Gary "Dombalurina" Sheppard
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Gary "Dombalurina" Sheppard

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With light-speed combat, oodles of customisation, and slick presentation, this is one of those “just one more run” games that will consume all your time before you realise it.

GameGrinGameGrin·September 16, 2025
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Freedom Planet 2 takes everything great about the first game, adds a bit of polish and some extra mechanics, and gives us an absolute beast of a game. I cannot praise it enough, it’s just brilliant fun!

GameGrinGameGrin·April 11, 2024
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Phantom Abyss is a game that’s still fun in small doses, but technical issues and limited scope hold it back more than I would like.

GameGrinGameGrin·February 5, 2024
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Some poor scriptwriting is easily forgiven because this is a fun and engaging title. Perhaps not a game of the year contender, but definitely worth picking up.

GameGrinGameGrin·January 9, 2024
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Guybrush’s new adventure is every bit as fun as his previous ones. This is a triumph of a game that manages to live up to exorbitant amounts of expectation and ticks every box.

GameGrinGameGrin·December 14, 2022
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A good game that suffers from a few balancing issues in places and some frustration bugs. Nonetheless, still a solid and fun co-op experience.

GameGrinGameGrin·August 31, 2022
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I found this to be too slow for my liking, but if you want a slow-paced game with lots of idle chit-chat and an occasional battle, then this might be right up your street. The sedate pace and minimalist mechanics will probably divide critics, but this one found it dull...

GameGrinGameGrin·July 13, 2021
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Whilst this isn’t a game that represents great value, it’s still excellent fun. Bowser’s Fury is a nice, if a little short, addition to a game which didn’t get the attention it deserved due to the failure of the Wii U.

GameGrinGameGrin·February 27, 2021
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A brilliantly accessible and clever platformer with a top-notch soundtrack. This is a must-have title for any PlayStation owner who likes platformers.

GameGrinGameGrin·February 1, 2021
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With some quite tricky puzzles, Ever Forward is a rather challenging puzzler. The luscious graphics and lovely soundtrack definitely help the experience, but I’d have liked a bit more game. The pacing is a touch on the slow side too, so not one for the impatient.

GameGrinGameGrin·October 23, 2020
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With almost no extras and very little tweaking of the games for the Switch this just isn’t quite what I’d hoped for.

GameGrinGameGrin·October 3, 2020
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Whilst Kill it With Fire is a short experience, there’s still enough here to justify the budget asking price. It’s the kind of game that you’re unlikely to return to after having completed it, but you probably already expected that. It might not have the legs to be an epic...

GameGrinGameGrin·September 20, 2020
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