My family owned an Acorn Electron and Atari 2600, which I have vague memories of, but they never felt like my first console experience. For me, gaming really began when my parents helped me plug a Master System 2 into our shoddy little 'portable' CRT TV on the kitchen table, and I saw that Sega logo...

Update on SOR4 already being amazing.

It'll soon have a swordfish as a weapon:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4LwwRrI-NY0

I dread to think how much money I put into the arcade version of this game on Southend seafront. I never got any good at it, but just adored the feeling of sliding my car around on that machine. The seat felt like being in a real rally car, the pedals gave good feedback and the gear stick was highly...

Streets of Rage 4 was far and away my favourite game of 2020. I had long hoped for a new entry in the series but never expected to be this rich. The art style seemed divisive, but I thought it felt fresh and in keeping with the drawings and box art from the era. And I personally was pleased to see s...

As a balanced game or single player experience, I can tell Mario Kart Wii is a bit of a hot mess. Especially after putting dozens of hours into Mario Kart 8. But as the first ever Mario Kart game I owned, it has a huge soft spot in my life. The Wii was my first proper Nintendo console, and many of m...

January 15th - Spiderman (PS4) January 17th - Labo VR goggles and camera (Switch) Couple of updates... March 19th - Labo VR blaster (Switch) Really cool build. Very satisfying to lock and load, like a pump shotgun. Or at least what I presume a pump shotgun locks and loads like. Can see it lasting a ...

January 15th - Spiderman (PS4) January 17th - Labo VR goggles and camera (Switch) Had a ton of fun with this. The VR effect is blurry as hell due to the relatively low res Switch screen and long periods of play would make you feel sick, but I'm guessing that's precisely why the games that come with ...

January 11th - Spiderman (PS4) Fell just short of platinuming it, but very much enjoyed this on the whole. The story was really good, the intro training chapter was one of the best implemented I’ve seen and it looks incredible. Animation, city, combat, lighting… All phenomenal. Suffered from a LOT o...

Great selection for 2021. Can't wait for them to begin!

After finishing off Master Quest I'm carrying on with the Zelda replays with Skyward Sword . I've always liked this one, despite it being lower down my list of favourites. But playing it again, a lot of the issues don't feel as grating. Even though it is extremely linear, the stuff you actually do ...

My daughter and I are having a great time blasting through the co-op indie adventure 'Knights and bikes'. It feels like a wonderfully stylish kids book brought to life with deft humour and original energy. I'm only 5 chapters in but also sense it'll have that miraculous Pixar-trait of working on a d...

I don't have an Xbox alas and I can't see myself playing any of the Star Wars games tons online really, partly as I don't play online much and largely because when I do, its always Titanfall 2 / Splatoon 2 if solo, GTAV / RLeague with friends. So I'd only be after any of the 3 PS4 games mentioned in...

Jan 10th - Spider-Man (PS4) Jan 26th - Children of Morta (XBO) Feb 10th - Indivisible (XBO) April 6th - Monument Valley 2 (iOS) April 18th - Yakuza 0 (XBO) May 2nd - Streets of Rage 4 (XBO) May 29th - Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath (PS4) June 1st - Bastion (XBO) June 28th - Observation (XBO) July 11th...

The visuals play their part but given I’d seen a lot of footage I knew what to expect. It’s the combination of controller feedback and 3D audio which makes it incredible. You feel it when your sword bounces off a shield or when you do the perfect parry. The 3D audio made it seem like things were In...

I don't think Titanfall 2 has been covered yet from a scan of the previous shows, rather just the original.

If it's not on the list, would love an episode considering that, especially the multiplayer.

Thanks!

Wow, big praise.

I'm now very jealous and feeling foolish for buying a PS4 only 3 months ago!

What is it that feels so next gen? Purely the visuals and frame rate?

13th Jan - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24th Jan - The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone 28th Jan - Far Lone Sails 10th Feb - Super Mario World 21st Feb - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 7th Mar - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine 18th Apr - Batman - The Telltale Series 9th May - Animal Crossing 9th May - Mario + Rab...

I really want to play Hades given everything I've heard about it, but the only thing preventing me is that I'm yet to play a roguelike I have enjoyed. So I'm hoping it'll come to Xbox and Game Pass next year, but if not I will pick it up on Switch when it's on sale. I'm no fan of roguelikes either,...

13th Jan - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24th Jan - The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone 28th Jan - Far Lone Sails 10th Feb - Super Mario World 21st Feb - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 7th Mar - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine 18th Apr - Batman - The Telltale Series 9th May - Animal Crossing 9th May - Mario + Rab...

I mostly agree with what you said on the game, I must say though that I thought the very final scene was one of my favorites in gaming. I definitely think I've laid into the stuff I didn't like about it more than celebrated the things I did love. Didn't want to call them out here as they would be s...