Game Reviews

  • Concord – Game Review

    Concord (available for PlayStation 5 and PC) Concord is the latest Sony Live Service game made as part of PlayStation Studios, this one coming from Firewalk Studios, a relatively new studio that Sony initially signed an exclusivity deal with before outright buying them- something that I took a lot of interest in, since it seemed…

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  • SteamWorld Heist 2 – Game Review

    SteamWorld Heist 2 Switch Review SteamWorld Heist 2 is the turn-based shooter game sequel to the original game released over 9 years ago and is now available on all consoles & PC. I played the Switch port of the game as it was the system that I played and 100% the original game on, so…

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  • Cat Quest 3 – Game Review

    Cat Quest 3 (available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Nintendo Switch version used for this review.) Cat Quest 3 is the latest entry in the indie-action RPG series made by The Gentlebros. The big difference this time is that we’ve moved to a pirate setting! If…

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  • That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime: ISEKAI Chronicles – Game Review

    That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime: ISEKAI Chronicles (available for PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox Series X & S, Nintendo Switch and PC. Nintendo Switch version used for this review.) If you’re a watcher of the Anime Amigos Podcast (for the love of god please watch it we’re desperate), you’d know that I’m…

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  • Nintendo World Championships NES Edition – Game Review

    Nintendo World Championships NES Edition (available for Nintendo Switch only) As a way to keep Nintendo fans happy in the final year of the Switch, Nintendo has decided to bring out a small package release which resurrects their Nintendo World Championship brand. Though an official competition hasn’t happened since 2017, Nintendo wants to replicate the…

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  • Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble – Game Review

    Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Switch Review Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (Referred to as SMB going forward) is the 9th main console game in the franchise and the 35th game in the franchise overall. It is an arcade style puzzle platformer game that features the player taking control of a group of monkeys as…

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  • Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree – Game Review

    Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree So… Elden Ring. As you would probably know by now, especially if you’re one of three people who watches our Professionally Unprofessional Podcast, I absolutely loved and still love Elden Ring. It still remains my favourite game of the decade and one of my favourite games of all time,…

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  • Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD – Game Review

    Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD (available for Nintendo Switch only) So, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD was announced alongside a bit of a filler lineup for what will probably be the final calendar year of the Nintendo Switch, since Nintendo has promised to reveal the console’s successor within the fiscal year, meaning the latest we will see…

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  • Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (2024) – Game Review

    Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door   (available for Nintendo Switch only) Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is a remake on Switch for one of the most popular games on the GameCube- and is considered one of the best games of the spin-off series. Thousand Year Door is what several fans have wanted the games…

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  • Stellar Blade – Game Review

    Stellar Blade (available on PlayStation 5 only) I don’t know why but it really felt like we were waiting for Stellar Blade for way longer than we actually were. The game was first announced during a PlayStation Showcase in September 2021 where it carried the title Project EVE, getting renamed to Stellar Blade the next…

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  • Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 – Game Review

    Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (available for Xbox Series X & S and PC. Xbox Series X version used for Calvin’s review; PC version used for Elliot’s review) So Hellblade 2 has been in development for a long time. I think that’s because it got a very early reveal; the game was first revealed at the…

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  • Little Kitty Big City – Game Review

    Little Kitty Big City (available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X & S, and PC. Nintendo Switch version used for this review) Little Kitty Big City opened a Nintendo Direct recently, and sort of looked like a cross between Stray and Untitled Goose Game. It’s essentially a game where you play as a…

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  • Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes – Game Review

    Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, S, One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Xbox Series X version used for review) Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has been the long-awaited successor to Suikoden, created now by new studio; Rabbit and Bear Studio, which does have some Suikoden staff working on it.…

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  • Sand Land – Game Review

    Sand Land (available for PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox Series X & S, and PC. PlayStation 5 version used for this review.) Akira Toriyama is a man who needs no introduction. From creating the legendary Dragon Ball series – which helped to popularise anime outside of Japan – to lending his artwork to renowned classics…

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  • Endless Ocean Luminous – Game Review

    Endless Ocean Luminous (available for Nintendo Switch only) Endless Ocean Luminous is a new entry into a series that Nintendo hasn’t really touched since the Wii era- this is the third entry, having skipped the entire WiiU generation, so it feels a bit weird bringing it back for what will probably be the final full…

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  • Rise Of The Ronin – Game Review

    Rise Of The Ronin  (available on PlayStation 5 only) Feudal Japan has always been a pretty popular setting, not just for video games, but for media as a whole. And it’s understandable why, they were times of great turmoil for the citizens of Japan and the samurai and ronin are often depicted as strong honour…

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  • Planet Zoo – Game Review

    Planet Zoo PS5 review Planet Zoo is the construction and animal management simulator that originally released on PC back in 2019. It has now been released for both PS5 and Xbox X & S in 2024. Instead of focusing on building the ultimate rollercoaster theme park like the prior game, players now embark on creating…

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  • Unicorn Overlord – Game Review

    Unicorn Overlord (available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X & S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Nintendo Switch used for this review) Unicorn Overlord is from one of my current favourite developers, Vanillaware, who did a game I previously reviewed; 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, which I thought was excellent. They once again have teamed up with…

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