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Rob Covell

Rob is a teacher, a father, a husband and a gamer. He's been the latter for longer than the former 3 combined. Probably. He likes pretty much every genre, but puzzle platformers tend to upset his brain.

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Backbone — No need to worry about slipping a disc

Rob Covell May 1, 2022 0

Arriving in a stylish and well-presented box, there’s very little to tell you what to do beyond a small card showing how to connect your phone. Attach your phone to the lightning port on the right side, pull apart the handgrips, and release…

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Onde — How do you pronounce that?

Rob Covell Apr 28, 2022 0

The sheer amount of fascinating shapes and colours that will appear ahead of you during your journey is amazing. Over the course of your three-or-so hours with the game, you’ll visit underwater worlds, lands in the sky, and a black hole in…

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Splash Cars — Making a splash, or a terrible crash?

Rob Covell Apr 23, 2022 0

The police will try to smash you off the road, making your life more difficult whilst other road users will undo your good work by turning the road grey again. In a neat twist though, if you drive near them, they’ll become colourful too,…

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The Best FMV Games

Rob Covell Apr 13, 2022 0

The likes of Phantasmagoria, The 11th Hour, and Night Trap weren’t really all that great, and were more of an experiment now that developers had all this capacity on new-fangled CD-ROMs. So they’d fill them up with video and build a game…

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Frightence — Is that a word?

Rob Covell Mar 29, 2022 0

Individual rooms are somewhat unique, each with its own event that seems to be unrelated to what’s come before. There are spooky children’s rooms, abodes for a stereotypical cat lady, and even a PT homage. I think the items you collect from…

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Martha is Dead — Or is she?

Rob Covell Mar 24, 2022 0

Without spoiling too much, Martha is Dead focuses on Guilia’s attempt to find out precisely what happened to her sister, whilst also trying to come to terms with her loss, and the events of the war that play out around her. All is not as it…

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Ziggurat 2 — Zigga Zig Aggghhhh!

Rob Covell Mar 16, 2022 0

Unlike the original game, Ziggurat 2 has a full campaign with a plot. The plot is very simple, with good mages and bad mages trying to save or destroy the world, with you heading up the good guys. You’ll complete quests around a map to…

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Kardboard Kings — Many cards. Left bored?

Rob Covell Mar 8, 2022 0

The bulk of Kardboard Kings has you checking online to buy individual cards or card packs which you put on display in one of six slots in your shop. Whilst you can’t set the price yourself, rumours in the news will hint at which cards are…

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Shinorubi — My eyes have melted

Rob Covell Feb 22, 2022 0

Of course, all these opponents are shooting at you pretty much constantly, and you’ll need to dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge your way through their bullets. Like many games in this genre, Shinorubi gives you a large ship, but only a tiny…

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Not For Broadcast — You gotta see this

Rob Covell Feb 8, 2022 0

The gameplay and story kept me engaged, but it’s the acting that really brings all this to life. It’s absolutely excellent throughout. Characters are either genuinely likeable or caricatures of celebrities, and they’re all portrayed…

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