Last week I wrote about my views on the ME3 ending controversy. Today, I’m looking for silver linings. As much as I hate the way the ending was presented, I…
Mass Defect: My take on the ME3 ending
It’s been a month since Mass Effect 3 came out. Enough has been said about the ending without me having to add to the noise. So why am I writing…
Review: Mass Effect 3
RPGs are probably the hardest type of game to design. The sheer number of permutations and combinations that go into skills, character balance, player choice and consequences must make it…
Review: Battlefield 3
If your childhood was anything like mine, you would remember hours upon hours of playing “army” as a kid. It’s amazing what a kid’s imagination can conjure with the help…
Review: Batman Arkham City
When Batman Arkham Asylum came out in 2009, it blew me away. Admittedly I had very low hopes for the game. The fact that it fulfilled every bat-fuelled fantasy I…
Review: Total War Shogun 2
Ninjas. I’m just going to let that word hang for moment. As a kid… alright dammit I admit, even as an adult, I can’t think of anything cooler. Except maybe…
Review: Crysis 2
(This is a re-write of the Crysis 2 review which was supposed to be published on the 27th of April but ended up getting lost in internet limbo. The game…
Review: Dragon Age 2
I remember going on an awkward date once. It was with a lovely young lady I had known for a while and who I thought, knew me pretty well. But…
Forgive me Tom, for I have sinned. (To hell with everyone. Black Ops was awesome)
I recently read an article by one of my favorite games journalists. Someone whose writing I have been following for around a decade. Tom Francis, who writes for PC Gamer,…
The DCUO diaries: Day 3
Day three begins with me making some drastic changes. Every forum I read over the course of the weekend had confirmed that my character build was flawed from the very…