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The Wonderful World of Scrap Mechanic
I knew from the moment I watched Bob build a car while Mark attempted to keep his garden safe from the oncoming onslaught of robots that I absolutely wanted, no, NEEDED to get my hands on this game. I'll link the YouTube video, so that I can give credit where credit is due. I definitely recommend watching it. It's absolutely hilarious. Anyway, everything else that happened in Markiplier's videos related to Scrap Mechanic was just an added bonus or icing on the cake, as they say. So as soon as Steam announced their summer savings list and my husband and I saw that Scrap Mechanic was on sale, we immediately jumped on the offer. I have no regrets, well, minus that time that we drove our car off to a warehouse where we died multiple times to robots with spud guns and then got lost for like 40 minutes real time. That's a stretch though; because honestly, despite the chaos that was ensuing right before my very eyes, I was still having a lot of fun even down to the cinematic ending of us making it back to base right as we ran out of gas for our vehicle. And, trust me, we had packed A LOT of gas.
By Jessica6 years ago in Gamers
Pitch Ya Game Round 2
"PitchYaGame is an exciting new platform (live on Twitter) for indie developers and game developers to tweet about their game/s and be heard.
By Poke Requiem6 years ago in Gamers
A Review of Alisa. A Survivor Horror game with a 1990s feel.
Believe it or not, this game demo was made in 2020. Never have I seen a game or a game demo capture the feel and look of the classic PlayStation One games as Alisa. Created by Casper Croes, Just about everything from the graphics, the feel, the music, the atmosphere...in short there is much to love about this game.
By Halden Mile6 years ago in Gamers
Harry Potter on Playstation
This was one of the games I reviewed on Ciao back in the day to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Harry Potter series. Whilst I'm still shocked and appauled by the original author's stance on transgendered people. It does hurt that an author of a series that I admired and looked up to turned out to have problematic views.
By Chloe Gilholy6 years ago in Gamers
5 Incredible Video Games to Play This Summer
So far this year, we’ve already seen the release of some of the most highly-anticipated video games. From the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII remake to the adorable Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you would think things couldn’t get any better.
By Dennis McKonkie6 years ago in Gamers
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was my first encounter with open world roleplaying games, and I fell in love. Not only does the game encompass all that is magical and intriguing about a rich, fantasy world, the gameplay is so vastly different for every play-through that you will never get the same experience twice. This is a game worth owning solely for the purpose of essentially having a thousand games in one.
By Chloe Holzman6 years ago in Gamers
Donald Trump and Dominic Cummings video games: Making Your Reality Come True in Dreams PS4
As Metro and countless other outlets have reported, a satirical game called ’30 Miles to Barnard Castle’ was recently released on Media Molecule’s creation tool and media platform Dreams on PlayStation 4. The user-created mini-game allows the player to control British political adviser Dominic Cummings as he drives from Durham to Barnard Castle to ‘test his eyesight’. Although it is quite a simplistic and short experience, it packs in a lot of comedic, satirical points. It entails avoiding obstacles on the road whilst coping with blurry vision and the wails of a nagging child in the back seat (because Cummings supposedly drove with his wife and child in the car, despite being disorientated by Covid-19). On the surface, this mini-game might seem like an insignificant and silly bit of fun, but it provides a glimpse into a potential future. A potential future where it is not just the ability to broadcast one’s opinion to others on social media that is democratised and available to all, but also the ability to realise these ideas in film or game form without the need for inaccessible, high-end equipment.
By Marco Cardoni6 years ago in Gamers
Fortnite: Season 3: First Impressions
The long awaited Season 3 of Fortnite has finally arrived and it has brought a new Battle pass, skins, an updated map, new enemies and weapons along with it! Lets DIVE right in.
By Charna Sanson6 years ago in Gamers
Fortnite: Live Event Review
Finally! The long awaited and twice delayed live event happened! Oh boy did it cause a stir. At 7:00pm British Standard Time, millions of players logged on to watch the "Doomsday Device" get activated. Although many weren't able to access the live event directly and had to resort to live streams and content creators , it is definitely the most talked about event right now in the gaming community as it reached 1.5 million viewers of Twitch!
By Charna Sanson6 years ago in Gamers
My Review of "The Season Pass for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown"
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Season Pass came out quite a while ago. Let me start by saying if you haven't played Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, you have to do yourself a favor and play it. I absolutely loved this game and finished it in the first two weeks I had it. I was a little weary about buying the season pass though because I wasn't sure if it was worth it. After buying the season pass I have mixed opinions.
By Brian Anonymous6 years ago in Gamers
Fallout 76: Revisited
Fallout 76 was released on November 14, 2018 (or October 23 if you bought the pre-order and got the beta) and boy was that a messy launch. Not only was the game bug filled (just like many other Bethesda games) the game was just a huge boring pile of lard. The main quest-line isn't something that you could just hop right into and beat right out the gate. I tried that and got my arse whooped multiple times! So if you are a person that just wants to beat the story-line, you better be ready to die a lot, because this game puts you into higher and higher level enemy territories at a very low level if you just stick to the main quest-line.
By Ajax6 years ago in Gamers
Addictive Games to Play on Your Browser for Free in Minutes
Cabin Fever has been rampant in the year 2020. So, whether you need an escape from quarantine, a short break from the drudgery of the office or something different to do with your kids, computer games can be a good change of pace. Maybe you don't have the time or money to be a big-time gamer, but even the most simplistic game can cut the monotony. Even better, you don’t have to download anything and you can play right from your browser for free. So, next time you get bored, try these diversions:
By Paisley Hansen6 years ago in Gamers