The power of good narrative

I, we, loved it

This was for the players…

Wednesday 30th May 2018 - The Royal Albert Hall, London. This was the date and location of the first ever PlayStation In Concert performance. Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the City of London Choir with composer and radio presenter Jessica Curry hosting the event, I can honestly say that this was beyond my …

No Man’s Sky, one month in…

I promise this will be the last post solely dedicated to this game. Promise! So No Man's Sky has been out for about a month now and how have I found it? Let me be clear, I have not been playing it non-stop. Between work and being a father I've not managed to get in …

No Man’s Sky

Why No Man's Sky? No Man's Sky (NMS) is one of those games that either grabs you or it doesn't. Obviously, at the moment, for the majority of us what's grabbed us is trailers and footage from press events and it looks gorgeous. But what has also grabbed my attention (and I have no doubt …

Kept you waiting huh?

I imagine the honest answer to the above question is "no", but there you go, never mind! To think that it's been more than 18 months since my last post is crazy, but then again my son is now 15 months old, so its no great surprise that time has slipped away from me! Anyway, if your …

Games that make you go “hmm”

There's something to be said for innovation. Without it things get stale, same-y, boring. Without innovation the world doesn't move on, we as society don't move on, we as a species don't move on. The same is true of games and gaming, well that's my thought anyway. Without those developers, those individuals with an idea …

Ramblings on Games 2: The Sequel

It's been a few weeks since my last blog, apologies for that. Its been pretty hectic and now is the first time I've actually had half an hour to spare to sit and write. So here I am: with a new post. While I haven't been writing for a few weeks, it hasn't stopped me …

What makes a ‘great’ game?

This is one of those questions that everyone will have an opinion on, and therefore does not have one definitive answer. With that in mind, I think the only safe thing to do would be to discuss the best bits of different games. Not that we could then throw these different parts together to make one …

Sega Master System II

It seems apt that my first blog post be titled after the first games console I ever got (or played on for that matter) and so I should probably give a little explanation of what this blog is all about. It's not a "fan boy" blog! I will not sit here and harp on about …