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by designermatt
February 6th, 2024, 1:39 pm
Forum: Volume 13
Topic: 622: Elden Ring
Replies: 13
Views: 2413

Re: 622: Elden Ring

I'm a long-time FromSoft fan, so of course I was going to pick up Elden Ring. At first though, it didn't grab me in the same way that Dark Souls or Bloodborne, did. I tried it first on my old PS4 Pro, and put a few dozen hours in before drifting away on to other games. In part this was the sheer sca...
by designermatt
February 6th, 2024, 1:28 pm
Forum: Volume 13
Topic: 640: Dredge
Replies: 3
Views: 826

Re: 640: Dredge

As soon as I saw the trailer I knew Dredge would be for me. I love cosy games like Stardew Valley, but also like a bit of Lovecraft in my games, a la Bloodborne. Somehow, someone had made a game that would deliver both! I was in. I think I completed it in about a week, and had a wonderful time doing...
by designermatt
February 6th, 2024, 1:20 pm
Forum: Volume 13
Topic: 636: Vampire Survivors
Replies: 11
Views: 4122

Re: 636: Vampire Survivors

After reading a few articles about this unassuming little game, I was curious to try it and see if it was really as addictive as people said. It arrived on Netflix last year and so I was able to finally try it on iPhone. As strange and ugly as it looks, the core loop really did get it's hooks into m...
by designermatt
February 6th, 2024, 9:07 am
Forum: Volume 13
Topic: 630: Untitled Goose Game
Replies: 9
Views: 4344

Re: 630: Untitled Goose Game

I thoroughly enjoyed this charming, very British little puzzle game. As someone else mentioned, it's the kind of game that even the non-gamers in your life will be charmed by, with it's cosy vibes and mischievous humour. There's a real joy in causing low-level chaos as you waddle and honk your way a...
by designermatt
January 14th, 2023, 5:09 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Unreal
Replies: 3
Views: 1514

Re: 565: Unreal

For me the most memorable things about Unreal were the amazing title sequence and first level, which absolutely blew me away at the time! The rest of the game never quite reached that high, unfortunately (though I did love that weapon that bounced razor blades around corners). I was a design student...
by designermatt
January 14th, 2023, 4:25 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed / The Force Unleashed II
Replies: 3
Views: 4875

Re: 581: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed / The Force Unleashed II

I picked the Force Unleashed up for my Xbox 360 back in the day, drawn by my love of third person action and of course, star wars nostalgia as a kid of the 80s. It was fast and slick, and I remember having enormous fun backflipping around the place, slicing up stormtroopers and choking them out with...
by designermatt
January 14th, 2023, 4:12 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Into the Breach
Replies: 8
Views: 31149

Re: 599: Into the Breach

Travelling every week for work this year, I wanted a solid mobile game I could enjoy on the train and was surprised to read that Netflix were offering Into The Breach for iPhone. I remembered it being on some best games of the year lists for PC and had always meant to keep an eye out for it on a pla...
by designermatt
January 12th, 2023, 4:11 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Death's Door
Replies: 15
Views: 5708

Re: 573: Death's Door

Death's Door was one of my favourite discoveries last year. To my shame I've never played a Zelda game, but after watching a Noclip documentary on the team behind it, and liking the art style, I decided to give it a try. It's gorgeous - beautifully designed environments, animations and characters, a...
by designermatt
January 20th, 2022, 7:31 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Control
Replies: 14
Views: 5731

Re: 520: Control

I remember loving Alan Wake on my Xbox 360 back in the day, and I couldn't wait to get stuck into Control. It looks gorgeous and the combat makes you feel powerful, particularly later on when you're casually levitating and throwing desks and chunks of concrete at enemies with such satisfying sounds....
by designermatt
January 20th, 2022, 6:54 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Resident Evil Village
Replies: 13
Views: 5601

Re: 538: Resident Evil Village

Before Village, the only Resident Evil I'd played was 4 - I'd been intrigued by 7 but too scared to play! I loved being thrown into Village's intriguing mystery and the thick, unsettling atmosphere got me immediately. I had so much fun with this! House Beneviento in particular was just terrifying an...
by designermatt
October 1st, 2021, 7:15 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Whatcha Been Playing?
Replies: 11699
Views: 6922452

Re: Whatcha Been Playing?

I'm mid way through Dark Souls Remastered on PS4 Pro after being introduced to it by Cane and Rinse. Also playing Lonely Mountains Downhill (chilled out mountain biking game) and Dead Cells when I need a break from the demands of Dark Souls. Got my eye on Hades as one to try next, maybe when it gets...
by designermatt
October 1st, 2021, 7:10 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Dark Souls I, II and III
Replies: 1019
Views: 613492

Re: Dark Souls I, II and III

Before becoming a Cane and Rinse listener I'd somehow never heard of Dark Souls. I picked up the remastered edition on PS4 a couple of months ago after hearing the team talk so passionately about it on the podcast. They seemed so enamoured with it, I had to check it out. I think I've been on a simil...
by designermatt
May 10th, 2021, 11:51 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Ghost of Tsushima
Replies: 19
Views: 16686

Re: 478 - Ghost of Tsushima

As a fan of Kurosawa samurai films and beautiful open world games like Horizon Zero Dawn, this looked like it would tick a lot of boxes for me. I picked it up at launch and got engrossed very quickly - who doesn't want to play as a samurai on a righteous revenge mission? - and for a few weeks was th...
by designermatt
May 2nd, 2021, 12:20 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Death Stranding
Replies: 23
Views: 21890

Re: 489 - Death Stranding

Death Stranding was the first Kojima game I'd ever tried, and I went in uncertain how I'd feel. I'd seen trailers and was intrigued by what seemed to be a slow-paced, dreamy tone and beautiful, Icelandic-inspired landscape, but was less enamoured by what looked like a convoluted plot and some really...
by designermatt
May 1st, 2021, 9:45 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: The Last of Us Part II
Replies: 93
Views: 114400

Re: 476 - The Last of Us Part II

The Last of Us is my favourite game of all time, so it was with huge excitement and a little trepidation that I pre-ordered The Last of us Part 2 for my PS4 Pro. I was a touch nervous at the thought of returning to that game world I hold in such high regard. I have so many fond memories (Giraffes! L...