By Thistle, on June 9th, 2010
Unimpressed by Prince of Persia? Concerned Project Natal might make you look like you’re in the middle of a Sand Dance? Not to worry! There’s sun, sand, and the distinctive aroma of a Cuban cigar in the air for anyone with a PC.
El Presidente has returned, with an add-on pack for [...]
By Thistle, on May 1st, 2010
Adding a few props to a tabletop RPG game can be a lot of fun. The props shown here are our personal favourites at present. All except the very latest technologies have been tried out over several years and most are best used sparingly. Props tend to lose their effect if the Gamesmaster [...]
By Thistle, on March 27th, 2010
The recently released Dragon Age: Origins – Awakenings pack for the enjoyable, if slightly predictable, Dragon Age: Origins franchise is surprisingly good value if you’re a PC owner. The original game impressed on many levels and the first major add-on brings another 25 or so hours of equally intense gameplay.
Our Darkspawn [...]
By Thistle, on March 10th, 2010
The Final Fantasy series has managed to retain the videogame RPG crown for several years. Early sales of Final Fantasy XIII already suggest that the now familiar mix of glossy graphics and extended RPG gameplay will be another huge success for Square Enix.
Existing fans of the series are likely to be [...]
By Thistle, on March 4th, 2010
Heavy Rain stood out as a likely winner when we posted our Videogames 2010 page. Plot-centred, point-and-click investigations aren’t exactly new to videogaming but Heavy Rain’s murder mystery ‘spin’ looked likely to impress and innovate.
We’re please to find that the title has delivered on much of its promise. So much so [...]
By Thistle, on December 8th, 2009
Time to round up our Christmas list with a few suggestions suited to older teenagers or adults. We’re opting for entertainment over anything else and why not!
Batman: The Killing Joke
Batman: The Killing Joke
The Killing Joke builds on the ‘Dark Batman, Dark Gotham’ restyling which saved the franchise following the [...]
By Thistle, on November 22nd, 2009
Add-ons and fillers don’t usually catch our attention. Until we heard about a certain confusion over different versions of Assassin’s Creed 2. The differences between the PS3, the XBox and the delayed PC versions are obvious when ordering. We went online to check on the differences between the different limited editions.
Those [...]
By Thistle, on November 20th, 2009
As Christmas approaches the traditional wave of blood-drenched first-person ‘shooters’ and ‘slashers’ is cleaning up at the stores. This year’s crop includes Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Wolfenstein, Left 4 Dead 2 and Uncharted 2.
Most of these games are largely glorified Space Invaders dressed up for the 21st century. [...]
By Thistle, on November 10th, 2009
After a marathon weekend in the company of Dragon Age: Origins we’ve returned to compare our PC and PS3 games.
As a veteran of Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights my PS3 ‘opponent’ was looking for a major upgrade to the AD&D like gameplay of the earlier titles. He wasn’t disappointed and started [...]
By Thistle, on November 5th, 2009
We’ve laid hands on a couple of copies of Dragon Age: Origins. One PS3, the other PC.
Rob from the Treasure RPG team has set off to try out the PS3 version. He reckons he’ll get close to the 60 hours suggested playing time.
Dragon Age: Origins Collector’s Edition
