I know some of you guys still love physical copies of games ( I do as well), and as someone who enjoyed Cattle Country ( you can see my review Cattle Country PS5 Review ), I figured I would share the news that you can get it now on PS5 and Switch. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
About Cattle Country
Ranchin’ and Handcraftin’ – Work the land, raise cattle, and build your dream homestead from sunup to sundown.
Swappin’ Stories – Make friends, share tales, and earn your place in the heart of the community.
Beware of Bandits – Stay sharp, as rustlers and rogues aren’t far behind.
Rodeos to Romance – Meet and woo one of 18 romanceable locals.
Buried Treasure – Brave the mines and unearth secrets from the old frontier.
Trackin’ Game – Hunt, explore, or simply soak in the wild beauty of the open range.
The physical edition is OUT NOW. Go on, cowboy, make Cattle Country part of your cozy collection!
Empyreal on PS5 is an action RPG, which I think is fair to call a soulslike, that doesn’t tell you that’s what it is. Secret Mode sent me a copy of this to check out, and I had a great time playing it. They also did a great job lulling me into a false sense of security.
The game starts out with a letter explaining to a young man that he is inheriting a family mission. To explore a monolith full of treasure and secrets. This results in us fast-forwarding to the present day, when you, an elite mercenary, show up to search the monolith that everyone else has failed to truly discover the purpose of.
You start off meeting some people who honestly aren’t thrilled to meet you, except the bartender. The man in charge sends you through the front door of the place, but doesn’t bother telling you that the place essentially spits you back out after you get through the hallway.
The game employs a card system where you enter the monolith, and it informs you if the area is Very Easy, Very Hard, or somewhere in between based on your gear score. The look of the game is to enter the place, find stuff to upgrade your gear, and challenge new places. This moves the story along and lets you find new gear and upgrade certain shops and NPCs.
Unlike most games of this type, where skill means more than gear, they took a very different approach here. If you aren’t upgrading your gear, rerolling stats, and abilities, you will find yourself dead and having to go back to easier places to grind for gear. The first couple of hours, this doesn’t seem all that necessary until you notice the bosses and such getting a bit harder. Then the levels, which do not have a map, start taking more out of you as you have to explore more and more.
The game itself is a ton of fun; it looks and plays great. It isn’t going to match games like Dark Souls, obviously, but it has a nice sci-fi feel to it, and you aren’t limited to a sword. You can smash enemies with a shield or blast them with a /huge gun. The game is definitely a 7/10 experience. The price is $30, so I might wait for a sale if you are on the fence, but if it is something you are definitely looking forward to, feel free to pull the trigger. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Worms Armageddon on PS5 is a hard one for me to review. Team 17 was nice enough to send me a copy to check out, and I love those guys for hooking me up with a game I loved playing during my childhood. I spent countless hours with my friends blowing each other up as little worms and laughing at the silly noises they made, or as they put on little bandanas before punching each other off a cliff.
It’s hard for me because the game looks better than ever. It truly has also never sounded better. Each worm is now rendered in great detail, and their voices are immaculate. The battlefields now look like I imagined they did as a kid and a young adult, when we had epic battles, and we laughed as my friends’ final worm would find itself on the receiving end of a perfectly timed sheep bouncing into a hole he dropped into thinking it was salvation.
It is hard because the game just is not fun. Playing with my kids, some the same age I was when I found this game amazing, really drives home how much I have changed as a gamer. My 8-year-old finds it hilarious, if not a bit frustrating, and my 20-year-old thinks it’s a nice way to kill time; however hates the controls. At my age, the game just isn’t what nostalgia remembers it as. The game is still a 7/10 experience, graphically, functionally, and all the game is what you would expect. But beware, if nostalgia is what you are looking for, you may not get what you are thinking.
Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Fly Corp on PS5 was sent to me by Klabater, and I always appreciate that. The game itself is simple and straightforward. You start with one airport, and you connect to a different airport. As your plane travels back and forth, you earn money and unlock different places to connect flights.
There are different game modes. In Free play mode, there is no game over mode. In another, you have 3 minutes to unlock the next country ( don’t worry, this stacks; if you unlock one in a minute, you now have 5 minutes), but you can also lose by having your airport overflow. Upgrading planes and airports is essential. I would like to create a hub to let people connect to flights to multiple less-traveled cities. There is never enough money tp upgrade everything so being tactical is essential.
Fly Corp is basically the definition of easy to learn but hard to master, and the game is better for it. The controls take less than 3 minutes to learn, but the game gets pretty fast-paced. I don’t really know how else to describe the game except calling it a puzzle game, but that does not feel right either.
At $15, the game is fun to play and can be played as a quick time killer or for a couple of hours. The only real question is, does that time have any value? For me, the game was oddly relaxing, and I can’t explain why. It is a nice 7/10 experience. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
After 2 years, the long wait is finally over. Endzone 2 has an official release date of July 24th. Enjoy the trailer and some of the details below.
Key Features:
Multiple Settlements Across a Shattered World – Discover and develop isolated zones, each with unique resources and threats.
Dynamic Disasters – Face radiation storms, toxic rains, droughts, and other unpredictable environmental threats.
Trade & Expeditions with Vehicles – Deploy and upgrade your settlement bus, establish trade routes, and send teams on risky expeditions.
Revamped Settler Simulation – Smarter AI and refined pathing create thriving, responsive communities.
A Year of Major Updates – From electricity and education to traders, bulletin boards, and hunting systems, the game has grown massively since launch.
Survive. Rebuild. Repeat.Endzone 2 thrusts you into the role of humanity’s last hope; you’re the leader of a ragtag group of survivors clinging to life after a global ecological collapse. You won’t just build a city. You will have to reclaim the broken Earth, forging connections between isolated zones across a brutal, ever-shifting wasteland.Master large-scale, multi-zone management. Lead daring vehicular expeditions into the unknown. Guide smarter, more desperate settlers through storms, scarcity, and sabotage, all within a stunning, reimagined world rebuilt from the radioactive ground up.
Join the fight to rebuild civilization from the edge of extinction.
Gore Doctor on PS5 is another game sent to me by Ultimate Games and is proof that every company is going to make a game that just isn’t good. If you don’t feel like reading the entire review I am about to write, that’s fine, I didn’t want to keep playing this game. Long story short, the only people who should play this game are people being punished for crimes against animals and children.
The story starts great, you are kidnapped by a crazy doctor trying to rescue his wife, whom he is desperate to save. As she dies, he becomes more and more insane, and you have to survive and escape.
The story sounds great, and it is too bad that every decision made from there when making the game, destroys the experience. The lighting is horrible, to the point that even with a flashlight, you can’t see much of anything. I don’t mean this in the it is scary way, I mean this in the game is damn near unplayable way. I had other people play the game on different TVs in hopes, maybe I was just being overly sensitive, and even messing with our settings didn’t help.
You might be asking about in-game settings, well, there aren’t any. If this weren’t bad enough, the controls are pretty much as good as the lighting of the game. They are largely unresponsive and slow. The combat makes this painfully obvious.
There are some cool aspects to it; however, the gore in Gore Doctor is no lie, and it is pretty cool. Seeing a guy killed with a giant buzzsaw was great. The story is as good as any slasher film I have ever seen. The game is short as well, which normally isn’t a good thing, but in this case, you will be grateful.
As for a score? I hate to do this to a company whose games I normally enjoy, but I truly can not give this game more than a 4/10. It functions at a basic level, and there is some enjoyment to be had for some people. I just don’t know those people. Avoid this game like the main character should avoid doctors. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
God of Weapons is also available on Steam, and it plays the same way. You fight hordes of monsters as the game automatically attacks for you, you dodge and collect power-ups, and gain levels. Each level lasts a set amount of time and in between levels you gain inventory space, buy weapons, various items, or combine weapons into stronger weapons.
This general game loop is standard for the genre, and this game does nothing to change that, except that during each run, you can unlock new characters, weapons, and difficulty levels. If that weren’t enough for you, each character has a different sort of sub-classes attached to them, making them start with different weapons.
The game looks nice regardless of where you play it. The only real reason to buy it on Steam over Xbox is that on Steam, there is some DLC you can buy that adds a ton to the experience. The base experience, however, is exactly the same. I preferred to play the game with a controller, which you can do on either platform, regardless of where you buy it.
The game isn’t perfect, but there is one other game that does this same thing better, and like many before, God of Weapons fails to capture the same magic. Unlike those other games, however, it succeeds in creating a game worth playing all on its own. It is a 7/10 experience that I find myself playing again and again, just one more run. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Les’ Copaque Production in partnership with Streamline Studios, developed an open-world game with a 12+ hour narrative campaign aimed to resonate with a global audience while staying true to its roots. The game’s design celebrates the essence of Southeast Asian culture, making it a culturally rich, family-friendly adventure. Upin & Ipin Universe will be showcased for the first time at the Japan Expo in Paris today, as well as at a press conference on July 4th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, officiated by the Minister of Digital, YB Gobind Singh Deo.
“Upin & Ipin Universe marks a new chapter for us — expanding beyond TV, film, and merchandise into a global, interactive experience. As we celebrate Les’ Copaque’s 20th anniversary, this launch reflects our commitment to innovation and creating meaningful moments for families everywhere,”says Haji Burhanuddin Md Radzi, Managing Director of Les’ Copaque Production.
“Upin & Ipin Universe isn’t just a game; it’s a love letter to the vibrant culture and traditions of Southeast Asia,”says Alexander Fernandez, CEO of Streamline Media Group.“Since opening our doors in Malaysia in 2010, we’ve helped the local industry grow into a thriving ecosystem. Malaysia is now a creative force in animation, game development, and interactive storytelling. Upin & Ipin Universe is proof that Malaysian-born stories resonate not just at home, but everywhere.”
With its unique blend of engaging gameplay, culturally resonant themes, and the iconic charm of Upin & Ipin, the game is poised to make a significant impact in the open-world adventure genre. Streamline Studios is committed to delivering a high-quality experience that appeals to gamers of all ages and backgrounds.
Mark your calendars for July 17th, and prepare to embark on a journey through the Upin & Ipin Universe!
Over the years, many of you probably noticed that MMOs aren’t really my thing. Sure, I had a nice run in 14 with my pladin, checked out the free-to-play Neverwinter, and even played Elder Scrolls Online with my daughter. But they are the type of game I pick up occasionally then move on.
This brings me to Project Gorgon, a game that I can honestly say makes very little sense sometimes, and I mean that in the best way possible. I walked up to a bookshelf, and there were real books, written by players. Half the books were just advice from players for new players, and the other half consisted of short stories players made up about their in-game characters.
My first death leveled up my dying skill. Yes, death in this game is a skill. It offers perks for all sorts of things. Unless you decide to play in hardcore or permadeath mode, dying has no real consequences. It does offer you an excellent chance to role-play, however. Every time you die, you get hit with a random, let’s call it a debuff. The game tells you outright what it is and that it is only for roleplay purposes, and it ranges from your character being paranoid that people are reading your mind, to they forgetting how to speak.
I can’t speak much on the story, some hag wipes your memory for reasons I don’t know after 25 hours of play time and dumps you on an island. You then play that island as a tutorial ( there are a few ways to get off it) before reaching the main world. This is where you can start doing favors for people, trying to learn skills like carpentry or foraging, or ingredients to cook new foods. You can even decide to learn some sort of magic.
Now, don’t take this as a review for Project Gorgon, 25 hours into an MMO, is still learning how to play it. I have barely cracked the surface of what there is to do in this game. I am really just discussing how it really lets you feel like the world is open for you to just live in and do things. It is absolutely worth checking out, especially since it has no monthly fee and only costs $20. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
Fruitbus on PS5 is an interesting title from Silver Lining Interactive LTD that they were kind enough to send me. I always enjoy checking out new titles, and this experience is no different.
The general idea here is that your grandmother ran a food bus her entire life, one that you would often help her run when you spent time with her. Now that she has retired, she has left it to you. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, however, it ended up in the junk yard, and you need to fix it up and start from scratch.
The gameplay loop is rather easy. After a quick tutorial, you will park your fruibus somewhere, explore the area, gather supplies, open up shop for the day to sell some fresh-made goodies with the fresh-picked fruit, then repeat the process.
There is a story here as well. Your grandmother made one request when giving you this bus. Gather all her friends and throw her a retirement party. She did mention one small issue, she kind of pissed some of them all off and they don’t want to come. Others are just really busy. Except your mom, she just hates how she was raised because grandma spent all her time at work. This isn’t anything you can’t handle, though, right?
They really love their fruit
The real question with Fruibus is, how much do you enjoy cooking games in general? The game has adorable characters, easy controls, and a fun loop. Upgrading your bus is simple and rewarding, and collecting fruit isn’t as tedious as you would expect. It is a solid 8/10 experience, but only if you enjoy this type of experience. Best wishes, and may the gaming gods bring you glory.
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