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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Nioh 2

Nioh 2 Best Builds

January 15th, 2021 John-Paul Jones

It’s not long before you realise that success in Nioh 2 is down to more than just the abilities and gear that you wield. Instead, the only way to really excel in Nioh 2 is by embracing a character build that allows you to get the most out of your chosen play style while balancing optimal damage...

Outriders

Outriders - What Is It?

January 12th, 2021 John-Paul Jones

Developed by People Can Fly (Bulletstorm, Fortnite) and published by Square-Enix, Outriders takes players on an epic journey to the dark planet of Enoch in order to investigate a mysterious signal that conceals a galaxy-spanning evil. As one of the titular band of Outriders, players will load up,...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Flight Simulator Airports - The Difference Between Standard And Hand-Crafted Airports

January 11th, 2021 John-Paul Jones

You might be surprised to learn that Microsoft Flight Simulator has well over 37,000 different airports, meaning that there is certainly no shortage of places for you to land your aircraft. However, there is an important distinction here - of that huge number just 40 of these are bespoke,...

Nioh 2

Nioh 2 Bosses - How Many Bosses Are There?

December 22nd, 2020 John-Paul Jones

There are no less than 42 bosses in Nioh 2. That figure includes all of the bosses you’ll come across in the expansions too. Yep, that’s a whole lot of badness. Nioh 2 Bosses - Who Is The First Boss? Mezuki is the first boss in Nioh 2. He’s a required fight that you cannot...

Articles

Immortals Fenyx Rising Character Creation - Everything You Need To Know

December 15th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

In Immortals Fenyx Rising you’ll not just reach the fabled peaks of Mount Olympus, you’ll be tangling with all manner of creatures from the depths of Greek mythology as well as the titans and gods themselves. As such, it makes perfect sense then that when you’re cutting about the place and...

Spider-Man

Spider-Man Miles Morales Costumes

December 10th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Being the second friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man means that our hero Miles Morales has to find ways to differentiate himself from the web-slinging original. The best way to do this is to simply zip-up into a unique costume and with that in mind, we’ve got all the different Spider-Man Miles...

Demon's Souls

Demon’s Souls Bosses - What To Expect

December 8th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Perhaps more than any other aspect of Demon’s Souls exceptional design, it’s the numerous bosses that make up its roster of fearsome big bads that stand out the most. From the massively imposing spectacle of the Tower Knight to the jaw-dropping lava-bound Dragon God, we go through each boss in...

Destiny 2

Destiny 2 Beyond Light New Subclasses

December 7th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

With the release of Destiny 2: Beyond Light, a whole new range of subclasses have now been made available. Powered by the new Darkness power of Stasis, there are now three new subclasses for Destiny 2 new-comers and veterans to get to grips with. Naturally, because we’re nice and all that,...

Rainbow Six Siege

Rainbow Six Siege - The Best Operators

November 26th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

First off, it’s important to understand that the 52 or so operators that you can choose from in Rainbow Six Siege fall into two categories - attackers or defenders, which in turn dovetails neatly with the various objective based modes that Ubisoft’s tactical shooter offers. Rainbow Six...

Demon's Souls

Demon’s Souls Vs Dark Souls - What’s The Difference?

November 20th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

So here’s the thing - Demon’s Souls was the very first title that kicked off the whole Souls subgenre in the first place. Not only triggering the successive Dark Souls franchise, but also tipping everyone else off that making punishing, third-person action RPGs was indeed the thing to do. Fast...

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Yakuza: Like A Dragon Jobs - What Do They Do?

November 4th, 2020 John-Paul Jones

The jobs system which sits at the core of Yakuza: Like A Dragon essentially dictates the key traits of the characters that use them. From providing specialised attacks to buffing up particular stats, each job can pretty shape the offensive strategy of every character in the game. The best way to...

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War

Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War Zombies - Everything You Need To Know

November 3rd, 2020 John-Paul Jones

Arguably one of the most popular multiplayer modes to ever grace a first person shooter, the Zombies mode returns once more to Activision’s Call of Duty series; this time taking pride and place in this year’s Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War. Want to know what’s new? Of course you do. Follow...