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Final Fantasy VII Remake Episode INTERmission

 The Feisty Ninja receives in this new PS5 expansion! Episode INTERgrade which is included in the PS5 version of Final Fantasy VII Remake, features Yuffie, the loveable ninja from Wutai. It is included as a download code for copies of the PS5 version, but people who bought the game on PS4 can pay £15.99 to access this new content. It includes two new side chapters which provide an alternative perspective of the events of the main game. Yuffie was an optional character in the original Final Fantasy VII and her original presentation was hit and miss. Some fans love her, but her obsession for materia and an irritating side mission late in that game caused her to be a marmite character. Thankfully, like every other main character in Final Fantasy VII Remake, a great deal of time and effort has gone into bringing the chunky PS1 character to life on PS5. Her voice acting is superb, her writing is witty and charming, and she is more fleshed out than it ever was on the original PlayS...

Overboard! Review

You’re aboard a ship in the 1930s emigrating from Britain to the United States. Your husband has a gambling problem, is supporting the fascists in Germany and is having an affair with a younger woman. How can you get rid of him to start a brand-new life in the New World? Veronica Villensey decides to push him, as the title suggests, Overboard! Other murder mysteries task you with figuring out whodunnit, but Overboard! flips this idea on its head. How do you get away with murder? Playing the role of Veronica as she covers up her matricide is unique and fun. The game plays as a visual novel. You explore the ship, speak to other passengers to gain information. Veronica is the villain of the tale and everyone on board has a secret to hide. The old lady; she’s a gossip. The younger woman; she is self obsessed. The kind gentleman; secretly a pervert.  Characters may know key incriminating evidence relating to the murder, so it’s important to discover their flaws and how to manipulate t...

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition Review

Horizon Zero Dawn feels like it was conceptualised by a group of kindergarten children during playtime. ‘ROAR’ shouted Lambert standing on the table, “I am a giant robot T-Rex and I am going to fire my laser cannons at you!” Horizon Zero Dawn is set in a post-apocalyptic world hunting robotic dinosaurs. It’s stupid but that is what makes it superb. I have never played anything like it, but I wish it embraced its outlandish concept and had a less serious tone.  Guerrilla Games most recent PlayStation exclusive features protagonist Aloy- a social outcast in a native American/Celtic inspired world. There is an alluring mystery on how these robot dinosaurs came to be and how they have conquered their environment. It plays like typical open world game with an emphasis on defeating these magnificent beasts.   After a few hours, the world map becomes full with an onslaught of objectives to complete. You have the typical bandit camps, where you can defeat human enemies through s...

Watch Dogs Legions Review

  Watch Dogs Legions Review When the first Watch Dogs came out to a mixed critical reception but massive financial success, it was obvious it was going to get a sequel. Watch Dogs 2 fixed a lot of the problems with the original game by creating more interesting characters and scenarios. Now Ubisoft is trying the hackathon again with their newest entry Watch Dogs Legions. The newest entry is the most ambitious one yet but is it any good? Well, I have written this review for you to check it out! At the moment Watch Dogs Legions is a few months old and I think a lot of people have forgotten it. So, to sort of spice up my ‘late to the party’ review, I am going to review the game then compare it to a game I think it should have taken more inspiration from, and then outline the direction in which the series should step. That way it is a bit more fun than simply a ‘hey, read my very late review to a game that is a couple of months old now’. The big new addition to Watch Dogs Legions...

Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Review

  Tokyo Mirage Sessions is this bizarre combination of J-Pop, Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei. The fact it exists at all is minor miracle and it is quite unlike any JRPG I have ever played. It is completely amazing and insane and there is this weird sense of humour and awareness not seen in most RPGs. The premise is absolutely crazy; you play as Itski, a high schooler who signs up to an idol agency called Fotuna Entertainment. It turns out though that the agency is just a front, and their real goals are to fight of these evil spirits. You see, a bunch of otherworldly incidents have been happening in Tokyo. Secret demons have been invading and causing havoc by feasting on some celebrities’ Performa (which is basically their soul). This causes them to go crazy so the idols, employed by Fortuna Entertainment, need to enter the demon world, fight their way through a dungeon and defeat a boss to save the day. It is kind of like the Persona series, except instead of personas the ido...