Author Archives: Francesco Ramazzotti
Originally a PS3 exclusive, Valkyria Chronicles was met with stellar reviews when it launched back in 2009. Among all the praises, what made Valkyria Chronicles stand out was its unique mix of the European WWII era and Japanese anime aesthetic which, coupled with an immersive story not scared to explore darker themes and a diverse, charismatic cast, [… Read more
When you first glance at a Football Manager game, the fact that this game gets released on a yearly basis may come as a shock. At the end of the day, it’s basically a big excel sheet with football matches you can’t play. Hell, if I posted a screenshot from Football Manager 2011 next to a screenshot of Football [… Read more
Assetto Corsa isn’t your standard racing game. Sure, the whole point of it is the same as any other racing game but with a focus on realism and simulation. In fact, even the game considers itself a simulator more than anything, heavily favoring quality over quantity, something that may be a turn off for some players. [… Read more
Dreamfall Chapters is the sequel to 2006’s Dreamfall: The Longest Journey which was a story-based adventure game, similar to the more recent titles by Telltale, with a particular focus on characters and world building. Chapters takes place shortly after the events of the first game, but, in our world, 8 years have passed. Is this story worth [… Read more
You should be used to seeing another F1 game hitting store shelves in October. Since its first release in 2011, Codemasters has been releasing one of these every year without fault. F1 2011 was the first good Formula 1 game in a long time, F1 2012 improved on that formula (pun not intended) and added a lot of [… Read more
Project CARS has been a major talking point of the racing game genre for quite some time. Crowdfunded thanks to a very dedicated racing community, Project Cars is looking to battle head to head against established racing simulations such as Forza and Gran Turismo and even promising indie newcomers such as Assetto Corsa. We were able to go hands on [… Read more
Another F1 Season, another F1 game by Codemasters. Much like FIFA, Madden and Call of Duty, we’ve come to expect a yearly release of the racer but, as we all know, it becomes increasingly difficult to improve from the previous iteration in such a short period of time. The first F1 game was great, even if it lacked [… Read more
Styx: Master of Shadows has an appropriate name, mostly because this game completely caught me by surprise. I did hear the name before, maybe I saw a gameplay video or two around the internet, but I completely forgot this game was coming out until I received my review copy. The big question is, should Styx have kept [… Read more
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 is a game which completely slipped under my radar, it was announced earlier this year with little fanfare and quietly released on Friday, October 3rd. Usually, games which release so quietly tend to be of low quality, but this new Pac-Man platformer was actually a pleasant surprise. As I [… Read more
We liked Age of Wonders III quite a bit; in fact, you can read what we thought of the base game here. Golden Realms, however, is the first expansion to hit Triumph‘s turn-based strategy game and, alongside the DLC, a free patch was also released which improves the AI and tackles some community-requested features, which makes [… Read more
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