How Fortnite and Celeste Helped Me Tackle My OCD

Whenever my brain perceives something to be messy in a video game I suffer a strong compulsion to restart my save. This has been present for as long as I can remember, a by-product of a struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder, and in turn has had a negative impact on my ability to engage in […]

A Problem of Epic Proportions

Ever since Epic Games launched their very own storefront at the end of 2018 there has been a vocal opposition within the gaming community. A multitude of different justifications have been put forward for this – the fact that the store does not offer user reviews, the aggressive poaching of new releases for Epic exclusivity, […]

Wait, They Made That?! Rocksteady Studios & Urban Chaos

Wait, They Made That?! is a new series on The Jolly Gamers with the goal of delving into the history of gaming’s biggest studios amongst the backdrop of one of their lesser-known titles. Four years have passed since Rocksteady Studios released their last game, a VR experience set in the Arkham universe, and many wait […]

Ejection-fall: my favourite mechanic in Titanfall 2

I can confidently say that Titanfall 2 is one of the best FPS campaigns that I have ever played – from the way that the traversal feels, to the bond you form with BT over the course of the seven or so hours that it takes you to complete the story, to the way that […]

Seven YouTube Channels Worth Checking Out

Nowadays I spend probably as much time watching gaming content on YouTube than I actually do playing games myself, whether I am tidying up around the apartment or writing an essay, I always have something playing in the background. These are seven YouTube channels that have personally brought me joy and that I think you […]

Project Resistance and the future of Resident Evil

On the 9th of September we will finally get our first glimpse of where the Resident Evil franchise is going next, with gameplay footage then being shown at the Tokyo Game Show on the 12th – 15th of September, and I am incredibly excited. Rumblings of the next game in the franchise initially surfaced when […]