A long, long, time ago on FFG we used to have a feature called The Cupboard of Shame. The phrase was a euphemism for the place we put the games that, for one reason or another, we wished we’d never bought in the first place. It didn’t mean those games were necessarily all that bad, […]

Hello! I’ve recently returned from a somewhat-deserved holiday, which was A Good Thing for all kinds of reasons. Without the drudgery of everyday life turning your brain into mush, a few days’ rest can see you gather together whatever scraps of creative thought remain up there and begin to regain the ability to form ideas […]

We had quite a bit of fun last year with our series of discussion reviews, looking back at games we’d previously covered over the years. Ideally we’d have liked to have done one or two more, but these things take time, and ultimately we considered that going back and re-playing games we’d already covered, and […]

So my most recent holiday game was: Fight Night Round 3 on PSP. (Not that I go on holiday to sit inside and play games, but there are odd moments when the opportunity arises, and the flight, of course). I’ve been after a boxing game for a while, but options are extremely limited on PC, […]

Those in the UK (and others with access to the internet) are likely to be at least dimly aware of the current plight of the GAME group. With unsolicited opinions being offered left, right and centre, I have no real wish to add another, except for the fact I feel a little bit bad about […]

I’ve been playing games for about 25 years now. Over that time I’ve been into hundreds of computer games shops and bought who-knows-how-many games. Although I don’t have a current-gen console and hardly rush out of the door to buy new releases, I keep reasonably in touch with what’s going on (on top of the […]

Hello there! I hope you had a good Christmas and New Year, and whatever else you had planned. All the holiday fun is nearly over, but there’s just enough time for my traditional look back at the last year on FFG. And you thought you’d missed it. [More like, “hoped you weren’t doing it” – […]

Crikey, is it that time of year again already? At least the festive season is usually quite a good time to get some gaming done. In my case it invariably involves ridiculously over-ambitious plans to finish several games and come up with a shedload of new content before the end of the year – plans […]

As we may have mentioned, it’s our birthday. And, boy, are we dragging it out. I’ve been meaning to write this piece for quite a while now, but if I procrastinate too much longer, the anniversary year will be over. (Apologies in advance if any of the following sounds po-faced, serious and self-important!) I’d like […]

So, we’ve managed ten years of this humble little site. We’ve never been quite as productive as the ideal I hold in my head, but we have in total churned out a lot of reviews of PC games from the past. I hope you’ve found our writing to be useful and interesting. Anyway tho, Rik […]