I played a couple of hours of Psychonauts on Xbox, which was enough of a taster before giving the upcoming sequel a go, but I don’t need to play any more of this clunky mess! Ha, yeah, I wish I'd finished this back when it first came out on PC, but I didn't, and have bought it another 3 times since...

Finished Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance care of Game Pass, and I’m still not sure what clicked, but for all its bugs, button mashing, general mediocrity and my lack of co-op partners, I really enjoyed it! Also beat the marvellous PC-Engine port of Out Run and Panzer Dragoon Mini on Game Gear,...

Sorry, missed this Alex! Thanks Leon. That’s the one!

6 June: The Saboteur (PS3) 11 June: Riddle of the Sphinx (Atari 2600) 13 June: Wave Race - Blue Storm (GameCube) 15 June: Dragon Spirit - The New Legend (NES on Switch) 17 June: Continental Circus (Arcade on PS2) 21 June: Silent Hill 3 (PS2) 27 June: Super Cycle (Atari ST) I loved the look of The Sa...

I love Game Pass! Noticed The Messenger is leaving soon, have always fancied it, so had a few hours of nice looking pixel art and very competent but ultimately generic metroidvania gameplay. Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered just appeared, and I’m not sure I’ll go the full distance, but it’s a l...

I finished Silent Hill 3 on PS2. Went from disliking it to enjoying it because it was Silent Hill by numbers, to really getting into the second half, which offered a couple of moments of series brilliance. Glad I finally played it, and I had a good time even though most of it wasn’t terribly memorab...

Cool thanks I'll check it out then. And I can't play 3 before 2, I'm just not that kind of guy, haha. Honestly, it would niggle me so much. Ridiculous I know. The only game I've ever, ever (I'm sure, ever!) played a later entry first is Witcher 3, and that was only because I didn't have access to t...

Dragon Spirit on PC-Engine is one of my regular football on the telly halftime games, so I was keen to try Dragon Spirit: The New Legend, the NES follow-up on Namco Museum Archives Vol. 1 on Switch, which I picked up for about £3 in a sale recently. It’s also a very good shooter, but it’s short and ...

I nearly started this but skipped it and went to 3. Do you think it's worth going through with a guide? I’d play the others on there first then play it if you still want more. The bits that aren’t a cryptic nightmare are fun, but when you’re travelling between them I wouldn’t spend time being stuck...

This was approximately my fifth Castlevania, and I liked and disliked it in equal measure. I did appreciate its ambition, and enjoyed the more traditional Castlevania bits, but having to look at walkthroughs to get to the next one wasn’t very welcome. But as I write this I am now wondering if I I’d ...

Bubble Bobble is sacred ground for me. Playing with my brothers on the Spectrum and then the ST are some of my most treasured gaming memories. I can’t think of any version I’ve played since, including the original, that isn’t still a joy to play. I’ve never spent much time with any spin-offs though....

I only recently finished this after it arrived on PS+. I spent most of the game worrying it was about to go too JRPG on me, and all that stuff in menus I was ignoring was going to bite me on the backside at any time. But it didn’t. That said, if I’d failed that dreadful dancing thing I wouldn’t have...

I finished The Saboteur on PS3. Would have blown me away in 2009, but still a very enjoyable World War II open world. Also got a good finish on Riddle of the Sphinx on Atari 2600, but no one wants to hear about that, and the same is probably true for arcade BurgerTime, as good as it still plays! Loa...

I also played Minit , a very retro looking top-down Zelda-like, where you die every 60 seconds but anything you find persists. It's quite fun running around this little black and white world trying to see where you can go and what you can do before the time's up. Also the music is raucous, really g...

I have to be really excited about a game to get it day one - Resident Evil Village and Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection this year so far, Animal Crossing and Streets of Rage 4 last year, nothing I can think of the year before. Subjective, but I’m strict about it. Everything else goes on a wish list fo...

Haunted Castle - Arcade - No Death Video gone up on Patreon today, will probably hit general in a week. Really happy with it, nice to get the clear and will try different roms/difficulty settings live in the weeks to come! https://www.patreon.com/posts/52300634 I’m even more pitiful at this than I ...

I’ve had The Saboteur on PS3 hanging around waiting to be played for years, so decided to give that a go. Bit basic by modern standards, but it’s a good premise, the art style holds up and I’m having fun with the World War II setting. Guess I’m most of the way through and I’m glad I finally got to ...

Keen to see how the Ninja Gaiden collection plays on Switch, though it might be more for a sale than a day one purchase at £35. Same for Dariusburst, though that’s listed as 27 July release on the Switch eShop.

I’ve had The Saboteur on PS3 hanging around waiting to be played for years, so decided to give that a go. Bit basic by modern standards, but it’s a good premise, the art style holds up and I’m having fun with the World War II setting. Guess I’m most of the way through and I’m glad I finally got to i...

The new Perturbator album, Lustful Sacraments, is fucking brilliant. He's exploring a whole new goth sound mixed in with his trademark synth/darkwave. If you've a passing interest in any of those genres, check it out. Very Sister Of Mercy vibe in places. I’ve been enjoying this. Definite Sisters vi...