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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
For a franchise that came from humble beginnings and ended up saving Bethesda from bankruptcy, the Elder Scrolls franchise has a long and interesting history. Due to the time span between releases, the games in the franchise differ from each other quite a lot but still manage to have that element of something special. A large open world game where you can do random quests and stuff outside of the…
Super Mario Odyssey
In Mario's latest adventure on the Nintendo Switch, Power Moons have become the new form of puzzle collectable to replace the classic Stars. with a large selection of levels and dozens of power moons in each level, collecting them all is no small feat. This guide aims to make this easier by showing you how to find every Power Moon in Super Mario Odyssey. Cap Kingdom Power Moon Locations Cascade…
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
After the dust began to settle following the release of Far Cry 5, Ubisoft have launched a new game. Far Cry New Dawn is the latest entry in the Far Cry franchise. Like many other big game franchises, this is a sort of spin off using the game engine, making it more of a standalone expansion than a new game. It’s an easy to make money without having to deal…
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What the soldiers in Wolfenstein are saying
Back in the early days of 3D gaming, voice acting was a very rare occurrence. When you had to fit a game on a 1.44mb floppy disk, you didn't have much room for high quality audio recordings. When non MIDI...
Remake vs Remaster vs Reboot
Over the past few years, we have been seeing a lot of games re-released on modern systems. There are various reasons this is done and even more reasons why it is proving to be a success. When it comes to...
The Stress Of RPG Talent Trees
There was once a time when I hated RPGs and just wanted simple linear games. I have of course changed a lot and I have really grown to love RPGs, however there is one aspect I always hate when starting...
Is It Wrong To Fake AMIIBOs using a Smartphone?
Amiibos have been a fantastic addition to Nintendo's merchandising business. Collectors and gamers get to buy high quality figures of the gaming characters they love without having to pay crazy money. The added bonus comes from the NFC tags in...
I Found Super Mario Odyssey To Be A Little Creepy
Super Mario would generally be regarded as a franchise that is well suited to children and people of all ages. I would not disagree, but having played Super Mario Odyssey, I found the main story of the game to be...
Handheld Gaming Is Dead
There was a time when handheld gaming was all the rage. Nintendo had domination over the market and was churning out some brilliant games. The PSP came along in the mid-2000s and blew us out of the water. How could...
Hunter Is The True Enemy of Spyro
We often slam developers for re-releasing old games instead of making new games, but sometimes It is a good thing. All the AAA titles in the world have not been able to distract me recently. Red Dead 2 and Spiderman...
A Pokemon MMO Should Be Released For The Switch
It has been a while since I finished my obsessive run with Pokemon games on the 3DS and I am starting to miss the games a bit. I still feel the same about the games as I did when I...
Why has there not been a Blood Dragon 2?
After the dust began to settle following the release of Far Cry 5, Ubisoft have launched a new game. Far Cry New Dawn is the latest entry in the Far Cry franchise. Like many other big game franchises, this is...
Why Did The PlayStation Vita Fail?
It has been over 6 years since the launch of the PlayStation Vita and looking at the current state of affairs, we can safely say that the PS Vita was a failure. It seems like quite a tragic failure as...