Just The Two Of Us
HIGH The jaw-dropping graphics.
LOW Those repetitive troll boss battles.
WTF A decapitated head steals the show?
Looking Back: God of War
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The Bridge Crew 10: Lay Down Your Burdens
Four months later! Your command staff catches up on family, sports, politics, and a whole lot of game business, including Tim’s Top Ten of 2020, Richard’s return to Devil May Cry, and our look back at The Polynomial. Plus: The Steam Randomizer comes through for Richard at last. We missed you! Welcome back!
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Cyber Shadow Review
Great, Beyond A Shadow Of Doubt
HIGH Great graphics, great controls, fantastic bosses.
LOW A few platforming sections require a little too much precision.
WTF Wait, how long have I been able to swing my sword upward!?
Hero-U: Rogue To Redemption Review
It’s Been A Rogue Day’s Night…
HIGH Learning to sneak past the evil school principal.
LOW Having to leave a dungeon because my character has to eat dinner.
WTF Getting stuck while trying to open a door.
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition Review
Getting The Band Back Together
HIGH That soundtrack.
LOW Why is this game so damn hard?
WTF I don’t like the movie this game is based on. Sorry!
Habroxia 2 Review
Memories Of An Era Long-Gone
HIGH A well-designed futuristic armory.
LOW: Arcade shoot-’em-ups used to be more challenging, didn’t they?
WTF: No support for mouse & keyboard on PC?
El Hijo: A Wild West Tale
Sneaking Its Way into My Heart
HIGH Gorgeous vistas. Great storytelling without words.
LOW Repetitive backtracking. Finicky movement.
WTF Why do priests and bandits hate windup toys so much?
Steam Game Festival – February 2021
The Steam Game Festival is here and there are tons of demos for people to sample. Our brave staffers waded hip-deep and chose a handful of picks — some were great, and others maybe not so much. What did they choose out of the hundreds available, and what did they think of their selections?
The Middling Medium
My time with The Medium has convinced me that if videogames ever hope to be held in the same regard as literature and cinema on the storytelling front, they need editors – someone whose entire job is to determine what stays and what goes, and to arrange the remaining pieces into something focused and coherent.
Cultist Simulator: Initiate Edition Review
Inscrutable Mysteries
HIGH I love the concept and the, uh… promo art.
LOW Dull presentation and the lack of teaching.
WTF Every moment of gameplay.
Stirring Abyss Review
The Real Terror From The Deep
HIGH Mutating my crew until they were as beastly as the enemies.
LOW The slow start.
WTF Random character generation can have unintentionally racist results!
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