Game Reviews: Super Mario Maker 2

I’m a bit gutted, to be honest. I’d spent some cash (not a lot but still) on a Wii U and Super Mario Maker for that console, only for Nintendo to announce Super Mario Maker 2 shortly afterwards. If I’d known! Still, I’ve had the opportunity to practice on the first installment of this franchise, […]

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Nintendo, E3 and The Legend of Zelda

Not for the first time, Nintendo’s presentation at E3 (held this year in Los Angeles) has rocked peoples’ worlds. It’s certainly rocked mine, for one very specific reason, which I will come to in more detail in just a moment. Before I roll into the main meat of this post, I would just like to […]

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Football Manager 2019 P3

We’re nearing the twilight of the 2018/19 season now, with the story taking a pretty decisive shape. Another ten league games have come and gone, with nine victories but one jarring defeat, away to hated rivals Manchester United. Beyond that, the attacking tactics I use have yielded some tremendous results – a 7-0 home win […]

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Football Manager 2019 – Part Two

The tale of the tape after the next ten Premier League games is of a season far better than I’d have dared hope for my first time around in FM 2019. I’ve enjoyed some sensational results – a 2-0 away win against Manchester City and a 5-1 away win over local rivals Everton –  that […]

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Football Manager 2019 – Part One

So here we go. A bold step into a new version of Football Manager that is quite unlike the versions I am experienced with, even though a lot of stuff soon feels familiar. The overall layout is more or less the same but tweaked to reflect updates in the game engine, training is revamped (all […]

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Football Manager 2019 – The New Journey

I haven’t purchased a new Football Manager game for some time. The last time I did, it was the 2014 edition, and that, for some reason, never ran properly on my old laptop. Rather than resurrect it, I stuck with FM 2012 instead, a version I know inside and out by now. FM 2012 is […]

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Part 1

As those of you who follow my blog are aware, I did a diary of my adventure on Breath of the Wild when I played through it. I’m doing something similar with A Link to the Past, only this time I have the means to do a video diary, so you get to bear witness […]

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