My top 10 games of 2013

Hey,

Now that 2013 is over, I'm ready to talk about my top 10 games of 2013. I've been stewing over my choices for a few months now, but with some surprises towards the end of the year and much debating over placements, I think I'm now ready to post them.

PS4A Writer’s GOTY | Persona 4 Golden

Hey,

I've published an article on PS4Attitude about my game of the year. If anybody follows my writings on PS4A then you'll already know this and my love for Persona 4, haha.

"I found the cast to be hugely likeable, funny and relatable, with Social Links allowing you to build a strong relationship with each character and help them with their personal problems. Although I felt this way quite early on in the game, by the end of it, I felt very strongly attached to each character and, no matter which ending I received, I felt very bittersweet about having to say goodbye to them. So much so that I started the game again and got just as glued to it, if not more, than I had the first time. And to be clear, I got the True Ending each time, because I can’t accept it any other way!"

You can read the rest by clicking here.

Also, as this will be my last post of 2013, I wish you all a happy new year and hope that you all enjoy and have good luck in 2014. :)

Thanks and I hope you enjoy reading!

Mitch.

Tiny Brains PS4 review

Hey,

I recently reviewed Tiny Brains for PS4Attitude, an excerpt can be read below.

"Tiny Brains is a puzzle game revolving around four rather cute lab animals as they carry out tests and make their bid for freedom. So, is developer Spearhead Games’ creation a success, or is it ultimately a failed experiment?

The story is simple – you’re a lab animal and are forced to do tests for your creator, and of course, things go topsy-turvy very quickly. It’s pretty generic stuff, and probably won’t captivate you, but as Tiny Brains is very family-orientated, it’s just enough to entertain children and humour adults."

You can read the rest by clicking here. 

Thanks and enjoy reading!

Mitch.

OMG HD Zombies! PS Vita Review

Hey,

I published a review for OMG HD Zombies! on PS4Attitude a few weeks ago.

"OMG HD Zombies! is the HD version of  PSP mini OMG-Z and, with this review, we look into whether it was worth breathing new life into it or if it would have been better off staying dead.

Although there is a story revolving around an experiment gone awry and your character trying to survive the recently-revived dead, it’s fairly generic and only serves to loosely string the levels together. The story itself is told in comic form which suits it well, with its crisp and vivid images that won’t spare you the brutality and gruesomeness of a zombie apocalypse."

If you're interested in reading more, then please click here.

Hope you enjoy reading!

Mitch.

Curve Studios - The joys of working with Sony [Interview]

Hi,

Recently I interviewed Curve Studios, the studio behind Vita and PS3 ports of Lone Survivor, Thomas Was Alone, Stealth Inc and others, to discuss what it's like to work with Sony and what they plan to do in future.

You can read the interview here: http://ps4attitude.com/interview/2013/11/curve-studios-joys-working-sony-interview

This, alongside the interview with the lovely Jasper Byrne, the excellent mind behind Lone Survivor, was part of my first professional interview and I had a good time doing it and wish both parties the best of luck in their future endeavors.

Thanks and enjoy reading,
Mitch.

Atlus announces multiple Persona games

Hey!

So, earlier today Atlus announced 3 Persona games and that one will be making its way from arcades to consoles. I'm unbelievably excited as Persona 4: Golden is my all-time favourite game.

I covered news for 3 of the games on PS3Attitude and PS4Attitude, obviously not covering the 3DS game as I write for a Sony-centric website.

Persona 4 Arena: The Ultimate Ultra Suplex Hold: http://www.ps3attitude.com/new/2013/11/trailer-released-persona-4-arena-ultimate-ultra-suplex-hold-ps3-exclusive/

Persona 4: Dancing All Night: http://ps4attitude.com/news/2013/11/persona-4-dancing-night-announced-vita

Persona 5: http://www.ps3attitude.com/new/2013/11/persona-5-announced-exclusive-ps3/

Are you excited? I'll be covering these games as details become available so keep an eye on my blog and the above websites, please.

Thanks, hope you enjoy!
Mitch.

Jasper Byrne - The definitive version of Lone Survivor?

Hi,

On behalf of PS4Attitude I had an interview with Jasper Byrne, the man behind indie-hit Lone Survivor, about the creation of the game and his relationship with publisher Curve Studios.

An exerpt can be read below.

"As horror games are designed to scare the players, we were curious as to whether or not Jasper had ever been scared by his own creation. Although he was familiar with the entire game, due to the amount of content packed into it Jasper had forgotten some things that managed to catch him off-guard at a later date. The game managed to make me pause the game multiple times to gather my bearings, so I can’t even imagine how it must’ve been to work on in the early hours of the morning. Jasper hopefully worked with the light on!"

Read the entire interview here: http://ps4attitude.com/interview/2013/10/curve-studios-jasper-byrne-definitive-version-lone-survivor-hands-interview

Expect a Curve Studios interview soon!

Hope you enjoy reading,
Mitch.