Gaming editorials, reviews, and features

Posts by James Sheppard

James joined This Is My Joystick as Staff Writer back in May 2010, and has since risen up the ranks to become the Reviews Editor due to his mad English skills (he did a degree in English lit, ya’know?). His occupation involves helping to sift through the fine content of TIMJ, giving it a little polish here and there when needed. He loves buying bargain games - usually more than he actually has time to play. Since TIMJ has shuttered, James can now be found at The Indie Game Website and The Inexperience Points Gaming Podcast.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PC)

August 18, 2014 | in Review

James digs out his trowel and gloves to tend to his review of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare on the PC.

Head to Head: Will Battlefield: Hardline really be worth it?

July 21, 2014 | in Feature

Josué and Matt duke it out over the validity of Battlefield Hardline as a full-release game.

GRID: Autosport

June 29, 2014 | in Review

James gets in the driving seat of Codemasters’ latest racer.

Mario Kart 8

June 11, 2014 | in Review

James gets in the driving seat of one of the Wii U’s most anticipated games.

Steam In-Home Streaming is here, but how well does it work?

June 2, 2014 | in Feature

James puts the new Steam feature, In-Home Streaming, through its paces.

Groundskeeper 2

May 26, 2014 | in Review

James reviews Groundskeeper 2, a game not about mowing lawns, trimming bushes and watering flower beds, but rather the slaughtering of endless waves of robot aliens. Because of course.

Sweet Lily Dreams

May 22, 2014 | in Review

James explores the fantasy world of Sweet Lily Dreams, but is it more of a nightmare?

SMITE

May 15, 2014 | in Review

James gets his first true experience of a MOBA, and it’s godly.

Ingress

February 19, 2014 | in Review

James gets some exercise in his exploration of the fascinating augmented-reality Android game, Ingress.

I deliberated between the Xbox One and PS4, and chose the Wii U

January 8, 2014 | in Editorial

You’ve seen our recent impressions on the PS4, and the Xbox One. But don’t forget, there’s one other, arguably more appealing option right now…