Full Play Games (2024)

25/05/2023

This is it, this is what we've been working towards all month. We have finally tapped all the oil deposits in the Spire Coast, piped the oil to our train station and delivered it to our base. We then build our refineries to produce much needed plastic and rubber.

This is it, this is what we've been working towards all month. We have finally tapped all the oil deposits in the Spire Coast, piped the oil to our train sta...

24/05/2023

We take a little look at my test world. A place where I can play with trains, blueprints, and nuclear power in safety, without impacting my main world. See the towering factories that produce copper powder for nuclear pasta and the nuclear reactors whose sole purpose is to produce nuclear waste.

We take a little look at my test world. A place where I can play with trains, blueprints, and nuclear power in safety, without impacting my main world. See t...

23/05/2023

Continuing the Satisfactory Special Week, we use our new blueprints to build six factories for the basic iron and copper parts in just ten minutes. There is a bit of work to do to afterwards to connect everything up, but this doesn't take long.

Continuing the Satisfactory Special Week, we use our new blueprints to build six factories for the basic iron and copper parts in just ten minutes. There is ...

22/05/2023

This is the first episode of the Satisfactory Special Week, temporarily replacing episodes of the Randomiser. They'll return as normal next week.

I've realised that it would have taken me tens of hours, possibly a hundred hours, to finish building my megafactory by hand. So I've torn down the old factories and created massive blueprints so that I can build factories in a matter of minutes rather than hours.

This is the first episode of the Satisfactory Special Week, temporarily replacing episodes of the Randomiser. They'll return as normal next week.I've realise...

20/05/2023

In today's episode of Satisfactory, we have completed the train line to the oil fields, dismantled the refinery operations, and set up multiple trains to transport all the materials back to a temporary storage area in the main base. We also find a much larger oil field near to the small one we were using.

In today's episode of Satisfactory, we have completed the train line to the oil fields, dismantled the refinery operations, and set up multiple trains to tra...

19/05/2023

Astroneer is another of those games where you have to explore, gather resources, and craft items. This one is pretty good and has come a long way from the early access version I remember from the last time I played it.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

Astroneer is another of those games where you have to explore, gather resources, and craft items. This one is pretty good and has come a long way from the ea...

18/05/2023

This is the newest game in my library and is pretty good. It feels a lot like Bioshock with its intricately designed world and alternative future technology. A fun game, but its Russian aesthetic leaves a rather unpleasant taste given current events.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

This is the newest game in my library and is pretty good. It feels a lot like Bioshock with its intricately designed world and alternative future technology....

17/05/2023

Be the dictator of your very own communist island in the Caribbean. Build farms and other buildings to provide for your citizen's needs, give them jobs and housing, and produce goods for export to make money.

A pretty good game but I'd recommend the latest instalment of the series rather than this one.

Yay or Nay?: Nay!

Be the dictator of your very own communist island in the Caribbean. Build farms and other buildings to provide for your citizen's needs, give them jobs and h...

16/05/2023

Much like The Stanley Parable, this game subverts your expectations of what the game will be about. It has a similar brand of humour with a narrator that guides you, and part of the fun is messing with him.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

Much like The Stanley Parable, this game subverts your expectations of what the game will be about. It has a similar brand of humour with a narrator that gui...

15/05/2023

A very nice little game with a great soundtrack where you have to discover planets and their orbits by piloting a little probe around the solar system. It's cheap and fun so it's well worth getting.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

A very nice little game with a great soundtrack where you have to discover planets and their orbits by piloting a little probe around the solar system. It's ...

13/05/2023

It is FINALLY time to unlock trains. I have spent some time this week designing bridges and supports for my track, despite not having trains unlocked yet. I also spent some time tending to my temporary oil factory, starting the decommissioning process in preparation for oil trains.

It is FINALLY time to unlock trains. I have spent some time this week designing bridges and supports for my track, despite not having trains unlocked yet. I ...

12/05/2023

A casual game where you build houses to rent out, buy supples, hire workers, upgrade and repair houses to make more income.

It's not a bad game, they made 3 sequels, it's fine if you only have a few minutes but it gets repetitive quickly. This would probably have been a mobile game if it hadn't been released before smartphones were popular.

Yay or Nay?: Nay!

A casual game where you build houses to rent out, buy supples, hire workers, upgrade and repair houses to make more income.It's not a bad game, they made 3 s...

11/05/2023

Plan a route, drive a bus, sell tickets, hand out change, buy more buses and hire drivers to drive them. Profit?

Frankly there are a lot of other bus simulators that do a better job than this one, the latest installment in the franchise, Bus Simulator 21, for one.

Yay or Nay?: Nay!

Plan a route, drive a bus, sell tickets, hand out change, buy more buses and hire drivers to drive them. Profit?Frankly there are a lot of other bus simulato...

10/05/2023

This is a very immersive train driving game. Designed for VR, there's not really any HUD and you don't use keys to control anything, all controls are operated manually.

We take a job from the Steel Mill to the Harbour and it doesn't go entirely according to plan.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

This is a very immersive train driving game. Designed for VR, there's not really any HUD and you don't use keys to control anything, all controls are operate...

09/05/2023

This is a fun game. Much like Transport Tycoon or Transport Fever you build a railway to transport goods from one place to another where they'll be made into other goods that you can take somewhere else for additional profit.

Unfortunately it is showing its age now and crashed before I had finished recording. Transport Fever is much newer, has larger maps and has different vehicle types so you'd be better off playing that instead.

Yay or Nay?: Nay!

This is a fun game. Much like Transport Tycoon or Transport Fever you build a railway to transport goods from one place to another where they'll be made into...

08/05/2023

This game isn't terrible. It's based on an old Farming Simulator engine, the same way Ski Resort Simulator was, and there's too much of a grind, even for a simulator. You need to grind both money and XP as missions are locked behind levels and equipment requirements.

You can see that the idea has potential as some of the ideas have reappeared in games like House Flipper. Adding demolition to a game like Construction Simulator should be an obvious decision.

Yay or Nay?: Nay!

This game isn't terrible. It's based on an old Farming Simulator engine, the same way Ski Resort Simulator was, and there's too much of a grind, even for a s...

06/05/2023

We take a look at the milestones I have unlocked while I've been away, and some of the factories that I've expanded to their final capacity. We then head off to the oil field to see the temporary plastic, rubber and fuel processing facilities I've built over there.

We then unlock the jetpack milestone and find that it's not as good was we were expecting. Good for clearing a gap, getting up a small cliff, escaping enemies, and acting as a parachute, but not that good at just going vertically upwards.

We take a look at the milestones I have unlocked while I've been away, and some of the factories that I've expanded to their final capacity. We then head off...

05/05/2023

After an epic space battle, defending humanity from aliens and demons, someone has to go in and clean up the mess. Today, that's our job.

Disposing of body parts, mopping up blood and ooze, cleaning up trash and bullet casings, neatly stacking crates and barrels, restocking first aid kits, and returning the facility to operational condition.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

After an epic space battle, defending humanity from aliens and demons, someone has to go in and clean up the mess. Today, that's our job.Disposing of body pa...

04/05/2023

This is a really fun game, race to the fire, establish a water supply and attack hoses, give commands to your squad, break down doors, rescue casualties, and extinguish fires, all against the clock. It's a tactically demanding and satisfying game.

The Randomiser has only picked good games this week, I guess that will happen from time to time when picking at random, especially when the pool is mostly good games.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

Something caused this video to be recorded at half the bitrate that it should have been, causing the poor quality video. This has now been fixed and shouldn'...

03/05/2023

Another really good game that can be quite addictive. The premise is simple. design a disease that can wipe out humanity before it's cured.

Can we wipe out all humanity, or will scientists find a cure? Watch the video and find out.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

Another really good game that can be quite addictive. The premise is simple. design a disease that can wipe out humanity before it's cured.Can we wipe out al...

02/05/2023

Burn things, make money. I'm not sure how the economics of the world of Little Inferno works, maybe we shouldn't look too closely. The world is cold, in a perpetual winter caused by air pollution. You need to burn things to stay warm.

Buy and burn everything in a catalogue and you can get access to a new catalogue. Burn certain items together to unlock combos. Unlock every combo to access the endgame.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

Burn things, make money. I'm not sure how the economics of the world of Little Inferno works, maybe we shouldn't look too closely. The world is cold, in a pe...

01/05/2023

If you like South Park, you'll like this game if you don't mind satirical humour from 9 years ago. A high fantasy setting, elves, wizards, mages, etc. seen through a child's imagination with turn-based combat.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

If you like South Park, you'll like this game if you don't mind satirical humour from 9 years ago. A high fantasy setting, elves, wizards, mages, etc. seen t...

28/04/2023

Big Pharma is another of those factory building games that I'm so fond of.

It is a difficult game to play right. You have to send out expeditions to find ingredients with the right effect, research new machines and processes, and then process the ingredients through so many steps to produce a new cure with the right effects, all the time trying to make enough money to stay afloat.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

Big Pharma is another of those factory building games that I'm so fond of.It is a difficult game to play right. You have to send out expeditions to find ingr...

27/04/2023

I really like The Stanley Parable. It's really fun messing with the Narrator's expectations, and things can get very strange and meta on some of the more obscure endings. This game loves to mess with you, subtly changing things in the environment, the rooms you visit, and the Narrator's voiceover.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

I really like The Stanley Parable. It's really fun messing with the Narrator's expectations, and things can get very strange and meta on some of the more obs...

26/04/2023

This is a great point and click adventure game. So much better than Runaway. The story is unique and interesting, the artwork is beautiful, and the music is perfect. The two protagonists with their separate but parallel storylines keep things interesting.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

This is a great point and click adventure game. So much better than Runaway. The story is unique and interesting, the artwork is beautiful, and the music is ...

25/04/2023

This is not a bad game. There is only one route if you don't invest in the DLC, but the route is quite long. However, as the route only covers one city there is not a huge amount of variation which will limit replayability.

The controls take some getting used to but once you're over the learning curve it's fairly easy to control.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

This is not a bad game. There is only one route if you don't invest in the DLC, but the route is quite long. However, as the route only covers one city there...

24/04/2023

A point and click adventure game that has potential but is let down by poor music, generic story, stereotyped characters, and inexperienced voice acting. A lot of effort obviously went into this game and its two sequels, it's a shame that the result doesn't reflect that.

Having said all that, it's enjoyable in the same way a B-movie is enjoyable. Just switch your mind off and ignore its flaws.

Yay or Nay?: Nay!

A point and click adventure game that has potential but is let down by poor music, generic story, stereotyped characters, and inexperienced voice acting. A l...

21/04/2023

When you're picking games at random, you'll occasionally get some bad ones. This is one of those at the bottom of the list.

Your job is to drive kids to school based on their preferences. That's pretty much it. It's good for children or if you have a few minutes to kill but there isn't enough depth to keep you entertained for much longer. This is another of those games that feels like it should have been a mobile game, not a PC release. At least it's not full of micro transactions.

Yay or Nay?: Nay!

When you're picking games at random, you'll occasionally get some bad ones. This is one of those at the bottom of the list.Your job is to drive kids to schoo...

20/04/2023

Everyone knows Factorio by now, a pretty good and very addictive game. Unfortunately it's old style 2D graphics makes if feel outdated compared to Satisfactory. But it's still a very fun and challenging game.

Yay or Nay?: Yay!

Everyone knows Factorio by now, a pretty good and very addictive game. Unfortunately it's old style 2D graphics makes if feel outdated compared to Satisfacto...

18/04/2023

CastleStorm is a 2.5D minion defense game combined with Angry Birds style fort destruction. It is a pretty entertaining game, but it feels very much like a mobile game rather than one that belongs on a console. Despite all that I'd play it again.

Yay or Nay?: Yay

CastleStorm is a 2.5D minion defense game combined with Angry Birds style fort destruction. It is a pretty entertaining game, but it feels very much like a m...

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