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Opinions, brain dumps, and streams of consciousness – these are our thoughts on stuff.

Cast n Chill, a pixel art style fishing game featuring a small fishing boat, dog companion and a beautiful background of autumnal mountain trees and a lake with a waterfall.

Coffee Break – Cast n Chill

Matt Clarke March 19, 2026 No Comments
I do love me some quality pixel art, and it doesn't get much better than this. Cast n Chill is a cozy side-scrolling fishing game by small indie dev team…
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Hades promotional art featuring main protagonist Zagreus.

Coffee Break – Hades

Matt Clarke March 16, 2026 No Comments
Hades is a great example of a coffee break game. You can play through a single run within 30 minutes, but if something comes up and you have to stop…
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Gustave shouting.

The 5 Funniest Moments of Expedition 33

Matt Clarke March 10, 2026 No Comments
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a depressing game. It’s epic and majestic, but undoubtedly bleak. Luckily, it also has some hilarious moments timed with comedic perfection, which somehow never feel…
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New Design Announcement

Matt Clarke March 8, 2026 No Comments
Hello, world! This post marks the moment in time and space when BangClickReload got a little redesign and was dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Every post before…
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365+ Days Later

Paul Blackburn May 24, 2013 No Comments
It’s been a while. A really long while. So long, in fact, that I’m actually scared to post this incase the old, dusty frame of BCR collapses under the strain…
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Me, Myself, and Mass Effect 3

Paul Blackburn March 21, 2012 No Comments
Mass Effect has been one of the best trilogies I have ever had the privilege to enjoy from start to finish, and so I thought I'd write about how it's…
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What’s So Great About Skyrim?

Steven Harbor February 2, 2012 No Comments
Guest Article : Steven Harbor. Steve now has a blog. Check it out here. Near the end of 2010, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was announced to unfettered excitement at…
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VGAs – A Bunch of Game Trailers

Matt Clarke December 12, 2011 No Comments
The Video Game Awards were this weekend and some games won some prizes. More importantly were the new game trailers that were released, and I've embedded 3 of my favourites…
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