Saturday, 1 April 2017

Destiny (Vanilla) PS4 Review: "Fantastic gunplay, let down by a short, unsatisfying and cold Campaign"


Destiny: PS4 Review for Gaming's the Word

Destiny (Vanilla) PS4 Review

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Patch Version: 1.31 --

Having chosen between three class types (Titan / Warlock / Hunter) and designed the facial look of your character, your Destiny begins with a rather high quality albeit short intro cutscene that details the discovery of a massive floating orb that arrived on Mars.  The humans of that era calling this entity: The Traveller.

Luckily for humanity, this Traveller had not come to destroy, quite the opposite in fact. Humans, as a result, attaining new heights in technical advancements as well as accelerating their own evolution.  The combination of which seeing them colonising the solar system and transforming it into a place where life could thrive.
However, the Traveller had an enemy; a darkness.  It took hundreds of years to catch up, but when it did, this golden era of human-kind ended…

Tuesday, 7 March 2017

Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 Review: "An experience not to be missed"


Horizon Zero Dawn: PS4 Review for Gaming's the Word

Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 Review

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Patch Version: Day1 --


Horizon Zero Dawn is all about the story.  This much clear right from the get....

Even before reaching the main menu it treats you to a cinematic that begins to set the scene and introduce what the world, our world, has become.

This introduction though doesn't end there; a second cinematic begins the moment you choose to start a new game that further elaborates upon the story and your character, who is a baby named Alloy that is branded an outcast because she has no mother; the reasons for this a mystery.  You are hooked and reeled in immediately.  The bond between you and her cemented in a way that few other games are able to do or even bother to attempt with any serious commitment.  A connection that is only made stronger because you begin the story witnessing Alloy's hardships as not only a newborn, but also as a growing infant. Your guardian during this time teaching the both of you the lessons you will need to survive in this cruel and metal inhabited world.


Thursday, 23 February 2017

Homefront the Revolution PS4 Review: "An unpolished diamond"


Homefront the Revolution: PS4 Review for Gaming's the Word

Homefront the Revolution PS4 Review

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Patch Version: 1.11 --

The first Homefront back in 2011 was a gritty and grim story showing the KPA occupation as oppressive and cruel. It was dangerously reminiscent of certain real life events from humanity's past; the mass burial grave scene for example that tasked you with hiding amongst the white-phosphorus-burnt bodies to evade the KPA choppers for example had people all a buzz.  The campaign had a few moments like this; moments that were thought provoking. The problem was, just as you were getting into the game it was over; the campaign only lasting around 3 to 4 hours. Value for money on release from a single player aspect it was not. So when I heard a sequel was on the cards AND it was going to be open world, I was excited.

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Thief PS4 Review: "A kleptomaniac's wet dream"

Thief PS4 Review for Gaming's the word

Thief PS4 Review 

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Patch Version: 1.02 --

For a game that was released in 2014, and having been spoilt with the likes of Rise of the Tomb Raider and Uncharted 4, I was not really expecting much if I'm being honest when I picked up Thief from the PSN store at a bargain price.  I had never even played any of the Thief titles before, so I was going in totally blind, but boy was I pleasantly surprised and extremely shocked, because not only did I discover a gem of a game, but a game that is rammed packed with neat little gameplay mechanics and features galore, which frankly put some AAA games released last and this year to shame in comparison.