Brian’s Game of the Year Awards 2017
Brian is a weird guy. So are his games of the year. Read, and either nod in agreement or shake your head in sheer bafflement. Either way is good.
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Brian McDonald 148 posts 1 comments
Originally from Ireland, Brian moved to Wellington in 2014, and is still pretty sure that it was a good idea. He is convinced that Fallout is the greatest game series of all time, and believes the same about Bioshock, Pokémon, and The Elder Scrolls. This is in no way a contradiction.
His work has appeared on NZGamer, CultureJam, The Spinoff, and Witchdoctor.
DOOM (Switch) review
The Switch is definitely not DOOMed.
Since I reviewed Skyrim while pretending to be playing DOOM, I was going to be hilarious and pretend I was playing Skyrim while playing DOOM. But it doesn’t work as well. Six hours in I was bored with…
Skyrim (Switch) Review
I'm caught between High Rock and a hard place this week. With DOOM releasing on Switch almost alongside Skyrim, you inevitably have to choose between the two. Or do you?
Binary choices aren't my style, so instead, I did what any rational…
Assassin’s Creed Origins review
Assassin’s Creed Origins is a great game, with wonderful characterisation, beautiful visuals and audio, but too much water.
I initially intended that to be snide, but it’s actually pretty dead-on.
ACO takes us back to the beginning of…
Knack 2 review
There’s a lot to love in Knack 2. Nobody asked for it, nobody wanted it, but they’ve done some good stuff and there’s a charm here that was sorely lacking in the original; great level design, tricky puzzles, nice graphics, and a concept…
Destiny 2 review
I went in to Destiny 2 almost completely blind; I never played the first installment, and had briefly looked up the general plot shortly before my copy arrived. My first impression after playing the sequel? Man, I wish I had played the…
Matterfall Review
This is a game that gets right to the point, so I’ll get right to the review.
You’re Avalon Darrow. She’s a badass freelancer. Alien matter has messed up the largest city off Earth, and she’s gonna fix that. It’s not deep, but it’s not…
The Long Dark Review
Pre-game disclaimers are some of my favourite things in gaming; they’re always hilarious. Whether it’s Assassin’s Creed covering itself from allegations of racism, or even just warning of fictional use of names, I love them. The Long Dark…