One of my all-time favorite franchises is undoubtedly the new HITMAN-series, now dubbed HITMAN: World of Assassinations. Originally, it was a three part tale to revive the series following the world’s most superior assassin, Agent 47, literally around the globe.Admittedly, it was really hard for me to choose a favorite mission from that series, but, … Continue reading Favorite Mission 11 – On The Prowl (HITMAN 3)
While, in previous years, my busy job was usually the main reason why I could not play, write, and post as much as I wanted to, the reason why 2025 was a rather dry spell is a different one: I wrote a book. A fantasy book, to be precise. And I am really excited to … Continue reading Embarking On A New Adventure: I Wrote A Book
It was a long wait, but GreedFall - The Dying World by Spiders is finally out and I am already on my second playthrough. Being a fan of the first GreedFall-game, and Spiders-games in general, I really had a blast rediscovering the island of Teer Fradee and the continental factions. Also, it was great having … Continue reading GreedFall – The Dying World Is An Improvement
I’ll be honest, I really wanted a sequel to Sucker Punch’s masterpiece Ghost Of Tsushima featuring Jin Sakai. But I was happy to give Ghost of Yotei a shot, not least of all because the game looks amazing! I wasn’t disappointed. Does it compare to Ghost Of Tsushima? That, I will get into at the … Continue reading Ghost Of Yotei – A Tale Of Family And Loss
I am a huge fan of the SNIPER ELITE-franchise. So I definitely had to get my hands on SNIPER ELITE Resistánce, starring Harry Hawker instead of Karl Fairburne and set in France at roughly the same time that SNIPER ELITE 5 takes place. Does SNIPER ELITE work with a different protagonist? Does this new instalment … Continue reading SNIPER ELITE Resistance: Same, same, different (Review)
I really like the first Watch_Dogs game, but Watch_Dogs 2 was such a disappointment that, out of fear of being disappointed again and wasting my money, I avoided playing Watch_Dogs Legion until recently. After having replayed the first Watch_Dogs again, I finally decided to give it a try. And I really enjoyed it! Also, it … Continue reading Watch_Dogs Legion is actually a lot of fun!
This year marks our ten year anniversary! Which is pretty incredible! Yes, over the years the demands of my offline life have forced me to scale back the number of games I play and the posts I get to write. I still enjoy games, stories and writing, which is why whatchaa.com is not going away … Continue reading 10 Year Anniversary – What A Journey!
Ah, the classics! I am currently playing Watch_Dogs Legion for the very first time and could not help but miss the first Watch_Dogs’ gruff anti-hero Aiden Pearce. Yes, he does show up in the Bloodlines DLC and I am actually playing through that right now before finishing the main campaign. But, that does not mean … Continue reading Favorite Mission Ten – Prison Break (Watch_Dogs)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard features seven companions that you can interact with, either as companions or as romances. They all have different backgrounds, and one of them will have the same as your hero, Rook, since you get to choose your origin from the main factions. While it is a nice touch interacting with your … Continue reading Dragon Age: The Veilguard Companions
While I have not played any other Dragon Age-game before Dragon Age: Inquisition, that one is a well-loved classic in my game library. Over the past ten years I have spent over 2,000 hours replaying over and over with different classes, romances, difficulties and, above all, different dialogue choices and alliances. Because Dragon Age: Inquisition … Continue reading Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5) – A Review
I was lucky enough to visit China and Japan in late fall last year. To be able to visit these Asian nations that have inspired great games such as Ghost Of Tsushima, Aragami or Ghostwire: Tokyo was a great gift indeed. I especially looked forward to Tokyo, because I felt so intrigued when playing Ghostwire, … Continue reading Rise Of The Ronin (PS5) is fun exploration and combat game
I actually took off early from work to be in time for the gameplay reveal for Dragon Age:The Veilguard. Crazy, right? Was it worth it? Prepare for SPOILERS. Though, if you are reading this, you probably watched the footage yourself.Here goes.The End of The Beginning So, I called it. The gameplay is set very early … Continue reading Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Gameplay)
Did I get caught unawares by the Reveal Trailer for Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, rebrandend to Dragon Age: The Veilguard? You bet. Was I shocked or disgusted? Mildly surprised, may be the words I'd choose. Truth be told,I was pretty much sure there would be a slight change in tone when the Dreadwolf-Logo turned purple.But, after … Continue reading Dragon Age: The (Dread) Veilguard
Having played almost six months of Baldur's Gate 3, there are some items I have come to cherish, be it weapons, armour or other gear. Here it is: my favorite items in Baldur's Gate 3. Beware of minor SPOILERS. Goran is one of my favorite adventurers: an oathbreaker paladin with Karlach as love interest. Adamantine … Continue reading Baldur’s Gate 3 (PS5) – My Favorite Items
In case you were wondering why I did not post in almost six months: Baldur's Gate 3 happened. A lot. Meaning I had so much fun with this game it occupied all of my free time. Almost. So far, I have - fittingly - finished Baldur's Gate 3 three times. Once on Explorer-difficulty, the easiest, … Continue reading Baldur’s Gate 3 (PS5) – Different Heroes, Different Choices, More Fun
After having detailled my favorite run of Landing Force, the second story-DLC of SNIPER ELITE 5 I put a pause on playing that game for quite some time. Therefore I did not realise that there are three additional story DLCs that have come out since. Those are Conqueror, Rough Landing and Kraken Awakens. Like the … Continue reading SNIPER ELITE 5 – Comparing The Story DLCs (PS5)
When I first saw the trailer for Ghostwire: Tokyo (Tango Gameworks) I was intrigued. But, since I am no fan of horror elements, I decided not to play it back when it was published in 2022. I have sinced revised that decision and was pleasantly surprised by this action-adventure. Despite some creepy elements and jump-scares. … Continue reading Ghostwire: Tokyo – A Pleasant Ride (PS5)
In the most recent entry of my Favorite Missions-series I promised I'd be covering all the Dishonored-games. So here is my favorite mission from Dishonored 2 with my favorite from Dishonored: Death Of The Outsider thrown in as bonus. Also, here is a overview of which games and missions were featured in this series so … Continue reading Favorite Mission Nine – Undetected In The Dust District (Dishonored 2)
So, after having recently replayed all the DIshonored-games (Dishonored Definitive Edition plus DLCs Knife Of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches, Dishonored 2 and Dishonored: Death Of The Outsider) I decided to give you my favorite mission in each of the games and the DLCs.Please be aware that there will very probably be many, many SPOILERS. … Continue reading Favorite Mission Eight – Eliminating The High Overseer (Dishonored)
Ukrainian studio FrogWares released the remake of 2007s Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened in 2022. The endresult of this self-proclaimed crossover of Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft is pretty amazing. While I have no clue about H.P. Lovecraft's works, I love Frogwares' Sherlock Holmes games. Sherlock Holmes The Awakened picks up the story in London, Baker … Continue reading Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
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