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Ratchet & Clank (2012, Playstation 3) Review

(4 / 4) Also on: Playstation 2 SCRATCH(ET & CLANK) YOUR  3D PLATFORMING ITCH

Red Dead Redemption II (2018, Playstation 4) Review

(4 / 4) Also on: Xbox One AN AMERICAN TALE

Red Dead Redemption II: My Thoughts So Far

[This text contains no spoilers  regarding the story of Red Dead Redemption II. It's just that this blog has fallen silent, and I need to explain why.] I got off to a great start with A Mouthful of Games , posting a prologue and seven reviews over the course of nine days. Another nine days passed, and I managed to finish and review the mediocre Beyond: Two Souls . I established a rhythm of posting I was satisfied with, and felt confident I was gonna be able to keep it up. Games were fun to play again, and the words to describe them were flowing. The future was looking bright. Then Red Dead Redemption II happened. Everything came to a sudden halt. "For this, I am sorry", as Dutch Van Der Linde would have put it, but I am simply flabbergasted over the quality of this open world-western adventure. It's so grand in scope, yet so detailed that I leave every session astounded with something peculiar I never noticed before. I can't stop playing it. Even briefly s...

Beyond: Two Souls (2015, Playstation 4) Review

(2 / 4) Also on: Playstation 3 A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH

Tomb Raider (1996, DOS) Review

(3 / 4) Also on: Windows, N-Gage, Playstation, Playstation 3, PSP, PS Vita, Sega Saturn, Windows Mobile YE OLDE ACTION MOVIE ANTICS

Far Cry: Primal (2016, Playstation 4) Review

SHAKE A SPEAR, SHAKESPEARE

TorqueL (2015, Playstation 4) Review

(3.5 / 4) Also on: Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, Windows DON'T LOSE YOUR BALANCE

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (2015, Playstation 4) Review

(1 / 4) Also on: Windows SERENITY WRAPPED IN FRUSTRATIONS

Capsized (2011, Windows) Review

(3 / 4) Also on: iPad, Linux, Macintosh, Xbox 360 SHORT 'N' SWEET OLD SCHOOL CHAOS

RiME (2017, Playstation 4) Review

(3.5 / 4) Also on: Windows, XBox One, Nintendo Switch MELANCHOLY REIGNS

Mafia III (2016, Playstation 4) Review

(2 / 4) Also on: Windows, Macintosh, Xbox One RACISM - A KILLING SPREE SIMULATOR

A Prologue

Hello, and welcome to my blog! I'll make it as brief as possible: A Mouthful of Games is a blog about video games. Here I intend to review every game I play, as well as write about games in general and what they mean to me. Yup, this time it's personal. Over the course of 30+ years, I've discovered, abandoned and rediscovered games time and time again. It's an endless loop. They've inspired, agonized, uplifted, infuriated, consoled, oppressed, and relieved me. Above all, I realise they have sheltered me from everything mundane. When they're good, games contain an emotional immediacy I've yet to encounter in almost any other sort of popular culture. You can go from utter despair to silly, ecstatic joy in a matter of minutes or even seconds. Want to check the full range of your emotions? Play the right video game, man. The only thing I can compare it to is watching a really exciting sports game involving your favorite team. It's safe to say we...