Tom Powter reviews EVE: Valkyrie… Ever since virtual reality has been thrust into the industry spotlight, many have clamoured for a so-called ‘killer app’ – a game that would make the purchase of a virtual reality headset an absolute necessity. A game that would push virtual reality to the forefront of gaming and make people understand […]
Video Game Review – Batman: Arkham VR
Tom Powter reviews Batman: Arkham VR… Rocksteady’s acclaimed Arkham series managed to elevate Batman to a status not many licensed characters have achieved in the gaming industry. Adaptations of other material, such as movie tie-in games, have often been terrible and met with the appropriate reception. Rocksteady’s Arkham Asylum, while not a direct adaptation of […]
Video Game Review – The Technomancer
Tom Powter reviews The Technomancer… It dawned on me fairly quickly that The Technomancer, despite its disappointing presentation and overly-cumbersome gameplay, was actually trying legitimately hard to tell a compelling story. With its intriguing concepts and well-voiced plot, it’s a shame then that the game is let down by a multitude of factors, all of […]
Video Game Review – Overwatch
Tom Powter reviews Overwatch… Multiplayer only games have something of a bad reputation. They’re often seen as half-baked experiences with little-to-no longevity supplemented by paid season passes and additional content, an opinion exacerbated by titles like Titanfall and Evolve, whose player bases simply evaporated when the next big title appeared. This trail of thought has […]
Video Game Review – Dark Souls III
Tom Powter reviews Dark Souls III… “Very well. I humbly place my faith, in you.” These are the last, desperate words spoken to you by a man locked deep beneath oblivion, in a cell with no other options left, in a world where the damned are on a constant, futile pilgrimage for refuge. And so […]
Video Game Review – Layers of Fear
Tom Powter reviews Layers of Fear… Clichés are often seen as a hallmark of lazy writing, designed to be used for maximum effect, but can come across as a laughably familiar. However, if used effectively, clichés can work in the writer’s favour. Layers of Fear, developed by Bloober Team SA, is packed full of clichés […]
Video Game Review – Klaus
Tom Powter reviews Klaus… Introspection is a rare thing to find in 2D side-scrolling platformers, a genre often characterised by the silent protagonist. Yet, Klaus, from indie developer LaCosa Entertainment, thrives on introspection, as its plot is fuelled by the often inquisitive thoughts of its playable character, who has just awoken in a mysterious, dingy […]
Flickering Myth’s Favourite Video Games of 2015
Flickering Myth’s writing team pick their favourite video games of 2015… There’s no doubt about it, 2015 has been a pretty incredible year for games. In the past 12 months we’ve returned to the wasteland in Fallout 4, saved Gotham one last time with The Dark Knight in Batman: Arkham Knight, Snake returned for one last […]
Video Game Review – Star Wars Battlefront
Tom Powter reviews Star Wars Battlefront… Star Wars Battlefront is both parts a stunning recreation of the much-loved original trilogy of films, and a disappointingly barebones first-person shooter. It’s interesting to see just how true to the films developer EA DICE’s vision for the game was – the world they have created is perhaps the […]
How The Old Hunters’ First Boss Reminded Me of What it Means to Play Bloodborne
Mild spoilers for Bloodborne: The Old Hunters follow… Despite it being my first venture into a game of the Souls ilk, I never found Bloodborne to be too cripplingly difficult. Yes, it had a healthy level of challenge and was certainly tougher and less forgiving than anything I had played in a long time, but […]
