Riftbound is a new TCG based on League of Legends that was released in August to Chinese players. Well now it has dropped around the rest of the world with the first set, Riftbound: Origins, and this one looks like it could be the real deal. I checked out a release event and popped my initial thoughts of the game here, but now I have played with the first set a bit, and it was time to put my full thoughts to the keyboard. How do you review a set with nothing to compare it against? Well, let’s find out…
Author: Blair Loveday
Lorcana has been going strong for years now, and I have been loving it. Now after the first set rotation and after the first reprint-heavy set, we have our new main set, Whispers in the Well. The question is, does this set bring anything new to the table? Yes, it does! What are the Whispers in the Well? In short… I don’t know. It’s become one of my greatest frustrations with this game. At the start we had video trailers and short stories on the website if you wanted to learn more about the Lumineers and their quest. It wasn’t…
I have been obsessed with TCGs for the last few years. From my intro to Magic: The Gathering, to dabbling with Flesh and Blood and Star Wars Unlimited, through to my love for Lorcana. It is rare that I go a week without playing a TCG down at my LGS. So with Riftbound having heaps of hype, I checked it out at a launch event to see if it could claim second place for my main TCG or if by some miracle it could replace my weekly MTG sessions. What is Riftbound? https://youtu.be/BSr32eiUeyU It is the latest TCG, which is…
Pokémon has been getting more ambitious with games like Pokémon Legends: Arceus, letting you catch Pokēmon in a much smaller open-ish world. Then Violet and Scarlet went more traditional with 3D exploration. The biggest issue they have had is the performance, which, while not game-breaking, was certainly getting worse. Well, Pokémon Legends: Z-A is here, and somehow, the game performs well! Poké Story https://youtu.be/ZL4jOPorLQM Pokémon Legends: Z-A has you create your character who arrives by train in the French, I mean Kalos, city of Lumiose . They are here with a bag and plans for a fun holiday that you…
These days devices tend to be jacks of all trades and masters of none. Many speakers, for example, connect to WiFi, have smart home connectors, and all kinds of other things. For all that tech, they tend to wind up having to make sacrifices in the sound quality area. The Harman/Kardon Go + Play 3 has stripped all that back to focus on its job, being a speaker, and it excels. What does the Harman/Kardon Go + Play 3 do well? Speaker things, and that’s about it. Out of the box, it has a simple, elegant look with a massive…
Who needs a headset? Well it’s not like there are many options out there. Oh wait, there are bloody heaps, and it can be tough to tell where and how much money you should drop on one. Will that $80 one do the trick? Should you drop $400 for a good one? Well Logitech has dropped the G321 Lightspeed Headset, and at $150 I am already pretty shocked by what this has to offer. For $150, this can’t have any great features, right? https://youtu.be/uCHRDafpq8E Wrong, this is a shockingly equipped headset. First, the comfort is exceptional. With super comfortable memory…
I wasn’t too sure watching the trailer for Ball x Pit if it was going to be a fun enough game, or something exceptional. Watching some of the publicity videos for it from Devolver had me curious enough to check it out, and man, I am glad I did. This chaotic indie game is one of the places you can sink far too much time into, far too easily. So what even is Ball X Pit? https://youtu.be/18pHUtXzF2w Imagine a Brick Breaker game where the bricks are enemies that move down towards you trying to kill you, and you will start…
If you’re totally new to Disney Lorcana, or even TCG’s in general, then it can be hard to know where to start. Do you buy some packs? What can you find and where? So many questions. Well, Lorcana has a new starter product for collectors with the new Collection Starter Set alongside a new Gift box. So should you pick them up? What’s in the Fabled Collection Starter Set? This is a fantastic little box. It comes with 4 Fabled boosters, an 80 card folio, and a Tinker Bell – Giant Fairy promo card. The folio is a smaller folder…
Many will know that the Super Mario Galaxy games are well-loved classics. But if you are anything like me, you will know it, but not feel it. That’s because they were both released on the Wii, and I never had one of those. Well, now they have been brought to Switch 2, meaning numpties like me can fill the galaxy-sized holes in our hearts. Taking these games on for the first time! https://youtu.be/tTYux25TW8Q That’s always the weirdest thing going into a game like this. Fans of the old games will know what to expect and appreciate their upgrades. For me,…
When Ghost of Tsushima released I was a little skeptical about how great it might be. Sure, Sucker Punch made some open world games, but this was ambitious. Well, it caught me off guard how excellent that game was, and so going into their new release, Ghost of Yōtei, I had some damn high expectations. By some miracle, they managed to meet them! Meet Atsu https://youtu.be/AgTYIkr-GR0 You take the role of Atsu, a chippy young woman who has had a fantastic life. Her whole family was slaughtered as a child, and she got to watch her mother get burnt by…