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This article contains spoilers relating to Persona 5’s Fourth Dungeon and the gameplay that immediately follows. My last post on mental health in video games looked at how Persona 5 addressed mental health in the form of the isolated, agorophobic character Futaba. This article highly praised the game for its approach, however as the game
A Hunter must hunt… Bloodborne is a game I tried to play several years ago, but it didn’t fully click with me, other games came up that I wanted to play and it ended up falling by the wayside. Not the best first impression clearly, but that is not the end of the story for
When the credits to Avengers: Endgame rolled it was an experience. The culmination of ten years of cinematic development, and one of the most ambitious and successful movie projects that has ever been attempted. When I left the cinema I felt the catharsis of seeing it through to the end. I also felt a sense
Apart from Alien: Isolation, the Resident Evil 2 Remake is one of the only Survival Horror games I have ever played, and it may have got me hooked… Unlike many ‘gamers’ I did not grow up playing survival horror games. I never played Silent Hill, and I never played Resident Evil. It is hard to
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Death is not an Escape Published in 2016, Dead by Daylight is a game I never really thought I would be playing, never mind 4 years after it’s intial release, but here we are! Dead by Daylight is an asymetric multiplayer horror game, which pits four survivors against a singular killer, in a race to
There have been a lot games that have tried to walk in the footsteps of From Software’s Dark Souls, with varying degrees of success. Those that succeed do so by putting their own unique twist on the dark, nihilistic formula, and Bandai Namco Studios bring a massive dose of anime goodness to the genre in
“My whole life I lived as an outcast…” Aloy Set in the 31st century, 1000 years after our civilization has ended. Horizon Zero Dawn has a strong reputation as one of the best games on PS4. To my shame, it has taken me this long to finally play it, and I can confirm that its
When I write impressions articles I like to have played enough of the game to feel that I can give a fair view to my readers. With Jedi: Fallen Order I, unfortunately, need to provide an update to my feelings on the game after completing it. I have achieved the Platinum Trophy for this game
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… I have not played a Star Wars game since Disney took over the franchise. Not for any particular malice, but rather because the only Star Wars offerings, remakes of Battlefront and Battlefront II, appeared to be pale imitations of the original PS2 games they were
Mental Health in Video Games: Persona 5 – REVISITED