tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51161937534538318122024-03-16T18:53:01.912+00:00Bristolian GamerBlog talking about video games, films, Comic Books and anything else geek/pop culture.Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.comBlogger614125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-78690451191917530522024-02-24T08:17:00.003+00:002024-02-24T08:17:27.974+00:00Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Purge the Heretics! (Nintendo Switch code provided by Focus Home Entertainment) By Sam Coles: The Warhammer 40k spin off franchise of Warhammer, has been going on for over 40 years and has enjoyed popularity throughout said duration. Games set in said universe have been mixed to say the least, from the awful Fire Warrior to the excellent 2011 release of Space Marine, which is getting a sequel soon (Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Norwich, UK52.6292567 1.297880224.319022863821154 -33.8583698 80.939490536178852 36.4541302tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-68960637838132330682024-02-04T12:04:00.001+00:002024-02-04T12:12:13.043+00:00Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered - The forgotten relic.(Nintendo Switch code provided by Nightdive Studios) By Sam Coles: If you grew up as a child or teenager during the 1990s, you would remember that first person shooters were about as common as ripped jeans. Anyway, games like Doom set the benchmark for games within the genre going through, but Goldeneye proved that FPS games could work on a console. However, out of the sea of games Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Norwich, UK52.6292567 1.297880224.319022863821154 -33.8583698 80.939490536178852 36.4541302tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-12132255709821095322024-01-26T11:42:00.005+00:002024-01-27T10:39:21.690+00:00Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Welcome back to Persia! (Nintendo Switch code provided by Ubisoft) By Sam Coles: Prince of Persia is a franchise that Ubisoft has had lying in dormancy for about 14 years, with the last game they released was The Forgotten Sands in 2010. Fans such as I have been asking for a new game, and here we are with The Lost Crown as side scrolling Metroidvania game. Not what a lot of fans would want, as they would want Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Norwich, UK52.6292567 1.297880224.319022863821154 -33.8583698 80.939490536178852 36.4541302tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-28551820883574668612024-01-08T13:57:00.006+00:002024-01-27T10:39:39.540+00:00Dragon's Dogma - Capcom's Skyrim (sort of). By Sam Coles: It is hard to believe that 13 years ago we got Skyrim and nearly 20 years ago we also got the release of Oblivion, where many developers and publishers tried to copy Bethesda’s high fantasy adventure. If you grew up during the Xbox 360 era, there were lots of high fantasy RPGs, with games like Two Worlds, Kingdoms of Amalur The Witcher 1 and 2 and of course Capcom’s stab Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Norwich, UK52.6292567 1.297880224.319022863821154 -33.8583698 80.939490536178852 36.4541302tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-73713070732551926812024-01-05T08:39:00.006+00:002024-01-27T10:40:06.461+00:00The Punisher - Loss, Grief, Rage and Loneliness. By Sam Coles: Introduction. The Punisher is one of Marvel’s most iconic and controversial characters ever to grace comic book panels, mostly due to the graphic violence within the pages. This is all before the MAX line of comics, his unflinching approach of dealing with the criminal underworld shook the world due to the fact he is one of the few Marvel characters that flat out Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Norwich, UK52.6292567 1.297880224.319022863821154 -33.8583698 80.939490536178852 36.4541302tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-32781152635775162732023-12-18T12:28:00.007+00:002024-01-27T10:40:34.382+00:00Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1 - Redefining stealth and story. (Game provided on PlayStation 4 by Konami)By Sam Coles:The stealth genre in video games is rather a rare sight these days, as they tend to be used more as a side mechanic in a game rather than a dedicated game. However, in the late 1990s to the mid 2000s they were everywhere, you had Thief, Hitman, Splinter Cell and of course the game that kicked off the popularity of the genre, Metal Gear Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com2Norwich, UK52.6292567 1.297880224.319022863821154 -33.8583698 80.939490536178852 36.4541302tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-34501917420371390062023-12-04T14:29:00.004+00:002024-01-27T10:40:56.222+00:00Robocop: Rogue City - “Dead or alive, you’re coming with me”.(Game provided by the publisher)By Sam Coles: I grew up in an era of gaming where movie tie in video games were ubiquitous to say the least, where devs would rush out a game to coincide with the release of films. Sometimes, you would get some hidden gems such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which was of higher quality of the film, but nine times out of ten they would be soulless with little Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Norwich, UK52.6292567 1.297880224.319022863821154 -33.8583698 80.939490536178852 36.4541302tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-4328418845109132082023-11-26T09:05:00.007+00:002024-01-27T10:41:14.368+00:00Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Campaign - Unfocused and Rushed. (Game provided by Activision)By Sam Coles: Call of Duty (at the time of writing) is a 20-year-old franchise that has had its highs and lows, but in recent years with a few exceptions has had a bit of an identity crisis. The reboot of the Modern Warfare series in 2019 was a good game, it had a grounded, dark and brutal campaign which showed the realities of modern combat as there Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Norwich, UK52.6292567 1.297880224.319022863821154 -33.8583698 80.939490536178852 36.4541302tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-74614185266519133592023-10-21T11:27:00.007+01:002024-01-27T10:41:37.507+00:00Assassin's Creed Mirage - Back to its routes. (Game provided by Ubisoft)By Sam Coles: The Assassin’s Creed series has been around for over 15 years (at the time of writing), and these days is met with a resounding eyeroll. However, despite its ups and downs, I still love the series, even the RPG series of games which tends to be a controversial opinion. Three years after the release of Valhalla, Ubisoft decided to take the series Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.5879123.144279163821153 -37.74416 79.764746836178844 32.56834tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-91913295258067927382023-10-20T10:48:00.003+01:002024-01-27T10:41:57.241+00:00Red Dead Redemption Nintendo Switch Port - Cowboy adventures on the go. (Game provided by Rockstar Games)By Sam Coles: There are no games that have had a bigger impact compared to Red Dead Redemption, it was one of the best games of 2010 that everyone is still talking about today. With its emotional and engaging storytelling to the beautiful frontier world to explore, coupled with John Marston's journey as he redeems his past to save his family. However, Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.5879123.144279163821153 -37.74416 79.764746836178844 32.56834tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-31920090249148844852023-10-05T13:13:00.012+01:002024-01-27T10:42:19.294+00:00Resident Evil: Separate Ways - Ada Wong is back! (Code provided by Capcom)By Sam Coles:
Just when you think the Resident Evil 4 remake couldn’t get
any better, they drop an expansion for the game Separate Ways. This was
originally introduced in the PS2 version of Resident Evil 4, to compensate for
the compromised visuals of that port as it didn’t look great compared to the
GameCube version. This time it is a paid expansion which I know it Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.5879123.144279163821153 -37.74416 79.764746836178844 32.56834tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-27471043116185102782023-09-29T12:21:00.005+01:002024-01-27T10:42:47.642+00:00Tears of the Kingdom - The beauty of its world and design. By Sam Coles:
The Legend of Zelda is a series that has been around for
nearly 40 years, which is mind boggling to say out loud. However, the series
stagnated with its design over the years since Ocarina of Time as Nintendo
wanted to make lightning strike twice. Skyward Sword seemed to be the tipping
point, as fans didn’t welcome it with open arms. So Nintendo went back to the
drawing boardSam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.587917.8398816497256973 -72.90041 90 67.72459tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-40096171189848491642023-07-31T13:05:00.002+01:002024-01-27T10:43:04.640+00:00Assassin's Creed: Valhalla - The beauty of its world.By Sam Coles: Assassin’s Creed is often met with a resounding sigh these days, and not to say that Ubisoft don’t deserve it from time to time with certain business practices. However, I love the series as I am a history buff and I get to explore various time periods within the interactive medium. So, Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla is a game that has people in two camps, you either love theSam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.5879123.144279163821153 -37.74416 79.764746836178844 32.56834tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-11715136029988691142023-05-31T11:44:00.003+01:002023-12-29T09:16:56.437+00:00Dead Island 2 - Simple, Gory, FunBy Sam Coles: Development Hell is not exactly a new phenomenon in the games industry, as there are many examples throughout gaming history, Duke Nukem: Forever being the most notorious. When a game is announced and then disappears for almost a decade, that should raise some red flags. Dead Island 2 was first announced all the way back in 2014, it was first handed to Yager who made the Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com1Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.5879129.318056299715813 -37.74416 73.590969700284177 32.56834tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-10918981405814579922023-04-06T12:18:00.001+01:002023-12-29T09:17:27.228+00:00Resident Evil 4 Remake - A Classic Redefined, Reinvented and Reborn. By Sam Coles: Video game remakes seem to be rather ubiquitous these days, especially if you are a horror fan, with the recent Dead Space remake, the upcoming Silent Hill 2 and of course the subject of this review Resident Evil 4. A remake that most were not really asking for, and I was one of those skeptics as I thought it didn’t really need a remake, but I was very wrong after playing it. ISam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.5879123.144279163821153 -37.74416 79.764746836178844 32.56834tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-87220457243661868412023-03-20T12:18:00.006+00:002023-12-29T09:17:40.609+00:00Resident Evil 4's LegacyBy Sam Coles: With Resident Evil on a hot streak at the moment, as well as the Resident Evil 4 Remake around the corner. I thought it would be great to look back at the original release of Resident Evil 4, and what made it so special. So, let’s get into it! Resident Evil as a series was stagnating in the early 2000’s, people were getting rather tired of the fixed camera formula ofSam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0Bristol, UK51.454513 -2.5879123.144279163821153 -37.74416 79.764746836178844 32.56834tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-24031751281621277642023-02-27T13:10:00.004+00:002023-12-29T09:18:13.397+00:00God of War: Ragnarök Review - Learning to trust. By Sam Coles: Hard to believe that at one point God of War was at a crossroads with its future, Ascension wasn’t a bad game, but it wasn’t widely praised compared to God of War III. Sony put the series on hold for a few years, until E3 2016 we got a look at a new God of War, a soft reboot of an aged Kratos who is once again a family man with his son. At first, I wasn’t really in favor of Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-70716331707849235722023-02-20T08:23:00.001+00:002023-12-29T09:17:58.935+00:00Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Mental Health Portrayed in Video Games. By Sam Coles: Video games still have this stigma that they are just mindless entertainment, not as much these days but there are still some that think video games can’t aspire to be art. This has been proven to be untrue multiple times, as games can tell stories that are on par if not better than films and television. Anyway, taking on a subject such as mental health is hard to portray Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-19844980282140940952022-10-03T12:50:00.002+01:002022-10-03T12:50:29.442+01:00How Open World Games Helped Me Deal with Grief.By Sam Coles: Hello, it has been a while since I have written anything on this blog. “Where have you been”? I hear you cry, well the last year or so have been emotional and trying within my life from heartbreak with both grief and love as well just my mind having a burnout. I want to just briefly want to talk about how I dealt with it and how video games (Specifically open world games) Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-49121618309019832672021-07-24T18:37:00.006+01:002021-07-24T18:37:41.011+01:00Black Widow Review - One more mission for Natasha Romanov. By Sam Coles: Scarlette Johansson has been in many roles over the years since she was a young teenager, but I would argue that she didn’t really explode onto the scene until she played the femme fatale spy and assassin Black Widow in 2010 in Iron Man 2. Fast forward 11 years she is playing her for the last time in the aptly named film Black Widow, where we get some background aboutSam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-10457125892314289252021-07-06T10:37:00.000+01:002021-07-06T10:37:02.741+01:00Doom Eternal - A ballet of blood and guts! By Sam Coles: I’m back! Sorry for the hiatus from writing about video games, I just needed to step back for a bit to find my passion for games again. I just got burnt out because I was playing games because I had to, not because I wanted to. Anyway, what a great way to comeback by me talking about the gory and over the top gameplay of Doom Eternal! Let’s rip and tear until it is done, thanksSam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-68213875661016404482021-05-14T11:33:00.000+01:002021-05-14T11:33:02.174+01:00Mortal Kombat (2021) Film Review - "Finish Him"!By Sam Coles: Films based on video games tend to go together about as well as me drinking too much the night before where there is no coffee in the morning, it tends to get messy. However, that doesn’t mean there are not any gems, such as the original Resident Evil film, however I think the latest interpretation of the brutal blood sport known as Mortal Kombat is good. It’s not perfect, but Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-74251743033418090312021-04-30T13:06:00.009+01:002021-05-02T09:25:04.417+01:00Days Gone: My thoughts so far. By Sam Coles: To say that zombies are the white noise of creativity is hyperbole that I like to use would be hyperbolic, but there was a time that zombies where basically in every corner of entertainment. These days the trend has slowed down, but that doesn’t mean that the trope can’t be used in meaningful ways and this brings me to the topic of this article. Days Gone was a game that Sam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-24460758460289762842021-04-23T09:49:00.006+01:002021-04-23T09:49:53.894+01:00Kingdoms of Amalur Switch Review - Exploration in your hands! By Sam Coles: If you know me personally or on social media, you would know that I have a new love for Nintendo’s latest portable hybrid The Switch. It is a fantastic companion console when I want to take a break from my main consoles, where I can cuddle up in my bed and explore a different world. Kingdoms of Amalur got a fresh coat of paint recently on the PS4 and Xbox One last year, howeverSam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5116193753453831812.post-39583872407003666302021-04-08T11:26:00.002+01:002021-04-08T11:26:11.793+01:00Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - Falling in love with a series again. By Sam Coles: There are video game franchises that go on for years, with that longevity can come with fatigue with the audience and the franchise for me that springs to mind is Assassin’s Creed. I am a huge fan of the series, however around 2015 when Syndicate came out, I just lost all interest for the series and just drop it for a few years. As the years went by, I get an email from UbisoftSam Coles http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030346574594233743noreply@blogger.com0