ZOETI STEAM REVIEW

I was given a review code which I played on my Steam Deck. Code from Publisher Akupara Games @akuparagames Developer Dusklight Co Ltd @DusklightGames

This is released in the UK on 20/4/2023 and in the UK is priced at £16.75.

INTRODUCTION

In Zoeti you use a deck of playing cards which you play combinations like ( Flush, Full House, and more ) to activate skills that you use to defeat monsters and protect people on your journey.

FEATURES

  • A Royal Flush – Every ability is related to a poker hand.
  • Create A Powerful Arsenal – Upgrade skills, buy accessories, items to help you on your runs.
  • Your Choices Have Consequences – Make choices such as fight, rest, and even random events that can be beneficial or hurt you on your adventures.
  • Meet Fuzzy Friends – Meet Winfred and Rabelle and many more.
  • Endless Possibilities – Three different game modes and three different characters at five different difficulties and dozens of builds, hundreds of unique enemies and every run is unique.

FAN ART

PROS

Characters that you meet all have own look and all have own personality to them.

Playable characters all have own look and all have own feel and own moves to give you different options for battles such as Alves is fast but Valentina has armor and more also you have to unlock them from playing you start with Valentina then Alves and finally Nicora.

Valentina
An honorable knight dedicated to protecting the weak and standing as a bulwark against evil, Valentina blocks incoming attacks with her stalwart shield and puts the might of raw muscle behind every sword swing. Play Valentina if you like outlasting opponents, meeting them head on with pulverizing power.

Alves
An elusive trickster, Alves knows how to hamstring his enemies’ quickest attacks, evade their most devastating blows, and make them bleed for every swing they take. Play Alves if you like outsmarting opponents with clever ploys and deadly combos.

Nicora
An ingenious mage, Nicora combines the raw power of elemental fire, ice and lightning to burn, freeze and shock her opponents into submission. Play Nicora if harnessing the primal power of terrifying magic seems the best way to defeat the trial of the gods.

Items are super impressive as so many and all offer own uses to help during runs and can use them at anytime during battles with using a turn which is a cool mechanic as alot games healing or items is a turn.

Accessories are super important in runs as offer so many perks and can equip loads and can change runs such as giving you health back after each fight or giving you attack damage up and so many more and not permanent as each accessory only lasts so many fights then its gone which stopes you being overpowered.

Skills are very impressive as not only is there alot for each character but all are unique and can swap them out to make own build and can even upgrade them to make them super strong and can be upgraded a couple of times but only once at a rest spot which adds a whole layer to which skills you upgrade first.

Choices are important as there is multiple paths and multiple options such as picking if a boss has more defence but less attack or more attack and so many more options not all options are beneficial either so be warned.

World is interesting and new each run with own layouts and own monster spawns and interaction points.

Monsters are very cool as alot of variety to them and all have own look and all have own attacks you need to learn in order to defeat them.

CONS

Super difficult and very easy to fail runs can be frustrating at times.

Sometimes RNG gives you a naff hand and makes you fail like you are just meant to fail.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 8/10

Overall for £16.75, has cool characters, heroes that are unique have own skills and playstyle, accessories and items that are unique and interesting sand a very pretty art style. However can be frustrating as is super difficult and easy to fail runs and sometimes RNG gives you naff hand causing you to take damage and potentially fail runs especially during tougher fights like bosses.

PROS 

* Characters you meet own look, personality.
* Playable characters all own look, feel, moves.
* Items cool own uses help loads on journey.
* Accessories super important help during runs.
* Skills impressive unique, upgradeable.
* Choices important as multiple paths, more.
* World is interesting new each run.
* Monsters cool own look and own attacks.
CONS 

* Super difficult easy to fail runs and can be frustrating.
* Sometimes RNG gives you a naff hand and makes you feel like you meant to fail.

Here is video footage from me playing on my Steam Deck.

https://youtu.be/GoerCPQ9me0

https://youtu.be/P5m_kKjMjMg

PIRATES OUTLAWS REVIEW

I was given a PS4 code which I played on my PS5. Code provided by Publisher BlitWorks @BlitWorks Developer Fabled Game Studio @FabledGame

This is released in the UK on 29/3/2023 and in the UK is priced at £14.99.

INTRODUCTION

Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike deck builder with a unique art style packed with content. Navigate dangerous seas, defeat every outlaw in your way and challenge their masters in tense combat.

FEATURES

  • 3 Game modes with unique rules.
  • 16 Heroes with unlockable skins.
  • More than 700 cards and 200 relics.
  • 150+ Outlaws and 60+ unique bosses.
  • Tons of unlockables.
  • All the 7 chapters included.

FAN ART

PROS

Art style is cool and very detailed.

Characters that you can play as all have own cards own skills to fighting and all have own feel and look to them.

Bosses are very cool loads of them all have own look and all have own attacks and weaknesses to learn in order to beat them.

Enemies are very cool all have own look and all have own attacks such as the skelton guy that when you kill him he regenerates so you have kill him twice.

Levels are big and full of multiple paths and events that can be good or bad and random amount of shops for heals and more.

Cards have very nice artwork and nice look to them and all have own uses and own feel to them and so many cards you are always finding new cards to use.

Tons of stuff to unlock such as new areas, new characters ship upgrades permanent buffs such as more health or reduction in cost to shop prices and so many more.

Alot of content for £14.99, has cool characters, cards, and tons more to unlock.

CONS

Alot to learn can be daunting at the start of the game or if you are new to the genre.

Challenging game as is very easy to die/fail run as can be cursed or just pull cards need ammo for and have no ammo cards and not have alot of health compared to some enemies/bosses.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 8.5/10

Overall for £14.99, has cool characters, levels, enemies, tons to unlock and is fun. However alot to learn at the start can be daunting especially if you are new to the genre and is a challenging game and is easy to die/fail runs.

PROS 

* Art style is cool and very detailed.
* Characters play as have own cards, look, feel.
* Bosses cool look own attacks.
* Enemies cool own look, attacks.
*Levels are big full of fights, events.
* Cards are nice all unique, own feel.
* Tons of unlocks new areas, characters.
* Alot of content for £14.99, has cool characters, cards, tons to unlock.
CONS 

* Alot to learn can be daunting at start and if new to the genre.
* Challenging game easy to die/fail run.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/q5_cVhJoYLU

https://youtu.be/EEog9zC5R-8

https://youtu.be/cICpZoUH6nU

CANNON DANCER OSMAN REVIEW

I was given a PS5 code from PR company PR Hound @pr_hound Publisher ININ Games @iningames_jp Developer Mitchell Corporation.

This is released in the UK on 13/4/2023 and in the UK is priced £24.99.

INTRODUCTION

Set in near future of the 21st century the world is controlled by a single corrupt government and a evil sorceress called Abdullah The Slaver. Luckily a lone assassin and top class agent KIRIN offers hes skills for hire.

FEATURES

  • Save States.
  • Graphic Filters And Shadows.
  • Controller Vibration.
  • Double Jump.
  • Invincible Jump.
  • Invincible Slide.
  • Invincible Attack.
  • Extra Credits.
  • Auto Attack ( SPEED 1-5 )
  • Rewind Feature.
  • Customizable Controls.

FAN ART

PROS

Retro vibes and very nostalgic feel reminds me of the mega drive and snes games grew up playing or being at an arcade.

Enemies are very cool as all have own look and all have own attacks to avoid.

Bosses are cool and all have own look and all have own attacks to avoid and weak points to find.

Levels are different and all have own look and feel to them.

Easy controls and can even be customized makes this a easy pick up and play for everyone of all skill levels.

Old school difficulty where you will die alot.

Difficulty options to suit all playstyles such as a mode where can add enhancements such as extra credits and invincible slides and many more is great as can make game more or less challenging to suit your style.

CONS

Very challenging as you will die often which can be frustrating.

Short levels and the game can be finished in 1-2 hours.

No replay ability as when you have finished there are no secrets or alternate endings to find.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 7/10

Overall has retro nostalgic vibes, cool enemies, bosses, and easy controls to make game easy pick up and play. However for £24.99, has short levels and as you can finish the game in 1-2 hours and is a very challenging game where you will die often and once you complete the game no real replay ability as no secrets to find or unlock alternate endings.

PROS 

* Retro vibes and very nostalgic.
* Enemies are cool, own look, attacks.
* Bosses cool own look, attacks.
* Levels different all have own look.
* Easy controls easy pick up and play.
* Old school difficulty die very easy.
* Difficulty options suit all playstyles.
CONS 

* Very challenging die often can be frustrating.
* Short levels can finish game in 1-2 hours.
* No replay ability as when finished no secrets or alternate endings to find.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/C7ZXegDezV4

https://youtu.be/QaWma8haUbQ

https://youtu.be/aaU8TrNj2X8

CURSE OF THE SEA RATS REVIEW

I was given a PS5 code from Publisher PQube Ltd @PQubeGames Developer Petoons Studio @petoons

This is released in the UK on 6/4/2023 and in the UK is priced at £15.99.

INTRODUCTION

Curse Of The Sea Rats is a “ratoidvania” adventure that is lovingly crafted hand drawn adventures playing as one of four prisoners of the British Empire on your mission to stop Flora Burn who turned you into a rat.

FEATURES

  • Lavish art and animation explore a hand drawn art style in cool 2.5D experience.
  • Freedom and Exploration chart your progress in a huge non linear world.
  • 4 Playable characters play alone or with 3 friends in local co-op and all characters are unique with own feel.
  • Huge Adventure and vast network with multiple paths on a 12+ hour adventure with multiple endings.
  • Enhance and upgrade and improve your characters unique abilities and unlock new skills boosting offence and defence or learning powerful magic.

FAN ART

PROS

Story is interesting from start to finish.

Art style is cool and all hand drawn and super detailed style.

Enemies all have own look and all have own moves and own attacks to learn to parry or avoid to beat them.

Bosses are cool as all are challenging and all have own look, moves, attacks, own strategies to learn in order to beat them and avoid death.

Skills are cool all have own feel to them and can make own builds for each character to suit your playstyle.

Characters that you play as all have own look and all have own feel to their moves and all have own skills to level up and swap between them at checkpoints to try them out.

Challenging game you die very easy especially during boss fights.

Alot of content for £15.99, has cool skills, enemies, bosses, and is a fun world to explore and pretty as all hand darwn art style is nice.

CONS

Movement is stiff/clunky and you need to move faster or be able to roll through them as all characters feel slower than you would like.

A challenging game that is easy to die can be frustrating especially when fighting bosses you will die a lot till work out attacks and moves.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 8.5/10

Overall has a cool story, art style to world, enemies, bosses all have own look and attacks all have own strategies in order to beat them. However for £15.99, you die very easy especially during boss fights which can be frustrating and your character moves clunky/stiff as you need to be able to dodge or roll faster to avoid attacks as often found myself getting hit alot.

PROS 

* Story is interesting from start to finish.
* Art style is cool, all hand drawn, detailed. 
* Enemies own look, attacks, moves.
* Bosses all own look, moves, strat to beat.
* Skills cool all own feel make own build.
* Characters play as own look, feel, skills, move.
* Challenging game especially in boss fights.
* Alot of content for £15.99, has cool Skills, Enemies, Bosses and fun world to explore.
CONS 

* Die very easy especially during boss fights can be frustrating.
* Character movement can be stiff/clunky as need be able dodge/roll faster to avoid attacks.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/cWNwEmYYe0M

https://youtu.be/ryTP-eVzZZQ

https://youtu.be/H_4fbj4zv1k

WOLCEN LORDS OF MAYHEM REVIEW

I was given a PS4 code which I played on my PS5. Code from PR company Plan Of Attack Biz @planofattackbiz Publisher, Developer Wolcen Studio @WolcenGame

This is released in the UK on 15/3/2023 and in the UK is priced at £32.99.

INTRODUCTION

Embark on an epic adventure in a dramatic story campaign and test your skills in the huge dynamic endgame.

FEATURES

  • Freestyle Character Development – Use any Armor, Weapon, Skills, to play your own way.
  • Regular Seasonal Content.
  • Expansive Endgame – Develop the city of Storm fall and face endlessly repeatable challenges.
  • Dynamic Soundscape helps you feel the force, power of your attacks.
  • Epic fully voiced -acted campaign full of twists, deadly hordes of enemies.
  • Unleash your fashion sense with large amount of dyes, cosmetics.
  • Dynamic weighty combat with powerful telegraph attacks and even the ability to transform into a aspect of the apocalypse with own skill set.

FAN ART

PROS

Story is interesting from start to finish.

Enemies are very cool all have own attacks and all have own moves to learn.

World is alive and very fun to explore with alot of different areas all have own look.

Skills are impressive as all are unique and can be used to make own build and more which is great as if wanna try a bow or staff or anything can just get some skills and try them with different weapon and if not like the skills can swap them back out.

Weapons all have own look and all have own stats and feel to them and are fun to use.

Huge point allocation to make your own style is cool and different as not forced down one set path.

Freedom to use any weapon is awesome as not limited to one style or one type of weapons can just swap if wanna try new style no making new character.

Alot of content for £32.99, has a cool story, enemies, weapons, world, skills and much more.

CONS

Alot to learn with so many skills and systems to learn such as crafting gem slotting and many more all can be daunting.

Clunky navigating menus on a controller when sorting inventory or selling items.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 8.5/10

Overall has a cool story and cool enemies, skills are impressive and unique and all the weapons have own look and feel and the world is fun to explore and feels alive and much more. However for £32.99, is so much to learn as alot of systems and skills can be daunting and is clunky when navigating menus and sorting inventory on a controller.

PROS 

* Story is interesting from start to finish. 
* Enemies cool own look, attacks.
* World is alive and fun to explore.
* Skills all unique make own builds.
* Weapons own look, feel, stats.
* Huge point allocation make own style. 
* Freedom use any weapon is awesome as not limited to one style.
* Alot of content for £32.99, cool story, enemies, weapons, world, skills.
CONS 

* Alot to learn so many skills and systems can be daunting.
* Clunky navigating menus on controller.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/zdDBbs63B_4

https://youtu.be/zZ3qCUmnYbo

https://youtu.be/bS_JLS-kT5w

FIGMENT 2 CREED VALLEY REVIEW

I was given a PS5 code from Publisher, Developer Bedtime Digital Games @BedtimeDG

This is released in the UK on 9/3/2023 and in the UK is priced at £19.99.

INTRODUCTION

Join Dusty, The Minds Courage as you stop Nightmares spreading chaos and defeat bosses in the human mind.

FEATURES

  • Musical Showdowns – Nightmares have their own theme songs.
  • A Living, Rhythmic World – Chat with the Minds ever changing opinions and tune in to the worlds rhythm.
  • One Mind, Two perspectives – Explore how the land changes from open – minded to close – minded to solve puzzles and more.
  • Rack Your Brain, Hone Your Sword – Prove your mental and physical strength through mind bending puzzles, fights.
  • Companion Mode – We should never have to face our fears alone. Piper is now a controllable character in local co-op.

FAN ART

PROS

Story is interesting from start to finish.

Bosses are fun as all have different mechanics and cool music and enjoyable to fight.

Puzzles are very fun and all makes you think on how to solve them.

Areas all look different and all have own personality to them.

Enemies are different and all have own look, own moves.

Music is very good and fun especially liked the boss music very cool and different.

Art style is cool and unique kinda hand drawn art style.

Cool and fun and is easy to pick up and play for everyone.

CONS

Combat is abit stiff as you are not as nimble as would of liked when trying to dodge attacks.

Short as about 5 hours with not alot of reason to replay the story.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 8/10

Overall has a interesting story, cool music and is easy to pick up and play for everyone. However for £19.99,combat feels stiff/clunky when trying to dodge attacks and is a short game as about 5 hours with not alot reason to replay the story again after you finish it.

PROS 

* Story is interesting from start to finish.
* Bosses are fun all have different attacks.
* Puzzles very fun makes you think.
* Areas look different have own personality.
* Enemies different own look, moves.
* Music is very cool and unique.
* Art style is cool and unique.
* Cool and fun is easy to pick up and play for everyone.
CONS 

* Combat is bit not as nimble as would of liked while dodging attacks.
* Short as about 5 hours with not alot of reason to replay story.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/VPw1lsGOckg

https://youtu.be/T17b5inf_bA

https://youtu.be/q9BThg6ztH4

TINY TROOPERS GLOBAL OPS REVIEW

I was given a PS5 code from Publisher Wired Productions @WiredP Developer Epiphany Games @epiphanygames

This is released in the UK on 9/3/2023 and in the UK is priced at £15.99.

INTRODUCTION

Lead an elite squad of battle hardened specialists through an epic campaign across scorching deserts to dense sweltering jungles to frozen tundra’s !

FEATURES

  • Multiplayer Crossplay with up to 4 players on PC or Console.
  • Lock and Load! Gear up with a lethal arsenal from rifles to flamethrowers to choppers and heavy guns.
  • Rank up to unlock new skills, weapons, more.
  • Enemy Intel fight hordes of enemies up to take on intense boss fights.
  • Adapt and survive and take on a variety of missions from VIP, Search and Destroy and even wave based Survival.

FAN ART

PROS

Nice art style and is a very detailed world.

Story is funny and interesting with alot of humor to the dialogue and alot of references very enjoyable.

Weapons all have own feel to them and all have own look to them.

Loads of upgrades and all are cool and can make own build to suit your own style.

Nice options for changing characters look and outfits all cosmetic and nice made mine look like Rambo.

Easy to pick up and play for everyone easy controls not tons of buttons and combos to remember.

Alot of levels and all have own look and all have own story to them and interesting boss fights.

Alot of content for £15.99, cool story, weapons, upgrades, story and more.

CONS

You can finish the levels fast and no reason to replay them unless you want a better score.

No camera control makes it frustrating as get shot by off screen enemies.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 8/10

Overall has a cool story, alot of humor, cool weapons, alot of levels and easy to pick up and play for everyone. However for £15.99, levels are short and no reason to replay them again unless you are trying to get a better score and can be frustrating as getting shot by enemies off screen as no camera control.

PROS 

* Nice art style and detailed world.
* Story is funny and interesting.
* Weapons have own feel, look to them.
* Loads of upgrades make own build.
* Nice options for changing characters look.
* Easy pick up and play game. 
* Alot of levels all have own look, story.
* Alot of content for £15.99, cool story, weapons, upgrades, story.
CONS 

* You can finish levels fast and no reason to replay them unless you want a better score.
* No camera control makes it frustrating as get shot by off screen enemies.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/UbJh4e9FqjQ

https://youtu.be/QwlKyIVTH_E

https://youtu.be/CUSafRmo3V8

DREDGE REVIEW

I was given a PS5 code from Press Engine @press_engine Publisher Team 17 @Team17 Developer Black Salt Games @BlackSaltGames

This is released in the UK on 30/3/2023 and in the UK is priced at £19.99.

INTRODUCTION

Captain your fishing trawler to explore a collection of remote isles and their surrounding depths and solve weird mysteries and more.

FEATURES

  • Unravel A Mystery – Captain your trawler uncover islands, mysteries and more.
  • Dredge The Depths – Find hidden treasures and complete quests to get strange powers.
  • Study Your Craft – Research special equipment and upgrade your boat to access rare fish and valuable deep sea curios.
  • Fish To Survive – Sell your discoveries to locals to learn about each area and upgrade your boat to find more secluded locations.
  • Fight The Unfathomable – Strengthen your mind and use your abilities to survive trips out on the water after dark.

FAN ART

PROS

Story is interesting and cool as love the mystery and how it unfolds.

Loads of upgrades for the boat and more from everything from more cargo space to better rods and nets and lights also cool all upgrade materials in world for you to find and farm and change game alot.

Fish are very cool and all have own look and value and even different versions to find and trophy versions aswell worth more money.

Fishing is very fun as easy to understand and is so fun just fishing trying get trophy fish and more.

World feels alive with full day night cycle and all different regions have own look and fish and even own quests and characters to find.

Characters that you meet are very cool all have cool look and all have own personality and own agendas to discover.

Ship is cool and has great handling and changes as you upgrade it as in has more health and better lights and can carry nets for trawling and more.

Alot of content for £19.99, has cool characters, fish, ship, upgrades, story, and world is fun to explore.

CONS

Can be frustrating trying to figure out what fish you need for certain places and quests as clues can be vague.

Can be confusing as alot to learn and often get lost especially as trying find certain side quest people or not having option to mark map made hard to find certain locations.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 8.5/10

Overall can be confusing as what fish are needed for certain quests or places and be very nice if able to mark map as hard to find certain people again or certain locations. However for £19.99, has a cool story and tons of fish all unique and weird looking with tons of ship upgrades and is a very easy game to loosed yourself in the world and ship handles very smooth and fun to captain.

PROS 

* Story is cool and interesting.
* Loads of upgrades for boat and more.
* Fish are very cool own look, value.
* Fishing is very fun and enjoyable.
* World feels alive and fun to explore.
* Characters meet cool look own personality.
* Ship is cool has great handling, changes look as you upgrade it.
* Alot of content for £19.99, has cool characters, fish, ship, upgrades, story, world.
CONS 

* Can be frustrating trying to figure what fish you need for certain quests, places.
* Can be confusing as alot to learn and often get lost where to go as not mark map.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/UscneS-EOyY

https://youtu.be/h7Q8koNxtmA

https://youtu.be/zcQD-cuqbK4

IRIS AND THE GIANT REVIEW

I was given a PS4 code which I played on my PS5. Code from Press Engine @press_engine on behalf of Publisher Klabater @klabater Developer Louis Rigaud @Louisrigaud_

This is released in the UK on 2/3/2023 and in the UK is priced at £11.99.

INTRODUCTION

Iris and the Giant is a fusion of a collectible card game with RPG and Roguelike elements.

FEATURES

  • Tactical Battles – Face monsters in fights mixing CCG mechanics with RPG and Roguelike elements.
  • Deckbuilding – Build a deck as you progress, choose the best options for your long-term strategy out of a wide variety of cards.
  • Deep Customization – The game is packed with 51 cards and choices in how to specialize your character, your deck, your playstyle.
  • A Touching Adventure – Alot of care was put into a compelling, emotive story.
  • A Progressive Difficulty Curve – Makes the game accessible to all, but offers a challenge to even the most hardened of players.

FAN ART

PROS

Story is cool and interesting.

Enemies are cool as all have own look and all have own abilities like shielding enemies or being resistant to magic attacks and more.

Cards are very cool as all have own look and nice art style to them and all have own uses like the battle axe that destroys the first line of enemies and many more.

Pretty art style and very detailed levels and cards and more.

Nice for beginners to the roguelite genre as easy to pick up and play not to complex.

Nice upgrade list to suit own playstyle and can respec if you want to try new builds.

Companions are cool as offer alot of bonuses and can swap them and have to do challenges to unlock them which adds a new challenge.

Alot of content for £11.99, has cool story, cards, monsters and a detailed art style.

CONS

Can be grindy as the live, die mechanic in order to progress can be frustrating as feels like you are meant to fail sometimes.

Can be annoying as has random card drops/pulls can cause you to fail and is frustrating as can be having a good run then suddenly get bad cards and feels like you hit a wall.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 8/10

Overall for £11.99, has cool story, cards, enemies, cool companions and alot of replay ability. However is grindy as have to die in order to get stronger which can be annoying and has random card drops/pull which sometimes it drops wrong cards forcing you to fail the run.

PROS 

* Story is cool and interesting.
* Enemies cool own look, abilities.
* Cards cool own look and uses.
* Pretty art style and detailed.
* Nice for beginners to roguelite genre.
* Nice upgrade list to suit own playstyle.
* Companions cool offer alot of bonuses.
* Alot of content for £11.99, has cool story, cards, monsters.
CONS 

* Can be grindy as live, die mechanic in order to progress.
* Can be annoying as has random card drops can cause you to fail and frustrate.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/zZBhdK6M7UM

https://youtu.be/xZzQYGcZY9M

https://youtu.be/lZdNPu_T2lw

DEFEND THE ROOK REVIEW

I was given a PS4 code which I played on my PS5. Code provided by Publisher Klabater @Klabater Developer One Up Plus.

This is released in the UK on 16/3/2023 and in the UK is priced at £11.99.

INTRODUCTION

A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Deploy your heroes to outsmart the enemy and use devastating spells on your enemies.

Build and upgrade your towers to survive the onslaught by using careful placement of your towers and heroes wit and prowess place traps and barricades use them wisely to funnel and confuse the invaders.

Become a champion to save the kingdom do you have what it takes to jump in to procedurally generated roguelike turn based battles where every battle fought is unique.

FAN ART

PROS

Story is interesting from start to finish.

Characters are cool and all have own look and all have own feel and own attacks and can be upgraded aswell.

Traps/Units are very cool as all have own look, own feel to them as in use in combat and can be upgraded aswell.

Enemies are cool as all have own look, attacks and own movement and weakness.

Nice difficulty options where very cool as can adjust the amount of modifiers to make the game more challenging.

Loads of build options for everything as can make own heroes and units to suit own playstyle as all units and heroes have own skills and attacks to learn.

Good game for beginners to the genre as can be adjusted to suit style.

Alot of content for £11.99, has cool story, enemies, characters, units.

CONS

Can be daunting as alot to learn as alot of upgrades and different units and characters and even get round specific upgrades.

Clunky controls when moving around the board or placing units especially if trying to use stick on controller.

OVERALL SUMMARY

I GIVE THIS GAME A SCORE OF 8/10

Overall has a cool story, characters, enemies, tarps/units and good game for beginners to experienced players. However for £11.99, can be daunting as alot to learn and has clunky controls when trying to place units or trying to move around the board.

PROS 

* Story is interesting from start to finish.
* Characters cool own look, feel, upgrades.
* Traps/Units own look, feel, upgrades.
* Enemies cool own look, attacks.
* Nice difficulty options to suit everyone.
* Loads of build options for everything.
* Good game for beginners to the genre.
* Alot of content for £11.99, has cool story, enemies, characters, units.
CONS 

* Can be daunting as alot to learn.
* Clunky controls when moving or placing units.

Here is video footage from my videos of me playing this on my PS5 then uploading to my YouTube channel link below.

https://www.youtube.com/c/GRIMREAPERSAGE

VIDEO REVIEW

https://youtu.be/Fv66ioBMgiM

https://youtu.be/fqak41djCFM

https://youtu.be/v41R-W8o_-M