Geek Culture Reviews

Rob reviews Tin Hearts on PlayStation 5… It’s been a busy few weeks for myself, and sadly as a result my coverage of video games has been a little behind schedule. For this I apologise, and going forward - for now - I’m probably going to have to be selective about what titles I review. Realising as a one-person-band I can’t do everything all at once.  Anyway, with that out of the way, what better way to mark my return to consistent video game reviews with Tin Hearts.  Coming from publisher Wired Productions and developers Rogue Sun Games (which features some of the team behind Fable) , Tin Hearts is a charming and heartwarming game about toy soldiers.  Set against the backdrop of Victorian England, Tin Hearts follows the narrative of inventor Albert J. Butterworth. Told via clues within the environment, notes left behind by the inventor, and a wealth of cut scenes, you’ll discover the life and times of Albert as you navigate your toy soldiers across various obstacles. It’...

Rob Lake reviews: Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest on Nintendo Switch... Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest is a humorous point and click adventure set against the backdrop of space. Presented in an episodic format the five episodes that makeup  Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest, follows the title characters as they perform tasks onboard the San Francisco. Inside the spacecraft, we join Odysseus, Kosmos, a lazy, corner-cutting engineer as he maintains the systems onboard the vessel. Whilst the rest of the crew are investigating a nearby phenomenon, Odysseus is the only human on board the San Francisco. To keep the engineer on task and more importantly sane, Odysseus is joined by Barton Quest, companion and robot. It's through these two protagonists that we experience the lonely life of Odysseus as he maintains the San Francisco in the crew's absence.  As you progress through the five episodes, the story takes on a deeper meaning as life on board San Francisco...