Stuart Cullen

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American Arcadia review - Striking Style, Engaging Play

6 days ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

I’m a big fan of indie titles like Limbo, Inside, Somerville, and Planet of Lana, which deliver hard-hitting narratives through the simple mechanic of moving left and right on a 2D plane in a 3D world. I am just a sucker for puzzle-platformers that ooze style. And, it’s that style that often draws me me in before the gameplay, and the same can be said for American Arcadia, the latest title from Madrid-based Out of the Blue Games.
Revenge of the Savage Planet review - Sequel Satisfies

1 week ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

Journey to the Savage Planet, released back in 2020, was a fun-filled space adventure that blended solid gameplay with a wicked sense of humour. However, it wasn’t exactly a standout at the time, nor has it gone down in the history books. So, it’s a bit of a surprise that, five years later, we’re getting a sequel in the form of Revenge of the Savage Planet from Canadian-based studio Raccoon Logic – made up of members from the original Typhoon Studios team.
The Precinct review - Grand Cop Auto

1 week ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

As the world and its granny go mad for the latest news and trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, it’s oddly Rockstar’s—well, DMA Design’s—original instalment that has inspired Nottingham-based Fallen Tree Games’ latest title, The Precinct. This game takes the top-down, open-world GTA formula but flips the perspective. The Precinct puts you on the boys-in-blue’s side of the line instead of playing as a mobster or gangland thug.
Moto GP 25 review - Forward Lean

1 week ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

It’s that time of the year once again, where Milestone asks you to take your place on the grid for this year’s instalment of their long-running MotoGP series. But, as is the way with every game in the series, the question remains: have they changed things enough to warrant you shelling out for a new version? MotoGP 24 was the most polished and mechanically tight the series has been to date. And so, MotoGP 25 has a mountain to climb so that it doesn’t fall into that ‘another annual update’ category.
Indie Review Roundup - Indie-Credible Gems and Passable Fare

2 weeks ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

There are just never enough hours in the day to play all the games you want to. And, it’s a heart-breaking fact of life that for most of us there are not enough hours in the day to review all of the amazing titles we get to play. It’s a crying shame. But, we believe that indie titles should not be passed up regardless of our limited time, so what we have come up with is the idea of a monthly feature that will round-up the games we have played.
The First Berserker: Khazan review - Dungeon Enlightener

3 weeks ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

Soulslike games are a dime a dozen these days. And, to really standout, you have to do something new, fresh or just different. The First Berserker: Khazan, developed by Korean studio Neople and published by Korean company Nexon, is the latest Soulslike to challenge for the crown. After a well received demo, it was certainly a title that a certain type of gamer was looking forward to. Has the game proper delivered on that demo? Or did it play at of its cards too early? It’s complicated.
BLEACH: Rebirth of Souls review - Finisher Shy of Greatness

3 weeks ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

When it comes to anime, if its Cyberpunk in nature odds are high that I’ll have seen it. But, there are some series that are cornerstones to the genre as a whole. Stuff that casual animation fans may have seen. I am talking Dragonball, One Piece and Gundam, for example. So, when a game comes alone that is based on a series I have no idea about, it’s a bit like jumping in the deep end. BLEACH: Rebirth of Souls is one such title.
South of Midnight review - Crouching Gator, Hidden Depth

3 weeks ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

Compulsion Games are the team behind one of my favourite games ever, We Happy Few. To the point I even have a figure of the icon Bobby from the game on my desk smiling always at me. So, I couldn’t wait for what was coming next from the Montreal-based developer is an understatement. South of Midnight South of Midnight is an action-adventure title that is an extremely story driven affair and as such also extremely linear.
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition review - Raking Epic Goes Grander

4 weeks ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

Sometimes you want a game into which you can sink days, if not months, of your time into. And, on Nintendo Switch, few series come close to Xenoblade for a raking RPG with its epic mix of freedom, gripping mech fuelled combat and space opera about humanity trying to find a new home. So, fans will be cheering the move by Nintendo to release Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, a remaster of the 2015 action role-playing epic that first saw action on the Wii U.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves review - In Highest Bogard

1 month ago | techstomper.com | Stuart Cullen

Sometimes you have to wait for your favourite game to get a sequel or next instalment, and we are not talking a few years here. I know this pain from waiting for Space Marine to finally get a follow up some 13 years later. Few can understand the wait that Fatal Fury fans have had, as Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves emerges after 26 years. Which is insane when you think about it, so much has happened in gaming and the world since it last saw action back in 1999.