Legacy of Kain…
…the story of an arrogant man afflicted with a terrible curse.
…the tale of a faithful servant betrayed and murdered, given the chance to exact bloody revenge.
…the unfolding of the destiny of a world in peril, stuck between light and corruption.
Actually it’s about time-travelling vampires.
Following on from my scathing recommendation of the Jak (and [...]
In the beginning, Final Fantasy really was supposed to be final. The last ditch effort to save an ailing company from fried doom. I guess it… worked? Twenty-two years later we’re staring down the barrell of the 13th installment of the main series, and it looks pretty freaking sweet.
Final Fantasy EX EYE EYE EYE is stamped [...]
Assassin’s Creed. Sigh.
It really could have been a great game. Really. The idea of being a trained assassin in the Holy Land circa 12th Century practically hypes itself. I even liked the silly science fiction madness that framed the whole thing.
Unfortunately the game is best described as a flawed diamond. Or a very pretty piece [...]
Platform games frustrate and infuriate me. I am too impatient, running in half-cocked and trying to soar across the lava pits like a magic eagle only to die horribly and repeat the act a half-dozen times. It’s the same urge that makes me blaze through to final bosses without levelling in RPGs and refuse to [...]