007 First Light PS5 Review
I finished 007 First Light a week or so ago. I even tried to obtain the platinum trophy for it (I failed due to a bug with collectibles). However, I kept forgetting to write my thoughts on it for a handful of reasons. The first reason was that it had an air of familiarity in style and presentation from a bygone era. I felt like was replaying an Uncharted title. The second was a testament to how well they captured … Read More
LTTP: Donkey Kong Bananza
I purchased Donkey Kong Bonanza at the end of December 2025, but only just finished it. The reason behind the drag could be explained by my infatuation with Marathon, but it is also down to the sudden drop in enjoyment as I charted below. Donkey Kong Bananza had would have been a superior game if it had fewer sublayers. One could argue that Nintendo was stuffing the game to justify its $99.99 CAD price tag, but I found they stuffed … Read More
Marathon Review
A striking art style, open beta, and relatively lower price tag convinced me to take a chance on Bungie’s Marathon. The captivating reveal cinematic lured me in and the open beta convinced me to stay. I played a bit of the Division’s Dark Zone mode and knew of Escape from Tarkov, but Marathon was my first proper extraction shooter. When I think of PvPvE, I think of TitanFall and even Battlefield 6 with its reliance on bots to fill lobbies. … Read More
Battlefield 6 Multiplayer Review
It didn’t take much for the Battlefield 6 multiplayer beta to convince me that I should pick up the game at launch. It ran well, it looked solid, and it felt right. Battlefield 4 multiplayer was the last Battlefield game that I owned and the Battlefield 2042 multiplayer beta was the last one that I tried. I was patient with BF4, but I wasn’t so forgiving with BF2042. Under the late Vince Zampella’s leadership, the newly formed Battlefield Studios put … Read More