Final Fantasy 15 PS4 Review: "A brave attempt to evolve, but ultimately it failed to resonate."

Final Fantasy 15 PS4 Review

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Patch Version:  -- 1.10

Final Fantasy 15 begins with its story’s title:   The Tale of the Chosen King’ Saviour to the Star.  It then cuts to a fiery battle between four individuals against some nonchalant god-like creature who sits upon his a-flame throne as if bored with life.

However, it lingers in this moment for only a little before it switches backwards in time.  This cutscene showing us a rather estranged goodbye between a father and his son; the king and his prince.  The Prince, the character you will be controlling: Prince Noctis. 

The moment between them is very formal.  Tense and awkward.   The Prince's destination: Altissia, the capital of Accordo, where he will formalise the union of the states through his marriage to Lady Lunafreya of the imperial province of Tenebrae.

From there, the game cuts to our heroes who have broken down in their car and pushing it along the road; albeit begrudgingly.  The banter, the music, the cutscenes, the world… everything feeling very polished and beautiful.  This is definitely a Final Fantasy game!

Until Dawn PS4 Review: "A truly interactive story where your decisions actually matter!"

Until Dawn PS4 Review

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Patch Version:  -- 1.03

Until Dawn begins with a message explaining the concept of the butterfly effect.

It then elaborates on this, stating that your actions, be it large or small, can dramatically alter the future, and as a consequence, shape how the story unfolds.  It then states that your story is one of many possibilities before ending with a warning.

'Choose carefully…'

The Technomancer PS4 Review: "A grand undertaking, which ultimately falls short in key areas."

The Technomancer PS4 Review

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Patch Version:  -- 1.04

The Technomancer opens with a cutscene detailing the struggle that is life on Mars.  Explaining that since the Turmoil there has been unending wars, all of them fighting over the one resource prized above anything else.  Clean water.   The unfolding scenes then cover what humanity has become since Earth abandoned them: the unfortunates, forced to mutate having been caught in the sun’s radiation.  Everyone else, having remained similar to the ancestors of Earth because they were sheltered in massive metal shells, governed by water corporations, living out their lives in different districts and factions, overseen by rulers, politics, and religious fanatics.

It is then that we are introduced to the elite protectors of the people, the spearhead of the army, a group who all share the same special gift.  The Technomancers….

Dishonored 2 PS4 Review: "A journey worth experiencing more than once."

Dishonored 2 PS4 Review

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Patch Version: 1.04 -- 

Dishonored 2 begins with a black and white cutscene detailing the Empress’ death at the hand of a paid assassin who stabbed her through the heart, this all having taken place fifteen years ago during the rat plague. It then jumps to the present, where we see Emily Kaldwin (the new Empress) making her way to her throne.  The day is one of sorrow; the day the anniversary of her mother’s murder. 

Along the way we meet your father, Corvo Attano, who also doubles as your royal protector.  We also learn that a murderer dubbed the Crownkiller has been slaying your political adversaries.  A fact that you and your father are being blamed for.

However, when an unexpected guest arrives requesting an urgent audience, things take a very dark and unforeseen turn…

The Order 1886 PS4 Review: "Lacking in gameplay, but the most photorealistic story experience you’ve ever seen."

 The Order 1886 PS4 Review

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Patch Version: 1.02 -- 

Having played The Order 1886 for ten minutes I had to stop.  I remember the moment precisely. The moment when I thought: in what crazy ass world did this masterpiece not receive more critical acclaim when it was first released back in 2015?  It's beautiful, by far the best looking game, graphically, ever made to date!  TO DATE!  Yes... graphically better than Uncharted 4, Horizon Zero Dawn and the rebooted Tomb Raider series!  It’s the sort of game I dreamt about playing as a kid.  A game that is so photorealistic it baffles the eye.  So much so it's hard to tell the difference between gameplay and the cutscenes. It's that seamless!

The Evil Within PS4 Review: "Spent the entire time on the edge of my seat!"

The Evil Within PS4 Review

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Patch Version: 1.06 -- 

You know how most games allow you to settle in to their world before ultimately building to that first moment where your heart pounds and your adrenaline courses through your veins?  Yeah… The Evil Within is not one of those games!

Don’t get me wrong, The Evil Within starts like any other game, the short opening cutscene showing your main character (Detective Sebastian Castellanos) riding in a squad car with his colleagues, Joeseph Oda and Juli Kidman having just finished up some prior case, but when a call comes in over the radio ordering all units towards a mental hospital, things from this point forward take a very drastic turn, and before you know what-is-what you’re being brutally chopped up OR sliced up OR pummelled with no mercy like you’re a piece of meat waiting to be cooked!  These unfolding sequences are actually rather difficult for a first hands on experience too.  I was in a survival horror game, of that I had no doubt!  My mind thinking back to the first couple of tranquil minutes in that car, which were now completely eclipsed by the preceding twenty, because what I came to learn is that this is not some ordinary survival horror game; it’s an experiment in pain and punishment, so much so it will test your sanity as well as your patience!  The sole purpose of this beginning segment it seems to teach you one lesson and one lesson only…

Farcry Primal PS4 Review: "A prehistoric behemoth worthy of your time and money."

Farcry Primal PS4 Review

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Patch Version: 1.03 --

Farcry Primal is an interesting beast.

It establishes the date, then starts with a simple but informative cutscene detailing your tribe's relocation to greener pastures, but having found somewhere lush and full of promise then tells how your tribe are soon set upon by the Udam; the flesh eaters.

Wolfenstein: The New Order PS4 Review: "A very polished and well designed first person shooter!"

Wolfenstein: The New Order PS4 Review

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Patch Version:  -- 1.01

Within moments of booting up Wolfenstein: The New Order and starting a new game, I was smiling to myself.  Why? Because there are five difficulty settings.  What’s funny about that?  Well, the easiest setting is called: Can I play Daddy?   What’s more, shows your main character wearing a baby bonnet with a dummy in his mouth! This amused me.  Clearly, the makers of Wolfenstein have a serious attitude towards first person shooters.   We will see.

I choose the medium setting, which reads: for the average gamer and press on.  Instantly we are greeted with a cutscene.  You’re dreaming, but the roar of something stirs you.   Quickly we are awoken as a nearby aircraft explodes.   The sky is full of planes and you’re in one of them!

Styx: Master of Shadows PS4 Review: "A challenging old school stealth game that lets itself down due to inconsistent polish."

Styx: Master of Shadows PS4 Review

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Patch Version:  -- 1.00

Having watched the opening cutscene, which sees your character captured and questioned by the humans of this world, Styx: Master of Shadows, begins in the past.  Your first taste of gameplay tasks you with navigating your goblin character through the underbelly of some castle-like dungeon in pursuit of your dagger.  This, your main weapon that was taken from you when you were captured.  All of this serving as a tutorial that teaches you the systems and mechanics of the game as you traverse your way towards your objective.  Your overarching goal though is very clear right from the start.  To reach and steal the heart of the world tree.

The majority of this early portion of the game revolves around sneaking through the environment, snuffing out torches and clinging to the shadows to avoid the humans that will kill me in seconds if they become alerted to my presence. 

Having claimed my dagger though, it is now that the game opens up.  Killing and fighting my adversaries becomes available.  However, it quickly becomes apparent that Styx: Master of the shadows should be played exactly how it sounds.  This is a stealth game.  Make no mistake.