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The Complex Review
You’ve Gotta Be Kindarian Me
HIGH The outcomes are eye-opening.
LOW The sound quality.
WTF The highly realistic London Underground scenes.
Broken Lines Review
The Last Casualty Is Sanity
HIGH Perfect flanking is always a delight.
LOW Trying to find enough supplies to keep from starving.
WTF Seriously, what language is that?
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories Review
Absolutely Wrecked
HIGH The concept is still gold.
LOW Both of the PS2 iterations are better
than this.
WTF How did so much survival get left out?
The Yakuza Remastered Collection Review
They Keep Pulling Him Back In!
HIGH The ending of Yakuza 5 is one of the most perfect scenes in gaming.
LOW Why aren’t Yakuza: Dead Souls and the Samurai games included in this edition?
WTF Okay, I now get why those missions were originally cut.
Fix Da Box Review
As a videogame editor, most of my free time (of course!)
goes to videogames, but now that I’ve got a son old enough to actively
participate and a wife who’s all about any kind of games, I’ve recently gotten
back into boardgames as A Thing We Do.
Resident Evil 3 Review
Where Does He Get Those Wonderful Toys?
HIGH That’s a way more satisfying final boss fight than the original.
LOW Groups of more than two zombies can stun-lock like mad.
WTF I’m sad that the giant worm boss didn’t make the cut.
Heaven Dust Review
It’s Still 1996 Somewhere
HIGH The final boss fight with its puzzle elements.
LOW The chair puzzle somehow makes less than zero sense.
WTF How is no one being sued over this?
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Review
You Look Great In A Tank Top
HIGH Brilliant implementation of the license, novel approach to a fighter.
LOW Combat feels too janky and loose.
WTF Why is this character creator so weak?
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & The Secret Hideout Review
Growing Up Atelier
HIGH I have a pet Puni!
LOW The confusing harvesting system made me miss important items.
WTF That is certainly one adventurous goat!
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