When it comes to themes in gaming, advanced particle physics is not exactly the most common narrative thread. Vengeance, apocalypse, princess-rescuing –...
Author - Matt Gosper
aka Ponk – a Melburnian gay gamer who works with snail mail. Enthusiastically keeping a finger in every pie of the games industry. I'll beat you at Mario Kart, and lose to you in any shooter you can name.
When Xenoblade Chronicles first released on the Wii in 2010, I was really feeling it. The game represented one of the few full-bodied RPGs to arrive on the...
In this time of re-releases, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is extra-special: it contains the oldest last- on current-gen game, 2012’s Borderlands...
Pillars of Eternity is a game with a fine pedigree. Brought to us by Obsidian Entertainment, makers of such fine RPGs as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic...
Ori and the Blind Forest was one of those exclusive Xbox One titles used to really sell the system – and it worked, at least for me. Ori’s gorgeous visuals and...
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is a game that does exactly what it says on the tin – it gives you monsters, and you hunt them. With your custom-designed character...
Saints Row is a series that has, ever more over time, revelled in ridiculousness. It has moved from the serious story of a street gang in the first two titles...
After two months spent grinding, jumping, ground-pounding and combo-chaining, Sunset Overdrive has delivered its first substantial DLC offering in the form of...
Persona 4 Golden on the Vita was truly impressive. The game’s story and characters really hit a sweet spot for me and left me a fan of the series overall...
The Sonic franchise has been on a bumpy road since Sega’s decision transition it to 3D. The side-scrolling platform speedster doesn’t gel perfectly with...
Kingdom Hearts. It’s a series many of us love, because it combines two of our favourite things: familiar characters, and incredibly elaborate plots. Kingdom...
One of the breakout indie stars of last year’s PAX Australia, Crabitron was an iOS title that tried something different with the system’s multi-touch...
The end of the year has arrived, so it’s time for another Assassin’s Creed on PS3 and Xbox 360 – but with a twist. Unlike last year’s Black Flag, which...
At PAX earlier this month Stevivor had the chance to speak with Price, game designer for Eastasiasoft’s upcoming indie title Lost Sea. Read on for...
When it comes to RPGs, I have a weakness: I’ll go into any game totally optimistic, regardless of reviews or prior experiences. It means I get to try a lot of...
During this year’s PAX Australia, Stevivor’s Matt Gosper sat down with one of League of Geeks’ directors, Trent Kusters, to discuss the...
Released initially in 2012 for Japanese audiences, we western devils are finally getting our chance to have a Fantasy Life in the world of Reveria. This class...
Release day has arrived, so it’s time to move our look at Wasteland 2 from preview to review. The code has been polished and inXile have given the nod of...
It wasn’t that long ago that the original Tales of Xillia hit English-speaking shores – you may recall Shane’s review around this time last year – so the...
I never played the original Wasteland. It was released when I was only a year old, and even if I’d come across it a few years later it wouldn’t have been in...
