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.

Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires (PlayStation 4)

April 7, 2015 | in Review

James gets his first taste of battle in Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, but is keen to make a hasty retreat.

Cities: Skylines

March 12, 2015 | in Review

Is Cities: Skylines a genuine SimCity-beater?

OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood

March 5, 2015 | in Review

James wears out his Vita’s analogue nub kickflipping in OlliOlli 2.

Dying Light

February 23, 2015 | in Review

Is Dying Light the zombie game James has been waiting for?

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

December 20, 2014 | in Review

It’s the future, Jim, but just as we know it.

Head to Head: Are review embargoes a plague on the games industry?

December 4, 2014 | in Feature

James and Dan tackle review embargoes and whether they’re harmful to games journalism.

Wasteland 2

November 12, 2014 | in Review

James delves into Wasteland 2, the sequel to a game older than he is.

Head to Head: 2014 – Great Start for New-Gen Consoles, or Year of Over-hyped Mediocrity?

October 24, 2014 | in Feature

Dan and Jasper discuss whether this year has been proof in the pudding for the new games consoles, or if it’s just been disappointment after disappointment.

OlliOlli (PS4)

October 2, 2014 | in Review

James reviews the tricked-out PlayStation 4 port of the indie skateboarding wonder, OlliOlli.

Head to Head: Are we getting too many remakes?

August 21, 2014 | in Feature

Andy B and Simon talk about whether you can have too much of a good thing as far as HD remakes are concerned.