The long-awaited Metroid Dread finally hit store shelves this week. Fans of the series were excited to see Samus return in a new 2.5D adventure. The Switch game received overwhelmingly … Continue Reading The Difficulty Question
IGN recently ran a poll for the best video game of all time. God of War (2018) would come out on top, pipping Grand Theft Auto V to the title. … Continue Reading The Best Game Ever?
For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you’re probably familiar with the “wardrobe”. For those not familiar, as a way to save space I converted a wardrobe in … Continue Reading Building A Collection
While I enjoy playing games across many different genres, I also enjoy watching other people make content related to video games. It’s an odd thing when you break it down; … Continue Reading Watching Video Games
On the 6th of August 2021, it was announced that the record for the most expensive video game ever had been broken. A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros, a … Continue Reading The Rising Cost of Gaming
Sitting here, blasting my way through DOOM (2016) and it got me thinking about remakes. DOOM isn’t a remake but the return to the high intensity, gory action got me … Continue Reading Remaking Classics
Well, here we are, the end of our “May Madness”. I’ve written about Lego, The Beano and Studio Ghibli across the last few weeks. Next week I’ll be going back … Continue Reading The Den
For over three decades, Studio Ghibli has delighted, wowed and awed audiences the world over with its charming animation, wonderful characters and excellent narratives. Across its more than thirty-year history, … Continue Reading The Wonderful Worlds of Studio Ghibli
On the 30th of July 1938, a children’s comic from a Dundee publisher would make its debut. This weekly comic would become one of the most successful and longest running … Continue Reading The Beano: Menacingly Good Fun
For the month of May, I’ve decided to write about some of my other, non-video game related interests. Don’t worry, there are two new Rocky’s Reviews coming and they have … Continue Reading Lego: Building Dreams
Today, we can obtain all sorts of information on video games through the internet. Want to know about an upcoming game? Sites like IGN, Giant Bomb and Kotaku will have … Continue Reading Video Game Magazines
Ah rental stores, they feel like such a distant memory now. In the days of Netflix, Disney+ and Game Pass, they seem like such a strange concept and yet there … Continue Reading Rental Memories
Last August I wrote about great video games that were based on movies (From Cinema to Console). One of the issues I had was trying to limit the amount of … Continue Reading Disney In Gaming
In June 2019 I returned home. For the previous five years I had worked in London. During my time there, my gaming collection ballooned. Games in England, especially retro games, … Continue Reading My Gaming Challenge
Ah video game glitches and bugs, they’ve been with us from the very beginning and will probably be around for a very long time. In older games, if you encountered … Continue Reading Glitches In Me Britches
In November last year, I wrote about my thoughts on digital versus physical games. Originally, I wanted to follow it up with a post on downloadable content but a few … Continue Reading DLC: Expanding Our Gaming Horizons
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