Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy) - Review (PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC game)

Fahrenheit' was released in 2005 by Quantic Dream and was really a sort of early experimental game that would set the stage for their later games of 'Heavy Rain' and 'Beyond: Two Souls

Never Alone - Review (PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 game)

‘Never Alone’ is one of those games that test the traditional boundaries of what a video game should be as it really is a vehicle for telling a larger story, one of the Iñupiat people and it goes about this in such a heart-warming way that it’s difficult not to enjoy it.

Last Inua - Review (iOS and PC)

‘Last Inua’ is set in a frozen tundra and is an icy tale of a father and son’s journey to vanquish evil from the world in the form of a demon named Tonrar. The son, Hiko, is blessed with supernatural powers strong enough to defeat Tonrar but his frail, adolescent body is unable to handle these powers and as such he is too weak to embark on this quest alone.

Machinarium - Review (PC and Mobile game)

'Machinarium' is a point and click puzzle game where you take control of a small, unassuming robot in a robotic society that’s victim to a gang of antisocial thugs.

Harvest moon, A Wonderful Life, SE: Befriending villagers and receiving gifts

Friendship points can be acquired in the traditional, ‘gift-giving’ method but also by giving villagers discounts at your store. This means that if you give them three discounts a day (the maximum number) and one gift a day then you’ve acquired four friendship points.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Fable 3 - 'Fashion Victim' Achievement Guide

Fashion Victim - 20G.


You need to collect every item of clothing to unlock this achievement. There are 23 suits available and each have a different number of components available for them. Most clothing items are obtainable in shops but some are obtained during quests. Sometimes, when purchasing from shops, they won’t have all outfit components in stock so if you find you’re missing a couple of pieces double check that each suit in your wardrobe has every single piece. 

Not all clothing items can be obtained through one playthrough as a couple are only awarded for one gender and cannot be otherwise bought i.e.: The King/Queen’s outfit. All clothing needs to be on one file however, multiple clothing items across different characters will not count towards the achievement. It is possible to obtain clothing on two different accounts then couch co-op and trade them over to your main account, to do this you’ll need two characters on two different gamertags.


Any and all outfits included in the DLC are not required for the achievement. Not required: Sand Fury Suit, Prisoner Suit, Guard Suit and the Prostitute Suit.

Required clothing and where to get it:


Chef’s hat. 1 item (no suit): The chef’s hat is difficult to acquire without the Understone DLC. It can be found by searching dig spots or by befriending a chef in Bowerstone castle once you are the monarch and receiving the hat as a gift from them.

If you have the Understone DLC then, after completing the quests, the chef’s hat can be found in a chest in a basement cellar beneath the Sandgoose Museum house. This is a guaranteed location, it will always be in the chest along with a piece of food but can only be obtained after you have completed the Understone DLC. 


Men’s pyjama set (4 items): Obtained at the beginning of the game if playing the Prince. Can otherwise be purchased from Brightwall Village clothing shop (Frou Frou Frocks)

Men’s Pyjama Nightcap
Men’s Pyjama Nightshirt
Men's Pyjama Longjohns
Men's Pyjama Bedsocks

Practical prince set (4 items): Available at the beginning of the game if playing the Prince as one of the two outfits Jasper offers you. Can otherwise be bought from Bowerstone Market’s Clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Practical Prince Jacket
Practical Prince Gloves
Practical Prince Trousers
Practical Prince Boots

Elegant prince set (4 items) Available at the beginning of the game if playing the Prince as one of the two outfits Jasper offers you. Can otherwise be bought from Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Elegant Prince Jacket
Elegant Prince Gloves
Elegant Prince Trousers
Elegant Prince Boots

Dweller Men’s suit (5 items): Purchased from the Dweller Camp’s clothing shop (The Raggle Taggle).

Dweller Men’s Bandana
Dweller Men’s Coat
Dweller Men’s Gloves
Dweller Men’s Trousers
Dweller Men’s Boots

Men’s mercenary suit (5 items) Obtained during the quest ‘In Wolf’s Clothing’ regardless of your gender.

Men’s Mercenary Hat
Men’s Mercenary Jacket
Men’s Mercenary Gloves
Men’s Mercenary Shorts
Men’s Mercenary Boots

Men’s masquerade suit (6 items) If playing as male you’ll receive the full set during the quest ‘The Masquerade’.  If you’re not playing as a male character then you can purchase the outfit from the Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower threads) prior to the quest. It appears to be unavailable to purchase after the quest.

Men’s Masquerade Hat
Men’s Masquerade Mask
Men's Masquerade Coat
Men’s Masquerade Gloves
Men's Masquerade Trousers
Men’s Masquerade Shoes

Men’s warrior suit (5 items) Can be purchased from the Bowerstone Market clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Men’s Warrior Helmet
Men’s Warrior Coat
Men’s Warrior Gloves
Men’s Warrior Trousers
Men’s Warrior Boots

Men’s highway suit
(5 items) Can be purchased from the Brightwall clothing shop (Frou frou Frocks.)

Men’s Highwayman Hat
Men’s Highwayman Coat
Men’s Highwayman Gloves
Men’s Highwayman Trousers
Men’s Highwayman Boots

Men’s magic suit
(5 items) Can be purchased from the clothing shop in Aurora (Robes Are Us)
Men’s Magic Hat
Men’s Magic Coat
Men’s Magic Bracers
Men's Magic Trousers
Men’s Magic Boots

King’s suit (5 items) Awarded to you if playing as the Prince when you become monarch. Cannot be purchased or obtained on a female playthrough except through trading.

King's Crown
King's Jacket
King's Gloves
King's Trousers
King's Boots

Chicken suit (4 items): Obtained during the Chicken Chaser quest, otherwise obtained from Brightwall Village clothing shop (Frou Frou Frocks)

Chicken Head
Chicken Body
Chicken Gloves
Chicken Feet

Women’s pyjama set (4 items): Obtained at beginning of game if playing the Princess. Can otherwise be purchased from Brightwall Village clothing shop (Frou Frou Frocks)
Women’s Pyjama Nightcap
Women’s Pyjama Nightshirt
Women's Pyjama Bloomers
Women's Pyjama Slippers

Practical princess set (4 items): Available at the beginning if playing the Princess as one of the two offered outfits. Can otherwise be bought from Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower Threads). Unlike the Elegant princess set there is no hat item for this set.


Practical Princess Blouse
Practical Princess Gloves
Practical Princess Skirt
Practical Princess Boots
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Elegant princess set (5 items): Available at the beginning if playing the Princess as one of the two offered outfits. Can otherwise be bought from Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Elegant Princess Hat
Elegant Princess Bodice
Elegant Princess Gloves
Elegant Princess Skirt
Elegant Princess Slippers

Dweller woman’s suit
(5 items): Purchased from the Dweller Camp’s clothing shop (The Raggle Taggle).

Dweller Woman’s Bandana
Dweller Woman’s Coat
Dweller Woman’s Gloves
Dweller Woman’s Trousers
Dweller Woman’s Boots

Women’s mercenary suit (5 items) Can be purchased from the Brightwall clothing shop (Frou frou Frocks.) This is not received as part of the quest ‘In Wolf’s Clothing’ even if you play a female character.

Women’s Mercenary Hat
Women’s Mercenary Jacket
Women’s Mercenary Gloves
Women’s Mercenary Shorts
Women’s Mercenary Boots

Woman’s masquerade suit (6 items) If playing as female you’ll receive the full set during the quest ‘The Masquerade’.  If you’re not playing as a female character then you can purchase the outfit from the Bowerstone Market’s clothing shop (Bower threads) prior to the quest. It appears to be unavailable to purchase after the quest.

Women’s Masquerade Hat
Women’s Masquerade Mask
Women's Masquerade Bodice
Women’s Masquerade Gloves
Women's Masquerade Skirt
Women’s Masquerade Shoes

Women’s warrior suit
(5 items) Can be purchased from the Bowerstone Market clothing shop (Bower Threads).

Women’s Warrior Helmet
Women’s Warrior Coat
Women’s Warrior Gloves
Women’s Warrior Trousers
Women’s Warrior Boots

Women’s highway suit (5 items) Can be purchased from the Brightwall clothing shop (Frou Frou Frocks.)


Women’s Highwayman Hat
Women’s Highwayman Coat
Women's Highwayman Gloves
Women's Highwayman Trousers
Women's Highwayman Boots

Women’s magic suit (5 items) Can be purchased from the clothing shop in Aurora (Robes Are Us)


Women's Magic Hat
Women's Magic Coat
Women's Magic Bracers
Women's Magic Skirt
Women's Magic Boots

Queen’s suit
(5 items): Awarded to you if playing as the Princess when you become monarch. Cannot be purchased or obtained on a male playthrough except through trading.

Queen’s Crown
Queen’s Jacket
Queen’s Gloves
Queen's Skirt
Queen’s Boots

Military suit
(4 items).The Military gloves component can be found in the Reliquary whereas the remaining three components are all found behind the Mourningwood Demon Door.

Military Jacket
Military Gloves
Military Trousers
Military Boots

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Evil Twin, Cyprien’s Chronicles cheats (PS2 and PC game)

Cheats for Evil Twin, Cyprien's Chronciles are entered at the Cheat Codes menu found within the game’s menu. Below are cheats for both the PS2 edition and the PC edition of the game, if you're playing on the PC then you may have mapped your keys to different buttons so instead I've written the action.




PS2 Cheat Codes

 Bounces

, , , ,

Infinite Lives 
, , , ,

Mega Shots
, , , ,

Rapid Firing
, , , ,

Sights 
, , , ,

Sniper shoot
, , , ,

PC Cheat Codes


Bounces
Shoot, action, shoot, first person view, jump.

Infinite lives
Jump, action, first person view, jump, shoot.

Mega shots
Shoot, first person view, first person view, action, jump. 

Rapid firing
Action, first person view, jump, first person view, shoot.


Sights
Shoot, shoot, jump, first person view, action.

Sniper shoot
Action, shoot, jump, first person view, shoot. 

Note: If you're interested in Evil Twin,Cyprien's Chronicles then feel free to check out my full review of the game that can be found here.

Friday, January 10, 2014

The Company of Myself - Story Explanation and Summary

Warning: This post contains spoilers that summarize the storyline and ending so if you want to play it and be surprised then go back to the home page via this link. Alternatively, you can read my quick review of the game here instead. The Company of Myself features sentences that appear at the top of the screen during play and which, when read together, create the story of what happened. Jack's Story is what this is; what Jack says as the game progresses whereas the summary simply summarizes the game's storyline.


Jack’s Story.


My attention is stolen by a green square on the other end of the room. I want to be its friend more than anything I've ever wanted. The square does not react to my approach. Does it not notice me? Or is it only pretending not to notice me? Which would be worse? Up close I can see that the green square is actually a door. I think that we can be friends anyway.

I feel confused. And a bit tingly. But mostly just confused I briefly think of something worthwhile to think. Nothing emerges. I haven't talked to anyone lately, but at least I can solve my own problems.
Staring at this worthlessly large staircase, I reflect on my own past struggles. I search for reasons why I don't desire companionship. I settle on avoidance of the issue. I can clearly get by without others, anyway. I find myself unable to leave the question alone. Why can I not be with people?


I think back to the first day that Kathryn and I met. Our paths converged, and suddenly we were a team. This was before I was as reclusive as I have become today, so I had not learned to truly multitask yet. That talent grew out of simple necessity. Her approach was quiet, as was my response. The connection was instant and unmistakeable. A team. Mutual. Perfect. I wasn't ready to let it go. When we faced a problem, we would solve it together. Today, I find myself solving the same problems alone. I was under appreciative. Plain and simple. Didn't understand just how much I needed her. How much she needed me. It was perfect. Everything. It was all perfect. I helped her, and she helped me. Mutual. I never suspected the end to come so quickly. I found myself crushed by guilt. I didn't leave the house for days. But she was gone. And now I find myself alone. I can't handle talking to people anymore. I grudgingly consider how the ability to start over from a different perspective would have been helpful earlier in life. Maybe I could have let Kathryn not meet me in the first place…


And like this, I continue. What? Don't leave yet. I have more to say. I really do. Are you really leaving?


I've been tasked with psychoanalyzing Jack after his mental breakdown. In general, he recalls his life very accurately -- The things he says line up with all of the records. The first problem is that he doesn't seem to remember any of my visits. I've talked with him once a week for the past eight years, and he always tells me the same things as if we've never met before. He describes himself as a loner, and this makes a whole lot of sense, as he has been kept in solitary confinement for the duration of his stay at the hospital. He always briefly talks about his life, and eventually gets into the story of how he lost his loved one, Kathryn. He understands that she has dies, and he certainly feels at least somewhat responsible, but he doesn't recall that he murdered her. She was found buried in their backyard in a green package. Evidently, it was the only box large enough for use as a coffin that Jack could find. Also of note were there two flowers that he planted next to the makeshift grave. He considers her death to be the reason that he can't talk to people anymore. I suppose that in a way, he is correct. This will be my final report on Jack. I don't find any reason to believe that he will recover from his current state of severe mental illness, and he is far too dangerous to himself and others to allow his release.


The shrink leaves, and suddenly I don't even have a person to tell my story to anymore.


Summary:

The man you play in the game is called Jack. Jack is locked away in solitary confinement in a hospital ward for the mentally ill. The psychoanalyst , who Jack is telling his story to, has been visiting Jack for eight years but Jack is too paralyzed by what has happened that he does not respond to the psychoanalyst’s presence. This causes the psychoanalyst thinks that Jack doesn’t remember his visits. Jack feels as though he has betrayed Kathryn because he murdered her and hid her body in a green box, represented by the door in the levels. Now that the psychoanalyst has left the room Jack is forced to retell his story again and again as he has nobody else to talk to now.

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Zeus, Master of Olympus cheats (PC game)

Below I have compiled all of the Zeus, Master of Olympus cheat codes that I know to be working. These cheats range from silly to useful so even if you're a non-cheater, there's nothing wrong with some cheese costumes or cow missiles. There are some cheats out there on other websites which are wrong so I've only put here the ones I tested in-game though, for some reason, one cheat appears to have a mind of its own and only works for particular people.

 

Cheat codes:

Bring up the cheat box by typing CTRL + ALT + C and type in the following codes, case sensitive, to get the applicable effect:

Delian Treasury:  Add 1000 Drachmae (only if money is below 15,000)
Ambrosia:  Win the scenario soon after entering code.
Lots of Fishy: Unlimited food (doesn't work for some, for some unknown reason)
SoundFrags: Animals make strange noises when they die.
Fireballs from Heaven:  Strike a particular piece of ground with a fireball
Bowvine and Arrows:  Towers will shoot cows instead of arrows.
Cheese Puff:  Dairy workers will wear cheese suits.
Mammaldrome:  Granaries are filled every three months.
Atlasthegreat:  Atlas will build your project in ¼ of the time.
Seasick: Poseidon will grant you 10x the fish currently in your granaries.
Hotlava: Strikes the ground with a fireball.
Bigbadwolf: Wolves are larger.

Never Surrender: More military

If you're interested in Zeus, Master of Olympus check out my full review of it, here.

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

MicroMachines V3 cheats (PS1 game)




Cheat Codes


Enter these codes when the game is paused. You will hear a car honk to confirm that you entered the code correctly. To disable a cheat just re-enter the code.


Transform car to any object: Down, Down, Up, Up, Right, Right, Left, Left
Behind Car View: Left, Right,
, , Left, Right, ,  
Big Jumps: , Right, Right, Down, Up, Down, Left, Down, Down
Double Speed: 
, , , , , , ,  
Floating Objects: , , , , , , , ,  
Slow CPU Cars: , , , , , , ,

Enter these codes on the ‘Name Entry’ screen. You will hear a car honk if you entered them correctly.

CATLIVES: 9 lives in one-player mode.

3LIVES: 3 lives in multi-player mode.
GIMMEALL: All tracks in multi-player game.
NOTANKS: Tanks cannot shoot.
TANKS4ME: Tanks can be used on all tracks during multi-player mode, except those with water.
WINTERY: Slippery roads.



Debug Mode

Whilst the game is paused press: , Up, Down, Down, , , , ,  
This will enable Debug Mode. To use this mode press any of the button sequences listed below during play. 
Quit Race and Win: Press Select + . Cannot be used during time trials.
Change Camera Angle: Hold Select and press Up, Down, Left or Right.
Change Camera Zoom: Hold Select and press L2 or R2.  

Turn Player into Computer Drone: Hold Select and press .
Blow up all cars: Hold + + +



Hints

Turbo start: If you begin to accelerate just before the second beep at the start of the race you will begin the race with turbo start. If done correctly you will see 'turbo start' flash up on the screen.
Additional races: After you have completed the 'Beginner', 'Tricky' and 'Difficult' races you will unlock an additional category called 'Advanced'.

Note: If you're interested in MicroMachines V3 you can check out my review of the game, here.