UM writes: "During the Winter break, I finally had time to catch up on some video games now that I’m done with academics. I decided to give Contrast a go on my PlayStation 4. When I first heard about this game, I was intrigued by the Jazz-noir themes and the shadow mechanics. However, I was surprised that it received mixed reviews from critics.
I was never really a puzzle/platformer type of gamer, but I’ve always appreciated it when I watched people play it. As I watched my cousins play Contrast, I was able to appreciate and be annoyed by it at the same time. For the first few minutes, I was wondering why people didn’t like the game so much. However, its faults soon surfaced and it was very hard to ignore them."
James writes - "Each and every week the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale comes up with varying discounts for Xbox 360 and Xbox One gamers to get involved in. Last time week there were a whole load of games and accompanying DLC on offer, giving plenty of choice for how to spend your hard earned cash.
Now though, the weekly Deals With Gold sale is back, with fresh bargains from the world of Xbox for you to peruse. Want to know what they are?"
Neil writes: "If you like gaming, then you'll do your utmost to get your hands on as many experiences as possible. But with the high cost sometimes associated with purchasing a new Xbox game on release, that is not always a possibility. That is where the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale comes in, delivering a multitude of discounted Xbox One and Xbox 360 titles for all gamers to purchase.
With decent discounts in place, it is this sale which is a great way of boosting your games library - if only in order to save them for the rainy days. So which games are on the radar thanks to the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale between the 7th-13th August 2018? We've got the full list."
Neil writes: "The last Xbox Live Deals With Gold Sale came with a whole ton of Curve Digital games discounted to rather damn cheap prices. But now there's a new sale in place and the Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 1st-7th May 2018 is packing in the Xbox One and Xbox 360 bargain once more. Want to check out the full list of sale items available this week?"
Not only did I think it was a completely original game I also thought it was really fun.
From the amount of people talking about bugs, glitches and general poor performance I can't doubt those things are real but I can honestly say I never experienced any of that stuff myself. I found the gameplay really fun, the puzzles were a little on the easy side but not insultingly so. The art style was absolutely beautiful too.
The one major flaw that soured the entire experience for me was the ending. I was prepared for a short game and was quite prepared as I felt the game gearing up for its big conclusion which I expected would be maybe ten minutes of big plot moments that would leave me satisfied and ready to give the game a solid 9. Then it just...ended. All of the flawed characters and interesting backstory was leading up to the clash we all felt coming and then suddenly there was some odd cutesy Disneyfied line or two and the credits appeared. It would be like Reservoir dogs ending with Nice guy Eddie walking into the warehouse saying the cops promised not to arrest them if they just gave back the money, then everyone cheering and going out for pizza. Actually, no, that would have been a pretty good ending but you get the idea.