Jan 14 2018

Late Nier Review

by Samiby

January 14, 2018

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Played on PS3. Released 23th April 2010. ‘Late’ly completed 7th January 2018. Socially behind – 7 Years & 9 Months

At first, I had a lot to say about this game, mostly positive remarks. I was initially impressed by how it played and the direction of the story, but after numerous playthroughs thanks to multiple endings, I’m resigned to saying that the game feels half-finished.

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Jan 07 2018

Late Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Review

by Samiby

January 7, 2018

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Played on PS3. Released 7th September 2010. ‘Late’ly completed 17th December 2017. Socially behind – 7 Years & 3 Months

Welcome back Spidey-fans, to another amazing web-slinging adventure of not one, but four of our favourite hero, split across time and space, as The Amazing Spiderman and alternative versions team up to take on the might of Mysterio and co, powered by the power of a mysterious tablet.

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Dec 10 2017

Late Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood Review

by Samiby

December 10, 2017

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Played on PS3. Released 3rd July 2009. ‘Late’ly completed 2nd October 2017. Socially behind – 8 Years & 3 Months

I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had momentarily played a Juarez game previously, resembling an arcade shoot-em up with cardboard cutouts, but having seen true 3D models in the screenshots, I was intrigued. So it was a nice surprise to find myself on the frontlines of the American Civil war.

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Nov 10 2017

Thoughts on Pros and ‘X’ons

by Samiby

November 10, 2017

So the Xbox One X has just been dropped, and I thought it was time I gave my 2 cents on the new iteration of consoles, though I’ve had zero usage of them, so everything is based on theory.
 
It’s an interesting time we live in. Previously when a new iteration of a console was released, it had usually just been a smaller version requiring less power, essentially making it more streamlined, such as the PSone, PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim, PS3 Super Slim, Xbox 360S, etc. Now, console developers are giving gamers a much more powerful option during the midpoint of this generation’s lifetime.

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Oct 30 2017

Late Truck Racer Review

by Samiby

October 30, 2017

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Played on PS3. Released 16th October 2013. ‘Late’ly completed 29th October 2017. Socially behind – 4 Years

I’m still on with getting through my PS3 backlog, and having caught the racing bug, decided to give Truck Racer a go. This is a fantastic rally racing game, including trucks that just want to swing their ass out at every corner.

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Oct 28 2017

Late Monster Jam Battlegrounds Review

by Samiby

October 28, 2017

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Played on PS3. Released 10th June 2015. ‘Late’ly completed 28th October 2017. Socially behind – 2 Years & 4 Months

So I had a new third-party controller to try out after having to repair it when it arrived in the post this morning. I also have a massive PlayStation Plus backlog of games to get through, so today was a good day to start (and complete) Monster Jam Battlegrounds.

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Oct 23 2017

Top 5 io Games @ iogames.ninja

by Samiby

October 23, 2017

Seeing as I went in a different direction the other day, reviewing a f2p mobile game when I prefer to stick to console and PC games, I thought that whilst I was having this mid-life crisis, I’d go all in and review online browser games.

So over the years, the trend has been that online games have strayed away from being developed as flash (shockwave for those old enough) games, and use some form of Java and html5 to provide a gaming experience that does in some form now resemble actual, fully featured PC games.

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Oct 19 2017

Early Shadow Of War Mobile Review

by Samiby

October 19, 2017

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Played on Mobile. Released 28th September 2017. ‘Late’ly played 19th October 2017. Socially behind – Sadly Ongoing

I haven’t played mobile games in years, and even after playing this for a full month, still don’t see the appeal. I laugh now when people complain that a console game might only contain a few minutes of a cutscene after hours of grinding. Friends, there are no cutscenes in mobile games!

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Sep 23 2017

Top 5 Bad Guys From Video Games

by Samiby

September 23, 2017

Looking back at games I’ve completed to come up with this list, I do find that most invdividual bad guys are usually nothing but forgettable place holders, only an obstacle to overcome as a boss at the end of the game, whilst throughout the rest of the game, they’re nowhere to be seen, not really bring anything additional to the experience. Only are there a few examples that counter this stereotype, of enemies that drag the story by its hair, forcing you to look at the cutscene as the voice actors put on some of the best performances of their life.
 

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Sep 16 2017

So The Controller I Use Is…

by Samiby

September 16, 2017

And now onto a fascinating topic I’m sure everyone is dying to know, what is my favourite controller? For those that couldn’t care, than to cut this short, it’s currently the PS4 controller, preferably in black, but if you really want to know why, than read on.
As like anyone else, I’ve used a vast range of controllers over 20 years of playing games, and each generation of console has always brought a new iteration of comfort in our handheld devices that cater more and more to the ergonomics of our hands and many hours long playstyles whilst integrating bold, new features to enhance our interactions with games.

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