In the past couple of years, the rise in “games as a service” as seen developers and publishers go from a traditional release with DLC, then maybe a sequel, to releasing one game and giving seemingly endless support and updates. Great, right? Less to buy, less distractions from latest releases? Nope! Now, I find myself […]
I’d hazard that most gamers have one, I’d suggest that it sits in the back of our minds, and every new game purchase gives us that little extra guilt. That’s right, the pile of shame. Those games we bought and played but never finished, or got the DLC for but never played it. Worse still…….the […]
2018 has seen a pretty slow content-feed so far. With the Christmas break, work, a holiday and doing a part-time degree at the same time, things sometimes get put onto the back-burner whilst real life has to take priority. That’s not to say I’ve stopped writing or playing, it just means that the time I […]
2017 is dead, but it’s worth looking back on. It was a big year for Ninja Refinery. In fact, whilst the site existed, and posts were made, it was the birth and proper realisation of the site. It’s been great! More importantly, I played some great games, some of which were released in 2017, most […]
Here’s a sentence I never expected to say or write: I’m currently playing an MMORPG on my mobile phone. Weirder still, it’s actually really good, and feels (to my limited knowledge and level of experience), like a “real” MMORPG. The game is Lineage 2 Revolution, and it’s kind of blowing my mind at the minute. […]
My journey with the main campaign of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided has come to an end. According to my Xbox, it’s taken me just over 15.5 hours to complete. Was it worth the time investment? Final thoughts I’ve done two other bigger pieces on this game as I’ve played through, so I won’t go into […]
My first proper console was the Nintendo 64, and one of the many fond memories I have of it, is playing Lylat Wars (the European name for Star Fox 64). I’m about to embark upon the Wii U Star Fox Zero, but having been away recently, I jumped back into games in my 3DS collection, […]
I’m over halfway through Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, now, and I’m suckered in until the end. Initially, whilst I had fun, I wasn’t convinced I was going to see it through, with it all feeling a bit “robotic” (no pun intended there). I went through the motions, and enjoyed, but also endured. Now, however, I’ve […]
Played a lot of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, I didn’t finish it, but that’s for no reason other than I moved on to something newer and shinier. I actually had a really good time with it and remember enjoying it a great deal. As a lover of stealth games and FPS’s, a game where I […]
Since diving back into Just Cause 3, I’ve found myself having a great time. I’ve given it plenty more space to impress me, and plenty of time to let me either get used to the niggles and annoyances, or get really frustrated by them. It’s mostly been a combination of both, whilst getting to grips […]