I was given a PS5 code from Pr Company Terminals @terminalsio @evolve_pr Publisher, Developer Dark Point Games S.A. @DarkPointGames

This is released in the UK on the 02/11/2023 and in the UK is priced at £17.99.

INTRODUCTION

Master blocking, dodging, explore a vast open world with countless challenges.

FEATURES

• Arena Style Co-Op.
• Action RPG with souls-like combat style.
• A variety of enemies to battle, each with a distinct combat pattern.
• Weapons, items, and skills that offer a unique playstyle.
• An open world ready for exploration.
• Over 20 hours of gameplay.

FAN ART

Story is fun and interesting.

Skills tree is impressive as alot of options to make own build and all have own stats and feel to them.

Enemies all have own look and own attacks to learn in order to beat them.

Weapons are cool as can be upgraded and alot of variety to them and all have own stats and own look and feel to them.

Difficulty options are nice and suit everyone’s playstyle.

Controls are easy to learn and and easy to pick up and play.

World is fun and interesting and fun to explore and feels alive with loads of secrets to find and more.

Easy to get lost when exploring and end up long way away from quest objective as alot of caves side paths to find.

Skills tree is confusing as alot to learn and takes more points than you think to learn skills as use a point to unlock a node then need to use another point to use node so some can take 2 points and some have multiple levels so can be upgraded a few times.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall the story is fun with a skills tree that is impressive and enemies are cool as all have own look and attacks to learn and weapons all have own look and own stats to them and can be upgraded aswell with nice controls that are easy to learn and nice difficulty options to suit everyone and world is fun to explore and feels alive. However for £17.99, easy to get lost when exploring as alot of side paths and caves to find and explore and skill tree can be confusing as alot to learn and alot of choices.

WAIT ON A SALE.

Story is fun and interesting.
Skills tree impressive own feel, stats.
Enemies own look, attacks to learn.
Weapons own look, stats, feel to them.
Difficulty options nice suit everyone.
Controls easy to learn, pick up.
World is fun to explore, feels alive.

Easy get lost when exploring.
Skill tree can be confusing as alot to learn.

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/qgiZw-225hk?si=iVHdPfjKb4ec_yQQ

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPw-l_XYkH4buUD-jYiJ3OrT&si=5FWMUUuB0vM4H54K

I was given a PS5 code by PR Company Terminals @terminalsio @evolve_pr Publisher 11 Bit Studios @11bitstudios Developer Fools Theory @Fools_Theory

This is released in the UK on the 4/12/2024 and in the UK is priced at £29.99.

INTRODUCTION

The Thaumaturge is a character driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices and turn based combat.

FEATURES

• A hero with a flaw
• Wiktor Szulski is a thaumaturge, a master of mystical arts, who can peer into the hearts and minds of others, uncovering their deepest emotions, desires, and secrets. However, his powers also feed into his flaw of pride, which can present him with various opportunities or lead to negative consequences.
• Untold mysteries waiting to be revealed
• No secret or intrigue is safe when the thaumaturge is around. Your unique abilities will give you a great edge in solving detective investigations, becoming a savvy socialite or even dealing with the criminal underground. Explore the world using Wiktor’s perception, seeking personal secrets hidden in objects, that provide different perspectives on events that may seem obvious at first glance.
• Taming mythical creatures
• As a thaumaturge, you draw your power from the ability to summon salutors – mystical, folklore-inspired demons that inhabit the ethereal realm. Use their powers to manipulate your foes, sway the minds of allies, and fight opponents in turn-based tactical combat.
• Unique turn-based combat
• Engage in deep, tactical combat against various opponents – some physical, others more elusive. Wiktor’s thaumaturgical abilities let you bend the rules of reality, summoning demons to unleash powerful attacks or gain strategic advantages.
• A rich gallery of characters
• The early 20th-century Warsaw is a multicultural metropolis with inhabitants from all walks of life. Among them, you’ll meet historical figures like the monk Rasputin or Tsar Nicholas II. The story also introduces you to a gallery of characters connected to Wiktor’s troubled past such as his well-versed sister Ligia or Abaurcy, a childhood friend who turned to a life of crime.

FAN ART

Story is fun and interesting.

Difficulty options are nice and still challenging even on easy setting.

Enemies all have own look and own attacks to learn in order to beat them.

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

Choices are nice as can change the relationships with people and affect the story outcome.

Controls are nice and easy to learn and understand.

Ability make own build nice as alot of different perks which all have own uses and nice to make own build.

Combat is slow and kinda clunky and not as smooth as would of hoped for.

Alot of dialogue which can be to much as seems that everyone has a story to tell.

World felt dull and not alive and not fun to explore.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall the story is fun and the difficulty options are nice and challenging with enemies all have there own look and attacks to learn and the characters all have own look and personality to them and choices affect the relationships also has easy to learn controls and nice ability to make own build. However for £29.99, combat is clunky, slow paced not as smooth as would of liked and alot of dialogue slows game speed as everyone has a story and the world felt dull not alive or made me want to explore.

WAIT ON A SALE.

Story is fun and interesting.
Difficulty options nice and challenging.
Enemies own look, attacks to learn.
Characters own look, personality.
Choices nice as affects relationships.
Controls easy understand, learn.
Ability make own build alot of options.

Combat is slow and kinda clunky not as smooth as hoped.
Alot of dialogue slows speed of the game.
World felt dull not alive.

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/11am_-Gjr30?si=Zi2HwHphfYTaCcrT

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPx7Bxcya0saPgel8CNYdowU&si=zPx4R393Ml6oUTsv

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company JF Games PR @JFGamesPR @JesusFabre Publisher Dear Villagers @DearVillagers Developer Sunny Syrup Studio @spirit_mancer

This is released in the UK on the 22/11/2024 and in the UK is priced at £15,99.

INTRODUCTION

Slash, Shoot, Break demons, Capture their spirits to summon them in battle in the beautiful world of Inferno.

FEATURES

• Hack and Slash Action with Your Demon Spirit
  Capture demons you encounter to fight alongside you while you shoot and slash with a variety of guns and weapons that you can unlock.
• Break and Seal
  Break enemies’ shields using combinations of attacks to capture their spirits into spirit cards, adding them to your deck. Turn any enemy you encounter into your own demon spirit.
• Create Your Deck of Spirit Cards
  Build your own deck with the demon spirits you prefer before you embark on your demon-hunting mission. Choose your play style with 100+ spirit cards that you can find.
• Explore the Beautiful World of Inferno
  Embark on an adventure in a 2D pixel art world full of life and stories of the inhabitants across various locations in the inferno. From beautiful beaches to volcanic fortresses, lush forests, and more.
• Go Demon Hunting with a Friend
  It’s dangerous to go alone. Plug in another controller and let your friend join you in a local co-op adventure.
• Enjoy Your Time in the Inferno
  Play some mini-games between your missions. Go on a date, go fishing, plant trees, support local adventurers, and take on side quests.

FAN ART

Story is fun and interesting.

Enemies are cool as alot of variety to them and all have own look and own attacks to learn in order to beat them.

Art style is pretty and detailed.

Cards are great as so many varieties to them and all have own look and all have own uses and can be upgraded aswell.

Combat is very fun and fast paced with loads of different feeling weapons from basic attacks which range from a sword to knuckles and a blaster to loads of different secondary guns all own look and own feel to them.

Controls are nice and responsive and easy to learn.

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

World is fun to explore as can do farming and fishing and do side missions and both side and main missions both have objectives given own rewards.

Alot of content to do as main missions side missions and Farming, Dating, Fishing and much more with loads of potential builds and much more.

Can be daunting as alot to learn.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall can be daunting as alot to learn. However for £15.99, the story is fun and nice and a detailed art style with nice controls that are easy to learn with enemies that all have own look, attacks to learn and combat is fast and the characters you meet all have own look and own personality also has tons of cards to make build and all have own look and uses to them and can be upgraded and world is fun and feels alive with side missions Dating, Farming, Fishing and much more. LOVED THE GAME.

I RECOMMEND THIS GAME.

Story is fun and interesting.
Enemies own look, attacks to learn.
Art style is pretty and detailed.
Cards own look, uses, upgradeable.
Combat is fun and fast paced.
Controls easy learn and pick up.
Characters meet own look, personality.
World is fun to explore, farming, fishing.
Alot of content with loads to do make own build and more.

Can be daunting as alot to learn.

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/cYWL3uFyYpM?si=AjwEYH6bj_BMJgzv

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPzpIaT7CtElgL0D4XlBxDxQ&si=VLjnFoTN4ZKFrcQ8

I was given a PS5 code from Publisher, Developer Lucid Dreams Studio @ldstudiomtl

This is released in the UK on the 22/11/20224 and in the UK is priced at £15.99.

INTRODUCTION

BIOMORPH is a dark Metroidvania, where you become what you kill and solve ingenious puzzles.

FEATURES

• BECOME YOUR ENEMY. Play as the enemies by killing them and taking their shape. You will be able to use their skills to fight other enemies or use their powers to navigate in uncharted territories.
• THEY LEARN YOUR WAYS. Fight your way through a challenging AI system where previously mimicked creatures unlock new powers to create a unique experience while revisiting areas of the game.
• CHOOSE YOUR WEAPONS. Choose your fighting style by using an arsenal of melee and range weapons, each of them having its own upgrade tree, to bash and shoot enemies. Create different builds in support of your play style by equipping and mixing different unique skills that you can upgrade.
• EXPLORE A VAST WORLD. Explore a vast non-linear, interconnected world composed of many different environments, home of optional boss fights, eccentric NPCs, tons of secrets and upgrades to reward the most daring explorer.
• PERSONALIZE A VILLAGE. Rebuild the city of Blightmoor and befriend it’s inhabitants, learning more about their daily life and the town’s origins. Customize the look of the city to make it your own.

FAN ART

Story is fun and interesting.

Characters that you meet all have own look and own personality and even quests to do.

Enemies are cool as alot of variety to them and all have own attacks to learn in order to beat them and are challenging to beat some of the mini bosses.

World is fun to explore and feels alive with loads of secrets to find and side quests to get interesting rewards and loved the collectable cats that all have own lore to them and much more to the world.

Controls are easy to learn and very responsive which is nice.

Combat is fast and responsive not slow you are very agile and combat can be hectic at some points and keeps you on your toes.

Creatures that you are able to transform into are great as all have own look and own uses to them and is fun to transform into creatures and all own feel to them is nice.

Mementos are cool as can switch them around to suit own playstyle and make own build and all have alot of options and own uses to them.

Alot of content as loads to do, explore and make own build and much more.

Can be easy to get lost and be confused as the best way to get to the objective.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall can get lost easy. However for £15.99, story is fun and interesting with the characters that you meet on your adventures all have own look and own personality to them and the world is fun to explore and has loads of secrets and side quests and collectable slug cats to find and more and the combat is fun and responsive with easy to learn controls and the enemies all have own look and attacks to learn and the mementos all have own look and own uses which you can make own build and the creatures that you are able to transform into are great as all have own look and uses to them and so much more to the game. LOVED THE GAME.

I RECOMMEND THIS GAME.

Story is fun and interesting. 
Characters meet own look, personality.
Enemies own look and own attacks.
World is fun to explore, feels alive.
Controls easy learn, responsive.
Combat is fast and responsive.
Creatures transform into own uses, look.
Mementos cool own look, uses, make build.
Alot of content as loads to do, explore, make own build and more.

Can be easy get lost and be confused best way to get to objective. 

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/MQKGT622S60?si=ACmwXqGyqOJ_fcV2

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPwlt8Nn5ldwqCGbaO6p_zNr&si=PwchmJfGnkBTY74t

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company Dead Good Media @DeadGoodMedia @iNathanM Publisher Nacon @Nacon Developer Passtech Games @PasstechGames

This is released in the UK on the 28/11/2024 and in the UK is priced at £24.99,

INTRODUCTION

Fallen Heroes of old folk tales and legends: You are on the verge of a crucial battle against the Nightmare invading your world.

FEATURES

• TALES GONE DARK. Ravenswatch is a top-down roguelike action game in which you play as heroes of tales and legends that must slay hordes of nightmarish creatures in nerve-racking fights. After the success of Curse of the Dead Gods©, Passtech Games returns with an improved formula and an addictive game experience with endless replay value. It can be played solo or with up to four players in co-op.
• 9 HEROES INSPIRED BY POPULAR HEROES. Play as 9 heroes, each with a unique twist and individual gameplay, including Little Red Riding Hood, who suffers from lycanthropy; Sun Wukong, the fallen monkey king; the Snow Queen with her evil powers; and many other familiar characters who have a darker side and are more violent than you might remember.
• BANISH THE NIGHTMARE FROM REVERIE. The Nightmare has invaded the world of dreams and is corrupting everything in its wake. Faced with this evil, the Ravenswatch is gathering heroes from tales and legends from all over the world to lead a crucial battle and restore the fragile balance. But the heroes themselves have been corrupted. How deep do the roots of this evil go?
• Explore 3 open maps filled with activities and inspired by enchanted forests and marshes, One Thousand and One Nights, and Arthurian legends respectively.
• Help the inhabitants of Reverie, such as the Three Little Pigs, Sinbad the Sailor and Morgan the fairy, and earn valuable rewards to help you in your future battles.
• Reveal the story of each character and Reverie, run after run.
• Ravenswatch is a meticulously crafted combination of a dark fantasy atmosphere with a comic book style.
• NERVE RACKING GAMEPLAY SOLO OR CO OP. To defeat the Nightmare and reach the final chapter, you will need a strong build, focus and/or excellent teamwork. You have 3 days and 3 nights to increase your power. Face the chapter boss when you feel ready… or when you no longer have a choice.
• In the purest tradition of the roguelike genre, Ravenswatch is a challenging game but fair, balanced and refined thanks to community feedback.
• Epic boss battles and over 50 formidable, uniquely designed enemies.
• With each level completed, you earn the right to choose a new talent and improve your heroes’ skills. Combine talents, items and dreams to craft the most powerful builds.
• Even more fun with friends or using the matchmaking feature: explore the synergies and relationships between heroes with up to four players in co-op.
• HIGH REPLAY VALUE. During your game, optimize your time and make the best use of the upgrades you earn. With each new run, explore a new map filled with activities and enemies. Unlock new heroes and new content from one run to the next.
• Over 200 talents, 50 magical items and endless build combinations.
• Randomly generated maps with a wide range of activities.
• 4 difficulty levels and customized game modes for an even greater challenge or to enjoy Ravenswatch at your own pace.
• Regular updates will add new free content.

FAN ART

Controls are easy to pick up and very responsive in combat.

Heroes all have own look and own moves and own feel to them which make them play very different and can unlock heroes for completing first chapter with certain characters.

Enemies have big variety to them and all have own look and own attacks to learn to counter to avoid special attacks and more.

Perks are impressive as alot of them and own look and feel and can be upgraded on runs.

Art style is pretty and detailed.

Mods are great as can turn them on to make game harder or adjust to make game easier and alot of options and all own uses to suit own playstyle, One which is very useful to have on is the no time limit as base game has a timer until you are dragged into boss fight so if turn off can fully explore each level at own pace and be much more ready for boss fight of each level.

Stories are great as all the characters have own back story to unlock through playing them and leveling them up.

World is fun and great as all have own look and vibe to them and all have own side quests and optional bosses and ways to reduce bosses health and much more.

Alot of content for the price as so many characters and possible builds to play and high replay options and very fun solo or co op and so much more in the game.

Can be daunting as alot of different perks to try.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall can be daunting as alot of perks to try. However for £24.99, the controls are very responsive and easy to pick up with heroes all having there own look and own attacks to learn and the perks are great as alot of variety to them and can be upgraded during runs to make stronger and has a nice pretty and detailed art style and loads of mods then can customize run one that definitely turn on is no timer as then can explore and level up without the timer dragging you into the boss of the level as the world feels alive and fun to explore and all the heroes have own stories to unlock and so much more to the game. LOVED THE GAME.

I RECOMMEND THIS GAME.

Controls easy pick up, responsive.
Heroes own look, moves, feel.
Enemies own look, attacks to learn.
Perks own look, feel, upgradeable, suit style.
Art style is pretty and detailed.
Mods customize playstyle great.
Stories great everyone has own story.
World is fun to explore, feels alive.
Alot of content for the price high replay.

Can be daunting as alot different perks to try. 

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/AKB16sLYtxc?si=3fs7gWk0st-dQZeY

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPyn-zDpH7lYhdt1b80-q4SY&si=PHmcmClv8iCzpp9g

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company Press Engine @press_engine Publisher Desert Water Games @dwg_publishing Developer Game Dynasty

This is released in the UK on the 28/11/2024 and in the UK is priced at £7.99.

INTRODUCTION

Mice Gard is a adventure game inspired by Scandinavian mythology.

FEATURES

• Epic saga of trust, betrayal, bravery and cute little animals.
• Short story of furry Norse heroes.
• One-evening experience of heroism and mystery!
• Capricious Gods and eldritch magic.
• Choose wisely for even mouse’s choice matters!
• Furious battles and cunning tactical challenges.
• Protect your village and kin – but watch out for dark conspiracies!
• Become the hero people want you to be – even if it is mice-people.
• Enjoy art created with love for mice and Norse myths.

FAN ART

Story is interesting and fun.

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

World is nice as gives you different paths to explore.

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

Town is nice as has buildables and all offer own bonuses such as restoring up to 50% health and many more.

Easy pick up and play for everyone.

Very short as can 1K/PLAT in under 1 hour if you into that.

Alot of reading as not voice acted.

Basic combat can get bit dull.

Not alot of reason to replay after you finish the missions.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall story is interesting, fun and the enemies all have own look and own attacks and the world is nice as can choose which path you travel and the characters all have own look and own personality to them and town has nice buildables which give you bonuses such as restore up to 50% health and also is easy to pick up and play for everyone. However for £7.99, very short as in under 1 hour can easily PLAT/1K game and alot of reading as no voice acted and basic combat can get bit dull and no reason to replay missions after complete them.

WAIT ON A SALE.

Story is interesting and fun.
Enemies own look, attacks.
World own choices where to go.
Characters meet own look, personality.
Town buildables offer own rewards.
Easy pick up and play by everyone.

Very short as in 1 hour to PLAT/1K game.
Alot of reading as not voice acted.
Basic combat can get bit dull.
Not alot of reason to replay after finish missions.

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/ABEM_yQcOmA?si=28YwXQZ6-RQVxBMe

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPz-7oiCRvyOBi6bJR9OcGCs&si=wdgIFukdvQjTeCNe

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company Swipe Right @SwipeRightGG Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing @Coffee_Stain Developer Lavapotion @lavapotion

This is released in the UK on the 12/11/2024 and in the UK is priced at £28.99.

INTRODUCTION

A Turn based strategy adventure game fuses strategic decision making, tactical combat, kingdom management.

FEATURES

• Adventure Awaits
  Explore a wide variety of maps with diverse enemies and valuable loot. Delve into contrasting biomes with unique factions, environments and battlefields.
  
  Build an Empire
  Manage resources, research new advancements and expand your kingdom. Plan your towns to match your playstyle – Will you enlist every archer you can to rain death from their bows, or will the eternal legions of Aurelia march to war beneath your banners?
  
  Wage War
  Dive into a deep combat system using troop abilities and powerful magic. Combine troops to maximize available spells and damage potential. March into epic siege battles and determine which faction matches your playstyle and strategy. There are many ways to conquer!
  
  Play Your Way
  Handcrafted maps for the curious adventurer, or randomized maps for endless replayability. Conquest maps allow head-to-head battles, while Challenge maps offer strategic puzzles to hone your tactical thinking. Find a plethora of maps created by the Lavapotion team as well as our mod community.
  
  Alone or Together
  Venture into the world of Aerbor on your own, team up with a friend, or enlist AI allies and enemies – the choice is yours. The majority of maps are playable in single player, co-op, or multiplayer through local hotseat or online.
  
  Four Factions
  Four factions are locked in an epic conflict. Arleon, knights of old battling each other for dominance. Rana, ancient tribes fighting for survival in the swamp. Loth, necromancers raising the dead to create a glorious future. Barya, bold mercenaries and inventors dedicated to coin, gunpowder and independence.
  
  Four Choral Campaigns
  Listen to the bards as they celebrate your path to victory. Each campaign comes with a unique song that tells the tale of your rise and ruin. Unlock new verses as you complete missions, enjoying the full track at the end of the journey.
  
  In-game Map Editor
  The in-game map editor allows you to create your own adventures using the same tools the developers use to create campaign and skirmish maps. Script in-game events, control the soundtrack, write dialogue and share your creations with others!

FAN ART

Art style is pretty and detailed and feels alive.

Story is fun and very interesting

Units/Enemies are great as alot of variety to them and all have own stats and look and own attacks to learn in order to use them correctly and to avoid certain attacks.

Spells are great as alot of variety to them and all own uses such as planting mines that can be set of by anyone so be careful but great as can place them around a enemy to damage them as soon as they move and so much more is great.

Campaigns are great as all offer own story and own areas and own units and heroes to use all with own feel.

Difficulty options are great as offer alot of choice and can be adjusted to suit own style.

Artifacts are great as can equip them giving you bonuses for damage and and so many more options and all have own stats and feel to them.

Skills are great as can adjust to suit own style when you level up and make own build personally always try increase army size as more units means more attacks per turn and more amount of each types of units.

Alot of content and easy to pick up as just so much in the game and so many options.

Can be daunting as alot to learn.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall for £28.99, can be daunting as alot to learn. However the story is fun and the art style is pretty and detailed and the difficulty options are great as can adjust to suit own playstyle and the skills, spells, artifacts are cool as all have own look and own stats and feel to them and campaign is great as all have own story, areas and own units and heroes to use and so much more to this game and is easy to pick up and play. LOVED THE GAME.

I RECOMMEND THIS GAME

Art style is pretty and detailed.
Story is fun and interesting.
Units, Enemies own look, attacks to learn.
Spells own look, uses, feel.
Campaign own units, story, feel.
Difficulty options great suit everyone.
Artifacts own look, stats, feel.
Skills own choice on level up and make build.
Alot of content and easy to pick up and play.

Can be alot to learn which can be daunting.

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/AGm-wc9ndEE?si=7wXAr5D1nnEuHqE-

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPxt_786_Q0yMQiVeE73kGWI&si=tsfeiwGMIOY-36AN

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company Guillotine @HelloGuillotine @TheOnlyJakeEver Publisher, Developer Chimera Entertainment @songsofsilence_

This is released in the UK on the 13/11/2024 and in the UK is priced at £24.99.

INTRODUCTION

Lead armies, restore kingdoms, uncover legends in Songs Of Silence.

FEATURES

• Explore, Expand, and Dominate in a World torn by War
  
  Songs of Silence is the next-generation of turn-based 4X strategy games.
  Explore hand-crafted maps, build powerful armies, and crush your rivals in fast-paced, real-time battles where every decision is strategic.
  
  
• Unique Factions & Cunning Tactics
  
  Lead one of three unique factions, carve out your place in a ravaged land.
  From dense forests perfect for ambush to towering strongholds ripe for siege, every map presents new challenges and opportunities. Manage resources, rebuild shattered kingdoms, and stake your claim in this living, breathing world!
  
  
• Unleash Fast-Paced Tactical Chaos
  
  Skip the slow build-up and jump straight into the action!
  Battles are intense and decisive. Optimize army formations, and tip the scale of power with your heroes’ abilities. Reinforcements, divine interventions, or devastating maneuvers make every clash dynamic and unpredictable.
  
  
• Steer your Strategy with the Cards of Fate
  
  No decks to build – these cards are earned as your hero levels up.
  Play them at key moments to turn the tide of battle, as you summon mighty creatures, or wreak havoc on your enemies with fire and fury. Every card is its own tool in your strategic arsenal.
  
  
• A Feast for the Eyes & Ears
  
  Step into a world brought to life with stunning Art Nouveau-inspired visuals that set it apart.
  Inspired by the works of Alphonse Mucha, Songs of Silence delivers a colorful, intricate world you’ll want to get lost in. And with a soundtrack composed by the legendary Hitoshi Sakimoto (Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre Reborn), you’re in for an audio-visual treat.
  
  
• Campaign, Co-op, and Competition
• Whether you prefer a rich, story-driven single-player campaign or a challenge of skill in competitive or co-op multiplayer, Songs of Silence offers endless playtime. With customizable maps and varied game modes, there’s always something new to explore or conquer.

FAN ART

Story is interesting and fun.

Art style is pretty and very detailed.

Characters that you meet and can use are awesome as all have own look, stats, cards and all have own feel to them which is nice.

Units that you can use are very varied and all have own look, stats, and own feel to them in combat.

Cards are impressive as alot of variety to them and can be upgraded and all have own stats and own feel to them in combat from everything from raining arrows to rushing enemies to even a heal and a chance to revive units and so much more.

Can be daunting as alot to learn with managing units and cards.

Challenging even on easy setting as easy to fail if challenge stronger enemies or use wrong units, cards in battle.

Can be fiddly on a controller.

Not alot of reason to replay chapters or levels again after you finish them.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall the story is interesting and fun with a nice pretty and detailed art style with characters that all have own look and own stats and the units are impressive as all have alot of variety to them and all have own uses, stats and own feel to them and cards are impressive and can be upgraded and own feel to them and make own build is nice. However for £24.99, can be daunting as alot to learn to learn and is challenging even on easy setting and can be fiddly on a controller with not alot of reason to replay levels again which hurts replayability.

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Story is interesting and fun.
Art style is pretty, detailed.
Characters own look, stats, feel.
Units own look, stats, feel.
Cards own uses, look and feel. 

Can be daunting as alot to learn.
Challenging even on easy setting.
Can be fiddly on controller.
Not alot of reason replay levels again. 

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/Luhj_puahuw?si=z2EpDbMMyVFaJ4Z5

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPw2wuFuxuhPi0bwPM2a4aww&si=YvxC3qNniCz4PZZm

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company Terminals @terminalsio @evolve_pr Publisher, Developer Brain Seal @brainseal

This is released in the UK on the 6/11/2024 and in the UK is priced at £11.99.

INTRODUCTION

Unleash your strategic brilliance in this 2.5D side scrolling strategy game.

FEATURES

• Building System
  Place down your buildings anywhere you want using a dynamic building system to create a vibrant base!
  
  Hunting Use your follower archer to hunt down wild animals in the forest and protect yourself from danger!
  
  Military Unified military system that once trained it follows you around and engages in combat automatically.
  
  Cave Exploration Explore the numerous caves throughout the forest to find treasures, enemies and unexpected surprises!
  
  Bandit Land: The bandits are hiding in caves, and you must clear them out in a summer setting.
  
  The Siege: Build a mighty trebuchet and siege the enemy castle walls in this autumn setting where enemies come only from one direction.
  
  Winter Knight The harsh winter has many secrets waiting to be discovered, find them and survive them in this winter setting where enemies attack randomly from one side each night.
  
  Cart and Monolith Use the cart to bring coins or people every to balance your playthrough and use the power of the monolith to acquire unique upgrades each playthrough.
  
  Traps Purchase spears traps and place them down to protect your base from any enemies that pass through your main defense.
  
  Cooperative Play together with your friends and family and build amazing memories!
  

FAN ART

Art style is nice and detailed.

Enemies all have own look to them and own attacks and can easily surprise you as in think only be a couple of enemies then they appear with siege engines to destroy your base with ease.

Levels are fun to explore and have chests to find and even special things like a snowman that can give one coin to get more coins in return and camps where can recruit extra people for your base.

Buildings are nice and all have own look and all have own uses and can be upgraded changing look and what they offer.

Challenging game that keeps you on your toes as can easily get base rushed.

No story mode made me feel not connected with character or the world.

Not explained when given choices as in not say what they do you just have figure it out which can be confusing.

Very easy to fail as can lose very easy by having base destroyed when exploring if not properly defended or yourself getting attacked while exploring.

Only has 3 scenarios which hurts the replayability as not alot of reason to replay them.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall art style is nice and detailed with enemies own look and own attacks with levels that are fun to explore and have own feel to them and buildings all have own look to them and own uses and is a challenging game that keeps you on your toes. However for £11.99, no story made made me feel not connected and was very easy to fail which can be frustrating and the choices are not explained as just shows two pictures which are left to figure out yourself which can be confusing and only 3 scenarios to play gives you not alot of replayability to it.

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Art style is nice and detailed.
Enemies own look and attacks.
Levels fun to explore, find secrets.
Buildings fun own look, uses.
Challenging game keeps you on your toes.

No story made it hard be connected.
Not explained what choices do can be confusing.
Very easy fail can be frustrating.
Only 3 scenarios not alot of replayability.

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/XIz4yc4pK4M?si=Yqwl1FqIUGGMHC_T

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPxu2LaLBUYYwCrH2m86pDzd&si=U0Je6MU5GeyhoPFh

I was given a PS5 code from PR Company Honest PR @honestvideogame Publisher KRAFTON Inc Developer Striking Distance @sd_studios

This is released in the UK on the 28/11/2024 and in the UK is priced at £19,99.

INTRODUCTION

Black Iron, a state-of-the-art penitentiary located on Jupiter’s icy moon Callisto, is overrun with hordes of infected inmates. As a modest prison guard your job is simple – get to the last escape pod and get out alive.

FEATURES

• FIGHT/DIE/ADAPT Each death is a learning experience. Starting fresh each run, build up your loadout with powerful experiments, weapon schematics, and buffs to battle through Black Iron. When you die (and you will die), use your hard-earned loot to purchase new permanent weapons, suits, and skills. Get stronger, experiment with your strategy, and get out!
• ROUT YOUR RIVALS You’re not the only person to survive the initial outbreak or willing to use a bit of violence to get to the last escape pod. Some prisoners and even your correctional services colleagues are just as eager to escape and will make escaping harder by attacking you remotely or challenging you to a one-on-one duel. Race them, attack them back remotely, and fight them to the death to make it out in one piece.
• FIGHT YOUR LAST CORPSE When you die, you leave more than a coverall-clad carcass. Defeat the reanimated corpse of the last guard to succumb to the prison’s dangers to earn a powerful experiment. But beware, it’s not going to be an easy fight. The semi-alive guard has the same loadout they had when they met an untimely end and a few extra tricks up its sleeve to keep things spicy.
• “GAME OVER, MAN” You’ve made the perfect build, battled through bosses, ran through rivals, killed your corpse, found all the files, and now you’re standing in front of that last escape pod. Sure, you could leave it all behind for the sweet taste of freedom… or risk it all in one last hardcore do-or-die run back through the prison. Fail and you lose all your purchased gear, skills, suits, and weapons. But IF you succeed, you’ll unlock new powerful permanent gear.
• FUTURE PUNK An irreverent attitude, unique presentation, vivid graphic novel style, and a 180bpm original arcade-punk soundtrack by Mutato Muzika enhance [REDACTED]’s sci-fi setting and fast white-knuckle action.

FAN ART

Story is fun and interesting.

Enemies all have own look to them and all have own attacks to learn in order to beat them and avoid getting killed.

Pretty levels and are detailed.

Controls are easy to understand and easy to learn and responsive which is nice as can get into some hectic fights.

Skills are nice as can equip them to help make own build and all have own uses and own feel to them and can be upgraded.

Perks offer own run bonuses and can make own build.

Weapons are cool as all have own look and own feel to them and can be upgraded.

Easy to die which can be frustrating as easy get mobbed by enemies especially in boss fights with alot of ads to deal with.

Gets very samey and repetitive.

Didn’t grab me to do multiple runs after completing one full run.

OVERALL SUMMARY

Overall story is fun, interesting and the enemies all have own look and attacks to learn in order to beat them and levels are pretty and detailed with controls are easy to understand and learn with skills being cool as offer own feel and perks offer own build to make to suit playstyle and change runs and the weapons all have own look and feel and upgradeable. However £19.99, is easy to die which can be frustrating and gets very samey and repetitive and didn’t grab me to do multiple runs after one full run.

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Story is fun and interesting.
Enemies own look, attacks.
Pretty levels and detailed.
Controls easy understand and learn.
Skills cool as offer own feel, build.
Perks offer own run bonus, make build.
Weapons own look, feel, upgradable.

Easy to die can be frustrating.
Gets very samey, repetitive.
Didn't grab me to do multiple runs after full 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/Vio3mUSkCiU?si=Kkr3kA1iYkxhgvqq

PLAYLIST

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL3AM1kazFPx3t1O6xvNYZXzKwfA8Lwtu&si=n-FopeRwMoMYL5ww