HIGH Castlevania III is the greatest NES game ever made. Fight me.
LOW Trying to get excited for sub-par Game Boy games on a 4KTV.
WTF Why did it take 25 years to re-release Castlevania: Bloodlines?
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these
articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game,
but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in
offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to
grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A
to Z.
The subject of this installment: Windscape, developed by Magic Sandbox and published by Headup Games.
HIGH Solid airship combat where choices matter.
LOW The orb enemies I have to shoot with a pistol.
WTF Why am I collecting sky squid eggs again?
HIGH Hearing human comms as I defeated all their forces.
LOW Failing toward the end of a long mission.
WTF Being given a bronze rating (or lower!) when I thought I did well.
HIGH Refined systems, upgraded graphics, and the same sense of speed.
LOW Perfunctory multiplayer and poorer performance on Switch.
WTF What future Fate games will be colonized by Fate/Grand Order?
HIGH It’s a lonely, soulful experience that stands out.
LOW Repeating the volcano segment ripped me out of the experience.
WTF How did the long-gone mechanics know I’d pass right by here?
HIGH Plane explosions are notably satisfying.
LOW The 15-ish hours of grinding to get every plane. Per faction.
WTF You want me to sink a German Aircraft Carrier? Um… What?
HIGH Old-school adventure that isn’t trying to be artsy and emo.
LOW Graphics are behind the times and the engine is shaky.
WTF I totally missed a story-important boss.
HIGH Stellar
production values, fantastic story mode, tons of Kontent.
LOW There’s so
much to take in, it’s a little overwhelming.
WTF Bo’Rai
Cho’s assist.
HIGH “I know.
I felled it.”
LOW Searching
the low-flow rivers for locations.
WTF Why can’t
Aliya identify the most obvious particle fusions?
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