I was a bit of a stranger to action role-playing games, not because I didn't like them, but because I was so pre-occupied with other genres such as first person shooters and racing games. It became routine to stick with these genres. That, and having a full time career, a long daily commute, and a family! However, one day I bit the bullet and plunged myself into the role-playing world. Witcher 3 was not long released at the time, and was taking the headlines by storm. Footage of the game was everywhere and looked amazing, and reviews were fantastic. The game was intriguing and this was my tantalising pull into the world of The Witcher. However, I wanted to enter this world in the correct way, and that was to start with The Witcher 1. This way I would know all the back story as I move through The Witcher 2 and 3. As a matter of fact I had a DVD copy of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition (Platinum Edition) for PC  lying around for a few years. So I finally popped open the Cellopha...

Doesn't it always make your gaming experience much better when there is current conversation and community spirit around the game that you are playing? A place where you can vent, show off your progress and gain hints and tips from other people. For the majority of gamers playing recently released or long term trending games, this is not an issue. But what about those playing older games that have had their heyday? For most of these games, the community has moved on. Yes, the content, comments and conversations remain online in the form of blogs, websites and social media posts but it is always preferable to have an active community that you can engage with. For the following reasons there are lots of latecomers to such games: Games are released at such a rate these days that not everyone gets a chance to play all those they want at the time of release. Those of us with families, full time jobs, commutes will have limited game playing time, meaning limited game cover...