on the miserable ones’ cosmic horror. That said, if the tone of humour doesn’t tickle your funny bone – as in my case – it can turn a quirky and breezily-written tale into a bit of a slog.
14/01/2021
๐งข ๐ฅ๐คFatal Fury First Contact | Review | Nintendo Switch | "Pocket Sized Fighter That Packs A Massive Haymaker!" ๐ค๐ฅ๐งข @SNKPofficial #FatalFury #NeoGeoPocket
Just before Christmas, it was announced that Fatal Fury First Contact from SNK was available to download on the Nintendo Switch.
I’d never come across this Fatal Fury game before and that would add up as this game only ever came out on the Neo Geo Pocket Colour in 1999.
When I heard about this I was excited to play a fighting game that I hadn't managed to get to from over 21 years ago.
13/01/2021
๐ถ๐ฐ Sam & Max Save The World | Review | Nintendo Switch | Review By Dr Congo Fighting | "The World’s Best-Loved Anthropomorphic Dog and Rabbit Crime-Fighting Duo" ๐ถ๐ฐ @skunkape #IndieGames #GameDev
1993. The Midlands - a landlocked region of the UK, the historic home to heavy industry, heavy metal, and heavy accents resembling a large and very vocal cat in the throes of regret, having attempted to eat a toffee.
Zoom in to the window of a bungalow in a village on the edge of a green belt. Further, the camera in the room now as a thirteen-year-old Dr Fighting settles in front of his friend's PC.
A 486, DX2 66MHz, no less. The monitor lights his face, hair plentiful on the scalp, sparse on the chin. Time later decided that this was completely the wrong way around, and changed things accordingly.
The floppy disc is inserted. The mouse steadied. A command or two at the DOS prompt and Sam and Max Hit The Road boots up, brilliant colours filling the screen. The odyssey begins...I am in love with this game.
12/01/2021
๐๐ B.R.U.C.E Saves Christmas | Review | Online Escape Room Game | "Whilst the festive period may be over, I heartily recommend recapturing some Winter magic" ๐๐ @bewilderbox #IndieGames #EscapeRoom
Something a bit different from GF today, as we talk about B.R.U.C.E Saves Christmas, an on-line escape room available from Bewilderbox.
11/01/2021
๐ Pumpkin Jack | Review | Nintendo Switch | "A treat for Halloween, Christmas and beyond" ๐ @thepumpkinjack #GameDev #IndieGames
Pumpkin Jack is a game that’s been on my radar for a while, a 3D platformer in the vein of MediEvil – with whom it also shares a graphical style – I sadly missed the opportunity to play it around Halloween but was delighted to find, upon receiving it for review in the run-up to Christmas, that a Santa costume has been implemented for Jack to sport throughout his quest, making things festive as well as fiendish!
๐๐ฎ๐ Gaming Your Blues Away? How It Can Help ๐๐ฎ๐
Image source - pixabay - cco license
There is no denying that some people agree that gaming can be a form of escapism. Many people enjoy playing games, clearing their minds from stress and worries of the day and just concentrating on something else for a while.
Right now with everything that is going on in the world, gaming can be a great way to help you combat feelings of anxiety, depression and stress.
But how can it help?
Here are some of the ways gaming could help you enjoy some escapism for a while.
10/01/2021
๐บ๐ณ Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Heart of the Forest | Review | Nintendo Switch | "A Punchy Visual Novel With Bite" ๐บ๐ณ @differenttales #GameDev #IndieGames
My history with visual novels is somewhat patchy and mostly linked to stories of high school anime girls bickering in glacial stories that roll on for dozens of hours.
To be honest, my interest in them was renewed only last year with Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York which, whilst flawed, told an interesting tale in a breezy manner that was rich in lore without being bogged down by it.
09/01/2021
๐๐น️ Sore Thumb Retro Games Subscription Box | @SoreThumbRetro | "Which box would you sign up for? Me?…I’m thinking Master System" ๐๐น️ #RetroGaming #LootBox
Having followed them for a while on Twitter via my @kingdomofcarts account, I was really intrigued when I caught a sniff of their monthly subscription idea and, after receiving samples through the post recently, it’s definitely a service that would benefit a lot of people, especially those starting off a collection or perhaps fancy dipping into gaming of a more retro nature.
08/01/2021
๐ต๐ค ๐ Boot Hill Heroes | Review | Nintendo Switch | "There's A Snake In My Boots!" ๐ต๐ค ๐ @ExpGamerStudios #GameDev #IndieGames
Let it be said that I’m a sucker for pixel art retro aesthetic graphics.
Let it also be said that I love the thought of a Wild West Fantasy RPG.
Let it be known that I think that I love Boot hill Heroes for its charm and simplicity (and it’s pixel art retro aesthetic graphics)
This is the second Boot Hill game to be released on the Nintendo Switch but in fact, it is the first game in the Boot Hill series…
Last year my dear friend and fellow inhabitant of the Freezer took a close look at Boot hill Bounties which is, in fact, the second in the Boot hill series but appeared on the Switch before Boot Hill Heroes… STAY WITH ME…
Anyway, I’m sure you will agree that my explanation of the Switch specific order of these games has nothing to do with the game and how it plays so lets cut to the chase, shall we?
07/01/2021
๐ท๐ด Animal Farm | Review | PC | "Your worst-case scenario is mass death" ๐ท๐ด @AnimalFarmGame @PixelHunted #IndieGames #GameDev
At first glance, George Orwell’s classic 1945 allegorical novel Animal Farm doesn’t seem like a great candidate for a video game.
The tale of rebellious animals seizing control of their farm, banishing humans and attempting to carve out a new society is an excellent satire but contains few action sequences, no hordes of monsters to blast your way through and, as far as I can remember from studying it in school, not a single high-octane car chase.
That’s where developer Nerial comes in.
06/01/2021
๐ง♀️๐ง♂️ Unturned | Review | PS4 | "a tough sell" ๐ง♀️๐ง♂️ @SDGNelson #IndieGames #GameDev
A free-to-play title on the PC gets a port to PS4 at a price tag of £19.99. I don’t usually tend to focus on price and when I do, it’s usually to point out that a mobile game has had a lazy Switch port and the paywall removed which massively unbalances the game (yaaaaaay) so in the case of Unturned, things are slightly different but that knowledge of it being free on a different platform does sting, especially when the game behind it feels so empty and in-progress.
05/01/2021
⌚️๐ถ Watch Dogs: Legion | Review | PS4 | "Nothing to get too hacked off about" ⌚️๐ถ
My history with Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs series is one of highs and lows, whilst the first game didn’t set my trousers alight and cause me to ingest it so that it remained a physical part of me forever, I enjoyed the hacking mechanics and remember the driving feeling weighty and substantial, this, combined with the functional narrative ended up being a pretty fun jaunt, overall.
The second game was a different beast, however. I really struggled to get any enjoyment out of it as it was not only riddled with busywork but I found every character unbelievably irritating. I played the game for a few hours but my patience wore thin and I moved onto other games, games in which dialogue wasn’t as infuriating as a Hermes parcel delivery.
This, the third game in the series was really, really hyped. It seemed to be everywhere in the months leading up to release and, coming off the back of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla – which made my end of the year list – it was not only on my radar but also a title I was looking forward to, brushing off my experiences with the second game and instead fondly remembering the good times I spent with Aiden Pearce all those years ago.
Alas, I just couldn’t click with this one.
04/01/2021
๐พ๐๐ Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | Review | PS4 | "Rice has never been this much fun" ๐พ๐๐ @XSEEDGames #IndieGames #GameDev
I dived headlong into Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin with no preconceptions of what I was about to be in for and it didn’t take long for its charms to win me over and its depth to pull me in.
A title that pulls off quite an astonishing balancing act that all holds together and feels not only rewarding but vital to the narrative.
๐ฅ Shady Part of Me | Review | PS4 | "great puzzles, music and visuals let down by narrative and voicework" ๐ฅ @ShadyPartOfMe #GameDev #IndieGames
A wonderfully designed puzzle game that hits real highs in terms of aesthetic, sound and mood but the whining voicework and obfuscated narrative leak through the game and wore me down to the point that I genuinely wished the game was purely music and puzzle driven with silent protagonists.
02/01/2021
๐ง Headset review - Gioteck HC2 Decal Edition and XH100S by Lee Manuel ๐ง @GioteckArmy #GamingHeadset
Gioteck has come to market with a couple of great budget headsets – the HC2 clocks in at under £20 and the XH100S under £15.
01/01/2021
๐ฆน♂️ Kunai | Review | PC | "Kunai might win the prize for best/worst bad guy name" ๐ฆน♂️ @TurtleBlaze #GameDev #IndieGames
Kunai might win the prize for best/worst bad guy name.
The antagonist is an evil AI named Lemonkus.
I know!
Anyhow, Lemonkus has pretty much achieved Bender's dream of killing all humans, leaving the planet mostly populated by robots.
Your character is Tabby, a robot ninja with a tablet for a face, giving him a big range of expressions, from the default cheery grin to a full-on nutcase glare.
31/12/2020
๐งญ Britt’s Brief Bulletin | Nintendo Switch | Review | ORD | 7/10 | "A stark, experimental text adventure" ๐งญ #IndieGames #GameDev @RatalaikaGames
30/12/2020
๐ป๐ง♂️ Othercide | PS4 | First 30 Minutes Gameplay | No Commentary | "A Turn-Based Game Oozing With Atmosphere" ๐ป๐ง♂️ @OthercideGame #IndieGames #GameDev
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army of Daughters to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Othercide is dark and brooding and oozes atmosphere. I can't tell you what's going on as I haven't got a clue but its sure as hell a cool video game!
Sit back and relax for the next 30 minutes as we take you through the first 30 minutes of gameplay from this sleeper hit of 2020!
29/12/2020
๐️๐จ Britts Brief Bulletin | Nintendo Switch | Review | Ramp Car Jumping | 6/10 | "Does what it says on the tin" ๐️๐จ @BoomBitGames #GameDev #IndieGames
28/12/2020
๐น๐ Monster Sanctuary | Ten Minute Taster | Nintendo Switch | "Stardew Valley Meets Pokemon" ๐น๐ @moi_rai_ #GameDev #IndieGames
Monster Sanctuary is a monster-taming RPG with party-based combat and Metroidvania-like exploration.
New monsters provide additional strategic options in combat and allow you to overcome obstacles to explore new areas and find hidden treasures.
The turn-based combat focuses on team synergy and combos, distinguishing Monster Sanctuary from other popular monster collecting games.
As the youngest heir of an ancient bloodline of proud Monster Keepers, you step out into the world to follow in your ancestors' footsteps. You will gather a party of monsters to grow and train.
Meanwhile, a series of unsettling events worry the experienced Keepers of the Monster Sanctuary.
This is the beginning of a journey to unravel the cause of a mystery that threatens the peace between humans and monsters.
27/12/2020
๐พ๐ธ Space Invaders Forever | Ten Minute Taster | Nintendo Switch | "Time To Blast Those Invaders Forever" ๐พ๐ธ #SpaceInvaders
Space Invaders Forever is out on the Nintendo Switch and I have been taking a look at it for Games Freezer.
When I first saw this I thought here we go, another attempt to cash in on one of legendary video games franchises from the history of this wonderful medium.
After playing this collection of 3 games I'm both surprised and a little disappointed with what is on offer here on the Nintendo Switch version of Space Invaders Forever.
26/12/2020
๐งถ KATAMARI DAMACY REROLL | PS4 | Ten Minute Taster | "Roll Roll Roll The Boat" ๐งถ #GameDev #IndieGame
Check out the remaster of the timeless roll-em-up action game and help restore all of the stars that the King of All Cosmos destroyed from the sky!
Roll the balls called Katamari, which grow by collecting a variety of items in their path, from pencils to cars, to people and much more!
Growing the Katamari will turn them back into stars and bring the night lights back.
Affiliate Game Link: https://amzn.to/2J8lcnS
25/12/2020
๐ฅ Worms Rumble | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Worms Get Ready To Rummmble!" ๐ฅ @WormsTeam17 #WormsRumble
24/12/2020
23/12/2020
๐️๐จ 80s Overdrive | Nintendo Switch | Ten Minute Taster | "Miami Vice Meets Outrun" ๐️๐จ @InsaneCode #80soverdrive #GameDev #IndieGames
22/12/2020
๐ Rich's Games Of The Year (& Honourable Mentions) 2020 ๐ #IndieGames #GameDev #GamersUnite
21/12/2020
๐ฐ๐️๐จ Car Trader Simulator | PC | Review | Who would have thought the world of second-hand car trading could be so compelling? ๐ฐ๐️๐จ @livemotiongames @PixelHunted #GameDev #IndieGames
20/12/2020
๐ฎ๐ The Best Video Games Console Christmas Presents From 1979 to 2001 ๐ฎ๐ #Retrogaming #GamersUnite
My sister got a Pong machine in the early 80s for Christmas and I can barely remember it but after that Christmas, I was always eager for a Christmas video game or a console to be popped into my Christmas stocking.
There was the classic Christmas when I was desperate for a ZX Spectrum +2 but Dad got me an ATARI XEGS but I loved it!
Christmas is a great time for a gamer as you seem to get that bit of extra downtime to play your new games before your next helping of cold turkey in a roll.
Let's kick off our Christmas look by hurtling back in time to December 1979...
19/12/2020
๐๐ฎ Britt's Brief Bulletin | Mini Review | Pixel Ripped 1995 | 8/10 | "A joyous jaunt in a virtual, ‘90s world" ๐๐ฎ @PixelRipped #GameDev #IndieGames #PSVR
18/12/2020
๐ Britt’s Games of the Year (& Honourable Mentions) 2020 ๐ #IndieGames #GameDev #GamersUnite
This year has been a bit of a different one for me in that some titles that really drew me in were quite flawed and so playing through them was occasionally a bittersweet experience but they made a mark that I can’t ignore.
This isn’t a ‘top ten’ list in any order but rather a list of games that still spring to mind as we approach the end of a pretty challenging and tumultuous year.
Weather-wise, it’s a miserable day here in Cardiff so to brighten things up, let’s talk video games.
17/12/2020
๐ช๐ง♀️ Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World Coming 2021 ๐ช๐ง♀️ @ININ_Games
ININ Games and STUDIOARTDINK have announced the pre-order start of three limited editions for Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World.
All three limited editions are available for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, exclusively via the Strictly Limited Games Partner Store.
The limited editions as well as the retail editions of Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World will be released in 2021.