Tom Morris has his say on the divisive Nintendo Switch Conference. Nintendo fans have been watching cringe-worthy conferences for years, every single one searing a fresh wound. 2008: Wii Music sees a ÔÇ£bandÔÇØ waggle Wiimotes for a few minutes, to an audience hoping for something that might actually improve on Wii Sports. 2009: someone who has never played Mario before is now in head of … Continue reading Nintendo Switchmas: Opinions
Our resident, evil video-games aficionado┬áSaman Izadyar takes newbie’s on a rainbow road to success, with this guide to entry-level gaming! Unlike other forms of entertainment, video games can be ridiculously difficult to get into. They are kind of like martial arts in a way. You may see a black belt run up a wall, do a backflip and snap someoneÔÇÖs neck with their pinkie fingers … Continue reading Quench’s Declassified Video-Game Survival Guide
Dan Burke guides us through the most pressing gaming stories of the last month, slap on your Virtual Boys and let’s get into it! Nintendo Switch Nintendo finally revealed their new console in a short video this month. The Nintendo Switch is a handheld console that has the capability to be connected to your TV or taken on the go. The trailer shows off how … Continue reading The NX Generation – October News Roundup
Sam Saunders takes a look at the last, great swansong of Projekt Red’s longstanding Witcher, Geralt of Rivia. When I sat down to play the latest (and sadly, last) expansion for my favourite game of 2015, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, I was feeling a little apprehensive. After the amazing base game, the excellent character-driven story of Hearts of Stone (the first expansion, released last … Continue reading Review: The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine DLC
When it comes to mobile games, you have to sieve through a lot of fodder in order to get to the good stuff. As smartphones get bigger, faster and stronger, the potential for better games increases. Snake and Brick Breaker have to step down as we enter an era of more sophisticated gaming on the go. Saman Izadyar has done all the sieving for you; … Continue reading Best of Mobile Gaming
Video Games editor Saman Izadyar takes a look at the reboot of one of the PlayStation’s top icons: Ratchet & Clank. Let me preface this by confessing my love for Insomniac Studios before I totally destroy this game. I have spent countless hours on the Ratchet & Clank and Resistance games with them being some of my favourite platformers and first-person shooters respectively. Initially I … Continue reading Review: Ratchet & Clank
Quench Video Games editor Tom Morris spends ninety minutes looking through the eyes of a killer cyborg, wondering why he doesn’t get to control him with a joystick. Hardcore Henry is less of a film and more like a LetÔÇÖs Play – that is, a first person playthrough of a hack-and-slash first person shooter game, except without commentary. The main character is ostensibly ÔÇ£you,ÔÇØ the … Continue reading Review: Hardcore Henry
Canines have to take the back seat when it comes to manÔÇÖs best friend in video games. All dogs can do is look cute and barkÔǪ you canÔÇÖt even use them as a means of transportation. This is where the domesticated horse comes in. With an average top speed of 30mph, horses can outrun hoverboards, sloths and provisional license holders. This makes them the perfect … Continue reading A Horse, a Horse! My Video Game for a Horse!
Hello there dear reader, before you read this article I ask of you one simple task, to ask yourself something relevant to this time of the year: Valentines Day. Do you consider yourself quite the Lothario? Capable of commanding the unified attraction of multiple people at once, with a silver tongue and striking looks to boot, and the ability to sway even the coldest heart … Continue reading Pulling in Video Games
Llewellyn Griffiths leads the resistance in an attempt to remove the imperious alien race that have taken over Earth in this review. If you like the XCOM series then XCOM 2 is a no brainer. However, if you are new to the series or to the turn based strategy genre then you may be put off.┬á At itsÔÇÖ core XCOM 2 is a complete improvement … Continue reading Review: XCOM 2
Jack Bray grabs his radio and puts on his fireproof jacket to review one of the best looking games of the year. Firewatch is a narrative exploration game set in the Wyoming wilderness in 1989. You control Henry, a short term Fire lookout assigned his own tower in the Shoshone National Forest. Available for PlayStation 4, PC, Mac and Linux. Looking out over the expansive … Continue reading Review: Firewatch
Saman makes a plea to games developers everywhere so that they can stop giving him mini heart attacks Continue reading Spooked by Spiders: a gamer’s struggle
It’s a trap! Not really, it’s actually Elis Doyle talking about some games with differing midi-chlorian counts. Continue reading Star Wars: The Video Games Strike Back
ÔÇ£Pfft, this sounds stupidÔÇØ a gamer states, as Just Cause 3 is loading up; the cover art and advertising literally covered in explosions. Cut to three hours later; the gamer has rigged up an elaborate system of grappling hooks, placed explosives and vehicles. At the press of a button, a cow is rocketed into a petrol station that results in an earth-shattering detonation that sends … Continue reading Review: Just Cause 3
Although IÔÇÖve played Fallout games before, this would be my first major foray into the series, which has always held a soft spot in my heart for the richness of the alternate history lore. There was a huge sense of apprehension – would Fallout 4live up to the hype that has been built both before and after the official reveal earlier this year? And would … Continue reading Review: Fallout 4
“Hunt them to the last!” Halo 5: Guardians is a sweeping epic that only 343 Industries could have imagined, with the 9-10 hour campaign taking the player on a thrilling chase across the galaxy. Set several months after the tumultuous events of Halo 4, the galaxy is in chaos; with the Covenant remnant continuing to cause trouble for the UNSC and their Sangheili allies. Amidst … Continue reading Review: Halo 5: Guardians
I feel sorry for The Witcher 3. If it was released any other year, then it would have easily been the game of the year. Unfortunately Geralt of RiviaÔÇÖs sword has to cut through Big BossÔÇÖ prosthetic arm first. IÔÇÖm always surprised by the lack of people IÔÇÖve encountered that have played a Metal Gear Solid game. Hopefully that will now change with the release … Continue reading Why Metal Gear Solid Is the Best
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain can truly be considered Hideo KojimaÔÇÖs magnum opus. Set in the 1980ÔÇÖs, it follows the story of the legendary hero Punished “Venom” Snake, the leader of the newly minted private military group known as Diamond Dogs. After the destruction of Mother Base, the death of his comrades and awakening from a nine year coma, he seeks to rebuild … Continue reading Review: Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
Super Tomato: Nestled more or less opposite Tesco on Salisbury Road, Super Tomato houses an AladdinÔÇÖs cave of retro games, manga, toys and awesome imported action figures from Japan. To further satisfy your inner geek and keep you entertained during term time are a wide range of sparkly electronics and cool gadgets. As Super Tomato mainly concentrates on retro games and consoles, not surprisingly much … Continue reading The Gamer’s Guide to Cardiff
Gore, heavy metal, guns and more gore! That pretty much sums up Killing Floor 2; the highly anticipated sequel to the original gore-fest. The game is currently in ÔÇÿEarly AccessÔÇÖ on Steam, with the full release coming later in the year for Windows, Linux and PlayStation 4. Consequently not all features are showcased in its current form, not that it makes playing it now any … Continue reading Review: Killing Floor 2
