BDTB: Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles combines the aesthetics of World War Two, Anime and a fairly robust turn-based combat system on top with tremendous success. It is a recipe that could’ve easily gone wrong, it might’ve become...
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Film Torments: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan looks at a sequel to a video game movie. There’s a visceral pleasure to be found in playing fighting games. Even beyond the competitive aspect and deep mechanics, chaining...
Film Torments: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan takes a look at a box office failure. Luc Besson is one of Hollywood’s true mavericks. He’s such a maverick, in fact, that it’s somewhat misleading to even associate...
Film Torments: Christmas Wedding Planner (2017)
THIS TIME on Torments, Dan sees off 2018 with a Yuletide log. Christmas has come and gone. Whether you’ll be pleased or not about this fact will suggest something about your character, but it goes without saying that the...
Joe’s Best Songs of 2018
IN MY opinion, 2018 has been the one of the best years for music in a good while. Perhaps last year’s crop of albums were a little stronger, shout out to Scum Fuck Flower...
SCM Music’s Top 50 Albums of 2018
THERE is no point in one occasional music editor telling you how tumultuous of a year 2018 was. But if you take away the increased risks of climate change, the useless politicians, rising rates...
A Final Fantasy Retrospective: Final Fantasy XIV (PlayStation 4)
A NOTE: Final Fantasy XIV Online, in its original form, no longer exists. Several projects – presumably run by masochists – are attempting to create a legacy server, but none are strictly viable. Given...
SCM Music’s Album Picks: July to September – Paraffin, Joy and Sweeteners
WOW, HAVE we really got to that time of year again? Yes, it’s the final act of our quarterly round-ups before we hit the big of year list come December! Hold on to your...
Breaking Down The Backlog: Tokyo Jungle
IN this week’s Breaking Down The Backlog, I killed, ate and screwed my way up the food chain. I love a good rogue-like. The challenge of the genre really appeals to me, even...
Breaking Down the Backlog: Drakengard 3
IN this week’s Breaking Down… I spent a fortnight on one boss battle and almost punched my television. I decided to cap off my own trilogy with perhaps the oddest game I have...
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