For me, the AAA gaming scene has reached tipping point this year and I’m now more reluctant to buy and more sceptical of any new game from big studios than ever before. Obviously a lot of talk has been focused…
Spintires: Mudrunner Review
Sometimes you want to take a break from shooting things in their faces, assassinating bad guys, and generally saving the world. That’s what I did recently when I started playing Spintires: Mudrunner. It popped up on my radar around its…
Geekly Review #208
It’s been a good week of gaming, let’s catch up on what we’ve been playing. Darwin Project You may remember seeing the Darwin Project pop up during Microsoft’s E3 2017 show. Since then it has been all quiet but over…
Immersion and Odd Mechanics
Can I just preface this by saying that this is not a serious post and I get that these mechanics are here for gameplay purposes, but it doesn’t make them any less odd or annoying when you actually sit and…
The Kickstarter Experience
2017 has been the year for my first foray in to Kickstarter campaigns, starting with the backing of Gloomhaven’s 2nd edition. Gloomhaven first appeared on my radar once the 1st edition was hitting reviewers and it quickly rose up through the…
Deadline Review
It’s 1930 something, you’re a New York City detective, and your career is looking glum as you tap your last cigarette from its packet, light it up and lean back in your creaky old chair. The smoke billows lazily around…
Cortex Challenge 2 Review
Cortex the brain training, mind tricking, maths doing game is back with new challenges for you to complete and compete with up to 6 players! Cortex Challenge 2 introduces eight new challenge types to test your reaction time, your maths…
Path of Fire – Distractions…
Hello, and welcome to my Noobs adventure and ongoing review of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire. Please don’t laugh at my lack of ability. When I last left off I’d just reached the gates of Amnoon and was ready to start…
Codenames Duet Review
Codenames has been very successful since its release and is a regular party game at many tables. It’s easy to see why; it’s simple to pick up, involves lots of people and is a lot of fun. But with multiple…
Geekly Review #203
Just me this week as Murr settles in to his new job and new routine, so what have I been up to? Star Wars Battlefront 2 I wasn’t the biggest fan of Battlefront, sure it looked and sounded fantastic but…