Saint Row hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts but now that the dust has settled a bit… Is it really that bad?
Matthew John McCormick has some thoughts and feelings on the series is needs to talk out.
Review | The Fridge Is Red - Wishing For A Mini-Fridge
There is no shortage of PSX-inspired horror games being released at the moment but every now and again, one nails the style so dead on it’s impossible not to be intrigued.
We welcome Angus Law to the site to review The Fridge Is Red and tell us if there’s substance behind the style.
Battlefield, Call of Duty And The Paradox of Realistic Video Game War
Video games and war seem inextricably linked, however, no matter how realistic a game seeks to be can it ever really respectfully represent the world’s darkest conflicts?
Holly Hughes-Rowlands investigates.
startmenu Podcast Episode 20 - Guilty Pleasure Games, AC: Mirage And The Queen
This podcast is going up two weeks late, has speculation about a news story that turned out to be a simple mistake and is a bit of a mess. It is itself a guilty pleasure but, hey, we all had fun, right?
Review | No Place For Bravery - Hyper Light Grifter
Same genre, inspired by, homage. When does it stop being flattery?
Skeleton thinks it is right here with No Place For Bravery
Review | Little Orpheus - An Adventure Too Big For A Small Screen
Little Orpheus made its debut on Apple Arcade in 2020 but now two years later it has come to consoles and PC. Does this mobile adventure hold up on the big screen?
Scot Nowbaveh lets us know.
Preview | Arkanoid: Eternal Battle - Forever A Classic
100 Battle Royale games drop onto a map [the games industry] and only a handful can survive. Will hoping on the Battle Bus breathe new life into the classic Arkanoid series or will it be quickly eliminated?
Oma Keeling reports from Gamescom.
Gamescom Preview | Dredge - Fishing, Fun... Fear
Fishing is always the most relaxing mini-game, so it is nice that a team is making a whole game dedicated to… *check notes*… indescribable horrors beyond human comprehension… oh, and mackerel.
Henry Stockdale reports from Gamescom.
Review | Cursed To Golf - Fire And Argyle
There is no greater hell than… well, Hell. But right after that comes watching golf for six hours.
Kate Robinson takes to the links again for the site to review this indie-sports-rogue-lite.
Update Patch | August 2022 (Gamescom Edition)
This edition of Update Patch is brought to you by Kolsch, pork knuckle and big halls of sweaty gamers. But there was also plenty of other news this month outside of what happened in Germany.
startmenu Podcast Episode 19 - The Gamescom 2022 Episode
Henry and Lexi are still recovering from a week of walking a huge convention centre, expensive pretzels and VIDEO GAMES but we thought it would be a good idea to have Ordhrán quiz them on what they saw at Gamescom before they totally forget everything.
startmenu Podcast Episode 18 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Game Club
With Gamescom on the horizon (at the time of recording), the gang convenes to discuss the only thing in video games more cutthroat and ruthless than trying to get around the merch area of the Koelnmesse... Mario Kart!
Review | Thymesia - A Spreading Sickness
Soul-like, souls-lite, Sekiro-surrogate, bloodborne-fawn… Ok, that last one doesn’t really work, but there are a hell of a lot of game that follow in the footsteps of Fromsoftware these days.
Thymesia is the latest game to come for the king’s crown and Tyler Denyer is here to let us know if it gets struckdown or if regicide is about to take place.
Review | I Was A Teenage Exocolonist - Almost Famous
I was a Teenage Exocolonist is an innovative, smart, deck-building life-sim. It is a game worth your time but its replayability might damage the your feelings towards the conclusion of your story.
Jamie Alexander reviews a game that is almost perfect.
Let's Unpack Bungie's Destiny 2: Lightfall Livestream
It is basically becoming a cliche to say this but, Destiny 2 is a very different game now to the one that launched in 2017. Now, almost 5 years later, it is about to transform again.
We asked Jon/Jenna Simspon to guide us through this next era of Bungie’s MMO.
Preview | I Was A Teenage Exocolonist - Time For Growing Up
Visual novel? Deck builder? Coming of age tale? Interactive Fiction?
Just what exactly is I Was A Teenage Exocolonist? Jamie Alexander interviews Sarah Northway about her and Finji’s new game and it seems like it might be something really special.
Review | South of The Circle - A Cold Day In Hell
South of The Circle is a cinematic experience that seeks to tackle heavy themes. While many video games have done a good job of imitating film, it is rare that these types of games manage to go beyond that and take advantage of their interactive nature.
Jon/Jenna Simpson returns to let us know if this Antarctic tale can do just that.
startmenu Podcast Episode 17 - Why Does Anyone Like Sonic?
startmenu has assembled its finest minds in an attempt to answer the unanswerable.
What is up with Sonic?
Review | Out There: Oceans of Time - A Monotonous Expedition
Space. The embodiment of infinite possibility.
But in a game where anything is possible, there is plenty of room for failure.
We welcome Khee Hoon Chan to the site to review Out There: Oceans of Time.
Early Access Review | Turbo Golf Racing – Waving Green(way) Flags
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! [With golf vibes].
Turbo Golf Racing is exactly what it sounds like - Rocket League but golf. The question is though, “ Is it any good?”
Henry Stockdale takes to the links/racetrack for this review.