Quantum Break – The Iceman Cometh

Stop me if you’ve heard this one.  An X-Man, a hobbit and the Master of Coin for the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros walk into a time machine, and absolute havoc...

Choppa

First of all, let me say that I have not played Choplifter. I never owned a Sega Master System – or any other console or device it was available on...

Left 4 Dead 2 – What can go wrong?

Let me make one or two things clear right at the start. I’ve never actually played Left 4 Dead 2 before. I’ve played a few campaigns of Left 4 Dead...

Sniper Rifles – Reach Out And Touch Someone

Whenever I play an action adventure game I always think about the approach I want to take and the character I want to play. In the past I preferred characters...

Plot Twists – Nothing’s the same anymore

One thing I am a huge fan of in games is a well-executed plot twist. I’m not just talking about stories that finish with a massive reveal or a whodunnit...

Halo 5: Guardians – Paper-thin Armour

I’m sure we’re all familiar with the Master Chief. The hero of the Halo series. A one-man unstoppable force who has mown down armies of aliens, parasites and ancient AIs....

Halo 2 – The Hero You Were Meant To Be

Last time, you may remember, I lamented the ineffectiveness of Spartan weapons and armour in Halo 5 multiplayer. The promises of invulnerability and lethality crumbled in the face of superior...

Important Announcement – Looking to the future

Hi guys. With the recent changes to Final Boss Fight, I took the opportunity to think about how Gamer’s Quest would best fit into the new structure. As you know,...

Sherlock Holmes – Evolution of a Detective

Recently I completed Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter, the latest entry in Frogware’s Sherlock Holmes series. Not only that, I managed to get all the achievements in it – including...

Assassin’s Creed II – Ritorno a Venezia

Recently I had the opportunity to go to Venice on holiday. This is my second visit to that amazing city. If you remember, a few years ago I went to...

Overwatch – Best of the Best of the Best

As you may recall, I had a go at Overwatch when it was in Open Beta. Myself and my colleagues here at FBF played a few rounds, seeing what the...

Discworld – A New Chapter

I’ve been a fan of the Discworld novels, written by the late Terry Pratchett, for about twenty years now. The wizards, witches, city watchmen and other characters from the fantasy...

A Hello from CWStudio

Hello and welcome to the development blog for Crescent Wing Studio I’m CW and I’ll be using this blog to update you all on things such as game progress, screenshots of work, concept...

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – The Next Revolution?

One of the earliest articles I ever wrote for Final Boss Fight was about Deus Ex Human Revolution. I wrote about whether or not augmentations of the type depicted in...

The neat part

So I hit a block working on one of the maps for my game, and I’m not sure exactly how I want to proceed with it. So I’m moving on...

Success

That map I told you about?  I managed to get it to work, it’s lagging a bit, though, Not sure if that’s because of the test process or it’s a problem...

Destiny – (Re)Igniting Interest

Spare a thought for those who develop and publish online multiplayer games. A single-player only game is a relatively simple affair – you develop the game, you publish it, people...

Bob Ross Paintings and Turtle Wagon pt.1

Hi there. This is going to be an interesting series. I hope. Along the same vein as the Twitch section Creative, this is going to be a blog post/informal post,...