Interview With Mikko Tarmia | Amnesia Rebirth, SOMA, The Dark Descent
New interview! Creating some of the best horror game soundtracks of all time, Mikko Tarmia has been working with Frictional games on such titles as Amnesia The Dark Descent, Amnesia Rebirth and Soma. In this interview with the composer, I ask all about these soundtracks as well as some of Mikko's other work in the film and video game industries.
Did Silent Hill Downpour Fail the Fans? | In Depth Critique For Halloween
Since the release of the Western developed Silent Hill games, fans did feel that Konami failed in delivering a horror game that lives up to the series terrifyingly well-conceived roots. In this review & in depth critique of Downpour on PS3, we will discover where Silent Hill went wrong.
Thank You For 1000 Subscribers! Nobuo Uematsu Fanfare Cover
Cannot believe we've finally hit 1000 subscribers! Thank you all for that. I wanted to celebrate with a very special video, so I got a few musician's together to perform my arrangement of victory fanfare by Nobuo Uematsu. This takes elements from Final Fantasy VII, IX and V versions of the soundtrack. The drums for this cover were recorded at Rock & Roll Circus in Leeds.
5 Years On YouTube! Shania Twain's Retro Perspective Channel Compilation
Join Shania Twain as she looks back at her favourite videos from The Retro Perspective's 5 years on YouTube! The gal is much impressed by our growing catalogue of retro game collection videos, reviews and critiques. I'm forever and always adding to the playlists on video game music and the Official Playstation Magazine. I ain't no quitter for my interviews with video game composers and developers. See if you can't find something that'll getcha good by browsing through the channel and make sure to subscribe. No one needs to know....
How FF7's Materia System Works Wonders
The thing about deep turn based combat is, it’s just as much about preparing for battle as it is about the battles themselves and Final Fantasy VII provides a unique and expansive tool to do just that! We’re talking about the fantastic materia system.
Interviewing A Retro Game Seller | Lee From Sore Thumb Retro Games York
Lee is the owner of Sore Thumb Retro Games, a video game shop in York. Interviewing him revealed he has been a seller of games for over 7 years. I pried for more information on the state of video game collecting and the retro game market in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 lockdown.
Finding Video Games At Charity Shops Around Leeds, UK
There are some amazing charity shops around Leeds, so I went out finding video games around the area in September 2020. Although I began in the towns where I grew up, the pursuit of an amazing charity shop haul sent me much further afield than I bargained for, I did find some great video games though. Check them out in this video
Boot Hill Heroes | Review
Boot Hill Heroes is the first game from indie studio Experimental Gamer, a developer which aims to bring elements from classic RPGs such as Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger and breathe life into the genre once again. This very small team had a successful kickstarter campaign in late 2012 and Boot Hill Heroes was released on Steam and XBox Live Arcade in October and December of 2014 respectively. It originally caught my eye because of its striking resemblance to Earthbound and I thought it would be the perfect game to play in the run up to the release of Mother 4.
Rugrats Search For Reptar | PS1 | Review
In a list of games I played over and over again as a kid, Rugrats: Search For Reptar would be up there near the top. Let’s see if this PS1 game from 1998 stands the test of time. Surprisingly this was the first game based on Nickelodeon’s Rugrats cartoon that started in 1991, featuring Tommy Pickles, Chucky, Phil, Lil and Angelica as playable characters across a series of surprisingly varied levels.
Project Athia: The Luminous Engine Ruse | Square Enix's New "Game"
Is Project Athia a real game? With everything that's happened with the Luminous Engine, Square Enix had given the impression that Luminous Productions was defunct, but conveniently, when it comes time for a round of announcements (SE's favourite thing to do) they are suddenly back in business after using the Unreal Engine for all their recent high profile games.
Epic Games' PS5 Tech Demo Is Unreally Boring!
Unreal Engine running on the PS5: "look at the state-of-the-art next-generation graphics" we hear Epic Games say....Yeah, that's nice but can we have some fun games now please? This PS5 tech demo reveals once again that when it comes to gameplay, the big developers are still out of ideas.
King's Field Review | PS1
King's Field is a Japanese exclusive PS1 game by From Software that released in 1994, shortly after the launch of the console. In this King's Field review I wanted to go back to a style I tried when I first started The Retro Perspective. A more detailed, broken down look at the individual elements that make this game what it is.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Soundtrack First Impressions
Unfortunately, I never got my review copy of Final Fantasy VII Remake from Square Enix as they know I would actually cover its flaws instead of simply gushing like the majority of reviewers are doing, but what I can do is review the soundtrack! Arranged by Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki.
How To Protect Against XBOX MIND CONTROL RAYS!!!
In this tutorial, I will teach you how to safely use Xbox hardware and defend yourself against Microsoft's mind control rays that have been implemented since their 2001 entrance into the video game industry.
Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope | Review | PS3
In 2010, the proper version of Star Ocean 4 was released on the PlayStation 3. It contained both English and Japanese voice-over, a choice of 2 UI styles and an extended soundtrack that was included in the Japanese version, and all on 1 disc instead of a ludicrous 3, which needed to be changed when travelling to different planets. It was also bloody awesome.
Neon Tail Interview | Feili - Rocket Juice Games
Neon Tail is an open-world adventure game featuring roller skating traversal. In this interview with the developer, I speak to Feili of Rocket Juice Games who is leading his small team to develop this early access indie game.
Future Cop: LAPD | Review | PS1 perfection!
EA Redwood Shores would later change its name to Visceral, the team behind the beautifully scary Dead Space. They created possibly the best sports game of all time in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 and one of the best racing games on the PS1 with NASCAR Rumble. But even before that, with their very first game, they absolutely nailed it with what is undoubtedly my favourite PS1 game and that game is Future Cop: LAPD.
Is #Gamergate Still Relevant In 2020?
#Gamergate has had a sudden resurgence, with people posting the same old crap they've been posting for years, then being berated by others for being irrelevant. But is Gamergate still relevant in 2020 and what role has it played in the history of The Retro Perspective?
Why Do Game Developers Ignore The Modding Scene? | The Outer Worlds Problem
Modding has become more and more relevant in the modern gaming industry and a strong modding scene for a game means that it essentially gets better and better as time goes on. Developers like Bethesda have, in the past, garnered incredible goodwill and fostered a passionate community by encouraging mods and making available a suite of tools to make it easier for almost anybody to tweak the game to their liking. So why on earth are most video game developers outright ignoring the modding scene?
Top 10 Video Game Soundtracks Of All Time
My personal picks for The Retro Perspective's top 10 video game soundtracks of all time! Featuring video game composers you've definitely heard of and some you may not.