Dave's Gaming Blog

Resident Evil 4 (2023)

Couldn't help myself, after watching the trailer I wasn't too excited about the remake and equally had only just played the original game. However, just had to pick this one up given how much I enjoyed playing the original version and a lack of games in this sort of category. The remakes of the second and third game left me with such high expectations for this one, this being said after playing the original I couldn't really wrap my head around how they could improve or why they'd even want to remake it. The trailer had a certain amount of comedy in it that gave me concerns that where the original got it's comedic value unintentionally the remake was trying to force it the way so many newer games do. However this was far from the case, the game is so faithful to the original and playing through the game allowed me to remember each section and even prepare for what was ahead given how similar it was. There are changes that you'd expect however, new puzzles and different enemies at different sections which lead to the game feeling nostalgic but also fresh at the same time. Negatives are hard... Read More

Dishonored 2

Just completing Dishonored and the respective DLC's I was hyped to play the next instalment of the franchise Dishonored 2. Expectations were riding high, I was hoping for more passive/non-lethal powers and new ways of taking enemies out without killing them. Most of all however I was looking forward to an advancement in the story that made it worthy of the 2 in it's name. The game didn't disappoint me completely, starting out the story felt a lot different and the graphical upgrade to the engine was very impressive! the game is so pretty after playing the first one I was in awe. The powers were a lot more developed each with individual options you can customise to how you want to play the game. Somewhat further into the game almost 2/3rds in they introduced a completely new mechanic which really took me by surprised however the game didn't seem to use it for very long which really was unfortunate. Equally as you progress through the game the story matched almost exactly the story from one of the DLC The Knife of Dunwall. Overall the game was good but not great, there were no real improvements on the powers that... Read More

Dishonored

Had this game in my backlog for a good while, combining action and stealth with some immersive steam punk like aspects I really was only too happy to give this some time. Dishonored, which to me seemed to be spelt incorrectly (Dishonoured?) gives the player something that I've rarely encountered - freedom of choice. Each encounter or mission can be played several different ways and with various outcomes. Decided at the start of my playthrough that I was going to be the "good guy" resulting in low chaos and a more desirable outcome, I took it upon myself to get every non-lethal way of achieving Corvo's goals. The game has aged somewhat however and it did end up showing some of that during my playthrough of the DLC, after you'd got into the rhythm of taking guards down with various methods there wasn't much in the way of variety and did get slightly stale. This accompanied with the AI of the guards/enemies not really being that intelligent - for example, sometimes staring a guard directly in the face won't get you an alert…meant the game did have a few downsides. Equally I thought the powers they offer the player only... Read More