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Andrew Carroll

Andrew is a graduate of English and Film Studies in UCD where he wrote for the Film & TV section of the University Observer. He is a native of Dublin, Ireland and currently resides there. Andrew has had a lifelong interest in film and despite being consistently outspoken on the matter insists that The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is the best film ever made. He also maintains a blog at carrollcritiques.wordpress.com

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The Appeal of Red Dead Redemption 2 Lies in the Friction Between it’s Systems

Andrew Carroll Apr 2, 2020 0

The job was supposed to be an easy and small one, uncomplicated. Get the doctor to open the steel door to the back room of his shop. Hold up the three criminals counting their earnings in the back. Shoot out the window and race back to camp…

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Game Review: Doom Eternal Demands You Rip and Tear, Again

Andrew Carroll Mar 25, 2020 0

Doom Eternal is a game where you plumb the depths of hell and tear out its foundations. Doom Eternal is also a game where you climb to the heights of heaven, snap God's neck and leave their throne cracked and empty. That might be a spoiler…

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10 Years On God of War III Remains a Blood Soaked, Adrenaline Fueled Odyssey

Andrew Carroll Mar 16, 2020 0

It's hard to forget a game that, within its first 10 minutes, allowed you to gouge out Posidon's eyes, snap his neck and kick his corpse off a cliff. God of War III by virtue of its ferocity alone remains an all-timer. It's gory,…

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No Weapons, No Hope: In Defense of Defenselessness in Horror Gaming

Andrew Carroll Mar 9, 2020 0

That camera is no help against those raving backwoods cultists. Your lantern will not help you against an encroaching tide of acidic mould and lurching mutants. That flimsy Zippo can do nothing in the face of the demon that lurks in the…

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Literature on Film | A Horror Icon Adapts Another Legend’s Work With Color Out of Space

Andrew Carroll Mar 5, 2020 0

This article contains spoilers for Richard Stanley's 2020 film and for H. P. Lovecraft's 93 year old tale. Howard Phillips Lovecraft has the unique reputation of being one of the most regarded and reviled men in horror literature. Though…

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Mass Effect 2 was BioWare Operating at the Peak of its Powers

Andrew Carroll Feb 26, 2020 0

BioWare's last few difficult years is synonymous with one word: "Frostbite". The game development engine, created by Battlefield series developer DICE, has been a thorn in the side of various development companies owned by mega-publisher…

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Lost Masters: The Violent Legacy of Gaming Met It’s Match in Hotline Miami

Andrew Carroll Feb 24, 2020 0

Lost Masters is a series of articles that endeavours to take a fresh look at brilliant games that flew under the radar at the time of their release. This month Gaming Editor Andrew Carroll looks at Hotline Miami. Hotline Miami was a…

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“The Rapture Dream is Over…” | BioShock 2 at 10

Andrew Carroll Feb 19, 2020 0

Way back when the HeadStuff Gaming section was still in its infancy I tapped Richard Drumm to write an article on BioShock for the game's tenth anniversary. The article, I think you'll agree, is a satisfying vindication of everything that…

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“This Confession Has Meant Nothing” | American Psycho at 20

Andrew Carroll Feb 14, 2020 0

I had a bad habit when I was 17. Before I could legally buy movies with that blood red "18" cert I was scouring the internet for them. Cannibal Holocaust, I Spit On Your Grave, Ichi the Killer. Nothing was off limits but due to my limited…

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Dead Cells is the Name, Never Boring is the Game

Andrew Carroll Feb 6, 2020 0

A headless corpse is awakened in the depths of an island dungeon. With a collection of green, gooey cells for a head the Prisoner must fight their way out of the dungeon, find out what went so wrong on the island and battle towards High…

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