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    Back & Better Than Ever? : Alan Wake 2 Review

    We both loved the original Alan Wake with Giles playing it many years ago on the PS4 and James playing it just last year on the PS5, so we’ve both been looking forward to playing this one. Giles even spent…

    By Jamesyboy78 December 27, 2025
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    Is It A Keeper? : Keeper Review

    We had both heard good things about this one before we decided to give it a go. Most importantly it was meant to be pretty short, but it was also meant to have great graphics and a beautiful world and…

    By Jamesyboy78 December 23, 2025
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    Nun on the Run: Indika Review

    One of the most unusual games we’ve played in recent years, Indika focuses on a young nun experiencing a bit of a crisis in faith. It also features a man with a withered arm, some bizarre 80s mini-games, a room…

    By Jamesyboy78 November 25, 2025
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    Magic Mansion: Blue Prince Review

    This one was one of our games of the month earlier this year and we both gave it a good go to see if it clicked for us, as many of the reviews said it was a Game of the…

    By Jamesyboy78 July 3, 2025
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    Our Nintendo Memories: Highlights from our recent Nintendo Special

    In our recent special episode of Aches & Games we reminisced while sharing our Nintendo-based gaming memories – from the NES and Game Boy all the way up to the Switch – while also looking ahead to the Switch 2.…

    By Jamesyboy78 June 1, 2025
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    Silent, But Deadly: Silent Hill 2 Review (PS5)

    I enjoy a nostalgic trip back into the past as much as the next guy, but this particular backwards stroll is particularly hazy as I never actually played Silent Hill 2 the first time around. I remember the hype and…

    By Jamesyboy78 May 27, 2025
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    The Stuff of Nightmares: Little Nightmares II Review (via PS Plus)

    Want to find out why this game was one of my nominations for Game Of The Year? Read on and find out why this weird and wonderfully disturbing game is just so damn good!

    By Jamesyboy78 January 20, 2025
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    Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

    By Jamesyboy78 August 25, 2024
  • Game Of The Month,  Reviews

    Still Wakes The Deep Review

    By Jamesyboy78 August 10, 2024
  • Game Of The Month,  Reviews

    Animal Well Review: Retro & Glorious

    The very definition of a great retro game – not the greatest of graphics or sound, but completely overcompensated for by excellent gameplay, wonderful simplicity and that wonderful just-one-more-go addictive quality. Definitely one to give a go and see what…

    By Jamesyboy78 July 10, 2024
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Aches and Games
Aches and Games

A relaxed monthly chat between two *slightly older* British friends – talking life, gaming (and basically whatever other nonsense comes to mind).

We’re currently playing on Xbox, PlayStation 5 plus a bit of PC and Nintendo Switch action.

Our regular episodes drop every first Friday of the month. Special episodes on big topics or news drop “as and when” (also on this feed).

Cyberpunk 2077 / love is all around? – February 26
byGiles Nicholson, James Hopes

In this month’s episode we:

  • we compare “reviews in progress” for Cyberpunk 2077, and
  • Giles “feels the force” in Vader Immortal and heads back to Rome & Bright Falls with DLCs for Indiana Jones and Alan Wake 2, and
  • James tries out life of both sides of the law with Schedule 1 & The Precinct, plus gives his thoughts on Overcooked 2 and Ultimate Theatre Simulator.

Plus thoughts on the Xbox Developer Direct, what we’ve each been up to this month and find it out love really is all around us.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intros

01:50 What we’ve been up to

26:10 What we’ve been playing : Schedule 1, Alan Wake 2 Night Springs / The Lake House (DLC), The Precinct, Indiana Jones and the Order of Giants (DLC), Overcooked 2, Monument Valley and Ultimate Theatre Simulator.

61:42 LIOLI? Cyberpunk 2077 (Initial Thoughts)

73:13 Next Month’s pick is…

78:20 Xbox Developer Direct and this month’s highlights

88:46 Wrapping up

As always, we’d love to hear from you via our socials @achesandgames, our Facebook page or by emailing achesandgamespod@gmail.com. And please check out the website at www.achesandgames.co.uk where you’ll also find some great written reviews of the games we play.

Cheers!

Cyberpunk 2077 / love is all around? – February 26
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Our (Aches &) Games of 2025 – an A&G special episode
December 22, 2025
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December 25 / Keeper – did this plucky lighthouse leave us beaming?
December 5, 2025
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November 25 / Indika – weird, but wonderful?
November 7, 2025
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October 25 / Sword of the Sea – the sublime and the ridiculous?
October 2, 2025
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September 25 / Prince of Persia – lost crowns, found hard
September 4, 2025
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August 25 / Rematch vs FC25 & the lionesses lead the way
July 31, 2025
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July 25 / Bomb Rush Cyberfunk & heads that fall off
July 3, 2025
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The (absolute?) state of Xbox in 2025 – an A&G special episode
June 19, 2025
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