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There's no series in the world I miss more than TimeSplitters. Had countless hours and sleepless nights playing the TS2 multiplayer with friends, but Future Perfect was equally fantastic and the soundtrack even more so. youtu.be/H61EnUxwH9c?...

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A few of the latest games I've got the full achievements on Xbox on. Highlight was definitely Ghost Trick, a game I could never get into on DS, despite being a massive Ace Attorney fan, that finally clicked for me. Absolutely amazing game that was way ahead of its time.

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Just saw someone say "I'm done with modern games, they're too expensive. I'm gonna play only retro games now". Buddy...

submitted 88 days ago • 4 comments

Never really understood the love for Silent Hill 4: The Room. The initial previews looked terrifying, but the game itself turned out to be a repetitive slog, with the second half basically just being a retread of the first. By far the worst of the original Silent Hill games.

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Weekend gaming session done and dusted. We completed RoboCop VS Terminator and had an impromptu visit from a friend, so pivoted to the original Devil May Cry, which has aged like a fine wine, before making it a good way into Rogue City. Heavy session but a good session.

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

We've decided to make it a RoboCop weekend by playing RoboCop VS Terminator (Genesis / MegaDrive) and Rogue City. Not gonna lie, I have the fear when it comes to RVT. It's infamously difficult and we had a lot of trouble with Waterworld (SNES) last year. Could make or break the session.

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

Lovely little lovecraftian puzzler Call of the Sea 1000/1000 Great narrative-driven puzzle game with luscious visuals and a healthy undercurrent of dread. Anything Lovecraft I am down for and this delivered in spaces. Great game.

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

One week to go until myself and my partner in crime rendezvous for a weekend of gaming. It's a little last minute, so we're still deciding on which games to play, but here are the frontrunners. Looking forward to it!

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A good way through Disco Elysium now and I have to say that it is one of the funniest, smartest, most well written games I've ever played. This scene had me in tears, it was so good. The striking, surreal art style and unique OSTcomplement it perfectly too. Honestly, a must play.

submitted 117 days ago • 1 comment

This is so spot on. The secret ingredient as to why Final Fantasy is so beloved is the soundtracks. Nobuo is the master of weaving themes and chord structures across games to give that sense of familiarity, even when the games are totally dissimilar. The greatest who ever did it.

submitted 117 days ago • 0 comments

Finally started editing the next video in my definitive SNES collecting series. We'll be covering four games - Star Fox, Super Tennis, Pilotwings & Stunt Race FX. Shaping up well but still a lot of work to do.

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Continuing our playthrough of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, the marathoning fatigue and heavy alcohol intake gets the better of us in what should be routine segments, but a fresh start helps bring us back from the brink. youtu.be/FyktF4rEvxw?...

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

This will be disastrous for the Bond franchise. The character has had such an enduring legacy because the Broccoli's understood that absence makes the heart grow fonder & the movies felt like events. Amazon will pump out subpar shows and wreck the brand's prestige. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Went to see anime classic Ghost in the Shell for its 30th anniversary last night as part of the NI Science Festival. Always loved it, but it holds up even better than I remember and many of the ideas and themes are as relevant today as ever before. Complete classic.

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Also has quite possibly the coolest final boss encounter ever. I was a certified Pokeholic back in the day and this legitimately made me lose my mind, couldn't believe the brazenness of Game Freak. So good.

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Have read Handmaid's Tale numerous times and did my dissertation on it 20 years ago, and honestly, I always felt it seemed unrealistic when framed with a contemporaneous lens. These days? Not so much. I could see this coming to fruition in the next few decades, and that's scary.

submitted 139 days ago • 0 comments

Every game that contains online multiplayer requirements for trophies and achievements, should be required to release an update that unlocks them the next time you launch the game, once it is decided that the servers will be going permanently offline.

submitted 140 days ago • 17 comments

Watched Carnival of Souls for the first time last night. Brilliant movie with genuine chills at parts. Really liked the shot composition and cinematography and though it veered into arthouse at points, it never felt pretentious. Wonderfully acted by Candace Hilligoss too. Recommended.

submitted 146 days ago • 0 comments

In Part Three of our playthrough of all-time classic, Baldur's Gate, we finally find a companion we don't immediately sacrifice in the name of Dorn Il-Khan, a character who immediately elevates our game and helps us get through our first real dungeon, the Nashkel Mines. youtu.be/DE4sW7-nPuE?...

submitted 146 days ago • 0 comments

One of the worst things to happen to gaming is how every single difficult game gets immediately compared to Dark Souls. Some of you need to go back and revisit 'NES hard' games on original hardware - no save states, no rewind, then come back to me.

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