In no way is the Talos Principle new, being initially released on PC back in 2014, by Croteam and Devolver Digital, it has slowly been rolling out on all platforms over the years and has finally made it to the Nintendo Switch. This first person puzzler takes you on a

Here I am, back again with another review, this time with Ice Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure. Based on the Ice Age’s movie character Scrat, the often unlucky saber-toothed squirrel now has an adventure in his own video game by Just Add Water studios and Outright Games. Now, often movie games

What is the price of freedom and how far will you go to get it? Life Is Strange 2 by DONTNOD Entertainment and Square Enix is back with it’s final episode and I couldn’t be more excited to see the conclusion of this journey of self discovery. Finally, we are

Where do I start. What started off as a well respected movie by adults and children alike, followed in the footsteps of many cherished movies with a rebooted; updated for newer audiences with a few tweaks to keep up with the times. Evolving from a movie about a board game,

Given I predominantly play on XBOX, and until recently my game of choice was the likes of Grand Theft Auto, I never really bothered with the likes of God of War. My girlfriend at the time however, was very much into that style of game, so it was only natural

GRIS is an indie platform adventure game by Spanish Indie studio, Nomada Studio, and published Devolver Digital. The game’s story revolves around a young girl named Gris. After waking up inside the hands of a statue of a woman, she tries to sing but chokes up before the statue’s hands

A love letter, a homage, maybe even a slight rip off of Spyro, New Super Lucky’s Tale by Playful Corp is definitely a combination of all three, and I couldn’t love it more. New Super Lucky’s Tale is an adorable 3D platformer by a relatively new studio, with a few

Black Future ’88 is a 2D platform, retro, sci-fi, rogue-like shooter published by Good Shepherd Entertainment and developed by SuperScarySnakes, who animatedly describes the game’s style as “Synth-Punk”. This simple, yet very challenging game brings a lot of high intensity action similar to Contra and Dead Cells, but set in

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… These are words that almost everyone will recognise. Every movie; Every game; Every book; Anything Star Wars related starts off with this sentence that has captivated audiences since October 27, 1977. These ten words have had a huge impact on

Remakes are all the rage these days. Almost every year there will be a new remake on at least a few films, TV shows or video games. Some are good, and some really shouldn’t have been touched at all! Now, with bated breath, we arrive at this game; a blast

The Syberia trilogy is a franchise of greatly loved games that spans a 17 year lifetime, definitely an admirable feat. Developed by Microids, this collection of niche, story adventure titles are now available on the Nintendo Switch as a bundle. It would be good to note that this is neither

Blacksad – Under The Skin is a game developed by Pendulo Studio, YS Interactive and published by Microids. As we look further into the developers and publisher, it seems as though crime thrillers are this groups bread and butter, and this game is no exception. A classic “Who done it?”

A few months ago, we here at MKAU Gaming held a podcast revolving around E3 and what was announced. There was so much that caught our attention, and we all got extremely excited as we saw new titles flash up on the big screen. One such game was Death Stranding,

‘Sydney Hunter and the Curse of The Mayan’ is the fourth installment in a series, and is an 8-bit NES style game developed and published by CollectorVision Games. In this installment you play as Sydney Hunter, who finds himself trapped in Maya pyramid and must collect the scattered seven pieces

Trails of Cold Steel III created by the Japanese gaming company Nihon Falcom, is a JRPG and the latest installment in the ‘Trails of Cold Steel’ series, following the protagonist from the first two games, Rean Schwarzer. TCS III begins a year and a half after the events of TCS

The battle for the garden got bigger with an all new sequel to Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2. In Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, an all-out battle between Plants and Zombies has escalated, and we are no longer in the Garden. With this latest installment, PopCap Games have

Let me start by saying that horror games are my jam. I much prefer them over almost any other genre, with the exception of RPG’s. Recently, there have been quite a few games that have come out, and while some been absolutely brilliant, more have been a bit of a

Given how much I adore the Fallout franchise, it often comes as a surprise to people when they find out I never played Fallout: New Vegas. The main reason for this, is that I never really felt like anyone but Bethesda could pull off a game like that. Having said

Postal 4 brings the rude, crude and downright wrong back into your homes as the Postal dude returns for this latest installment. With the design and story coming back from Postal 2, we pick up where we left off, finding ourselves in a new town with new challenges. Together with

I’m normally a big fan of dungeon crawlers. Making my way across the map, exploring every nook and cranny looking for that epic weapon, or that one armour piece that makes you resistant to all damage types. Leveling up a character and choosing my own destiny has a huge appeal

After the not so well received Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, the Finnish game studio, Frozenbyte, is back with its sequel, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. The fourth installment in the series aims to redeem itself from the previous game, which actually came close to shutting the studio down.

When there’s something strange, in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? If you don’t know the answer to that question, then you need to rectify this quickly! The Ghostbusters franchise was a cult classic for me growing up; falling in love with not just the movie, but also the short

Developed by 100 Stones Interactive, an independent studio founded by Ben Droste and based in Brisbane, Australia, The Eyes of Ara is an award-winning, puzzle adventure game originally released on Android and iOS devices, as well as Steam and now released on Nintendo Switch. The game is set in a

People who feel isolated or lonely will quite often turn to creative media for an outlet, a way to express themselves. Whether it be drawing, painting, music, writing or something else, we all have our own way of coping. For me, it was creative writing and painting toy soldiers. Unfortunately,

Shadowkeep, Destiny 2’s first expansion puts players up against The Nightmares. The Nightmares are essentially the ghosts of some of your favorite enemies from the past 5 years of the Destiny universe. The Nightmares are pretty much the same enemies we’ve all seen before since the series started with one

Space: the final frontier. The entire concept of space, zero gravity, no sound and the infinite number of possible planets and possibilities they present are truly mind-boggling. So, when this game landed in my virtual lap, and it was space related, I knew I had to look at this endeavor…

For those who are familiar with classic RPGs such as Fallout 1 & 2, you will definitely feel at home with ‘Encased’. It is all brought together with its unique story and setting that seems strangely familiar to Stalker games including many winks to the Fallout franchise. Starting off your

Shadows and Dust is an unique interactive experience that presents a deeply personal interaction with themes of suicide, mental illness and depression all based on representations of the author’s own nightmares. Without a warning, Shadows and Dust throws you straight into the world that is created via a combination of

Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch Remastered’ is finally here for PS4, 6 years since its PS3 launch. So, let’s cast our minds back 6 years to where it all started and for those that have never heard of Ni No Kuni before, your in for a treat.

Back in May, I was fortunate enough to be given access to the Close Beta for Code Vein. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to play as much as I would have liked due to other work commitments, and I didn’t really progress as far as I probably should have, but what