John-Paul Jones, Author at Green Man Gaming Blog

John-Paul Jones

Scribbling about videogames since 2005, John-Paul Jones first stoked his love for the industry with the Atari 65XE at the age of four before proceeding onto the ZX Spectrum, Amiga and beyond. These days, he finds himself unreasonably excited about Sega's Yakuza franchise, foreign cinema and generally trying to keep his trio of sausage dogs from burning his house down. Clearly, he is living his best life right now.

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Aeronautica Imperialis: Flight Command Takes To The Skies On PC This May

March 30th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Fans of deep, turn-based airborne combat strategy will be cheered to hear that Green Man Gaming has expanded its published line-up with Aeronautica Imperialis: Flight Command, an entirely brand new entry into the Warhammer 40,000 universe which will release for PC this May. Based upon the...

Mount & Blade Bannerlords

All Mount and Blade Bannerlord Factions

March 26th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Like Mount and Blade: Warband before it, Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord is a world that is every bit defined by the factions that inhabit it. From the three pillars of the former unified Calradian Empire to the unrestrained savagery of the warriors of Battania, we fill you in on all the Mount...

DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal Online Multiplayer - What’s New?

March 23rd, 2020 John-Paul Jones

In every way that a game can be, DOOM Eternal is leagues ahead of its already excellent predecessor and nowhere is that more keenly obvious than in DOOM Eternal’s stellar multiplayer offering. What might surprise you though is that unlike its predecessor, DOOM Eternal’s multiplayer modes...

Command & Conquer

Command and Conquer Remastered Is Coming

March 20th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

A good quarter of a century after the original Command and Conquer burst onto the scene back in 1995, Command and Conquer Remastered is about to repeat the act on modern-day PC hardware courtesy of the talented bods at Petroglyph, bringing with it shiny iterations of two strategy genre-defining...

DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal - Everything You Need To Know

March 20th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Some three and a half years since id Software successfully rebooted DOOM back in 2016, we now find ourselves with DOOM Eternal - a full-throated, full-fat sequel to one of the better shooters of the decade. Here’s everything you need to know about the game and why, without delay, you should...

Baldurs Gate

Ten Reasons To Be Excited For Baldur's Gate 3

March 13th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Somehow, Baldur’s Gate 3 is now a thing - an actual thing that you’ll be able to play when it releases in Early Access later this year. Perhaps more surprising than that fact is that Baldur’s Gate 3 is also shaping up to be mind-shatteringly good, and if you don’t believe the hype, here...

Thief

Thief II turns 20 - A Retrospective On A Pioneering Stealth Series

March 6th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

On March 23rd, 2020 Thief II: The Metal Age will enjoy its 20th anniversary. This is significant because not only is the game rightfully regarded as one of the best stealth titles ever made, but also because it shines the light on oft-forgotten franchise that has defined the genre in the eyes of...

Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus - How Many Endings And How To Get Them

March 2nd, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Much like Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light before it, Metro Exodus doesn’t skimp when it comes to endings. In keeping the same tradition, there are two Metro Exodus endings - a good ending and a bad ending, both of which require specific conditions to be fulfilled in order to be...

DOOM 64

DOOM 64 Is Back - Here Is Why You Should Care

February 27th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Often overlooked when considering the DOOM franchise as a whole, DOOM 64 was much more than just a port of id Software's trailblazing first-person shooter when it released all the way back in 1997. Instead, it was a completely brand new entry in the franchise that was completely able to stand on...

Gears 5

Gears 5 Multiplayer, Ranks, Ranking System Explained

February 26th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Gears 5 multiplayer is arguably one of the best things about Microsoft’s fifth entry in its ultra-violent, cover shooter franchise. Rife with different modes and challenges, we’ve got everything you need to know about Gears 5 multiplayer, Gears 5 ranks and the Gears 5 ranking system. Lancers...

DOOM Eternal

Ten Top Shooters To Prepare You For DOOM Eternal

February 21st, 2020 John-Paul Jones

If like us your palms are getting uncomfortably sweaty at the fact that DOOM Eternal releases in just over a month, it’s fair to say that you might be looking for other first-person shooter efforts to take your mind off the torturous wait that you’re so valiantly enduring. Well, we just so...

Outriders

Eight Reasons to get Outriders

February 20th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Published by Square-Enix and coming from the same immensely talented bods that brought us Gears of War: Judgment and the furiously insane shooter Bulletstorm is Outriders, a beautifully framed co-operative RPG loot shooter set against the backdrop of a grim, stylish and ever-evolving nightmarish...