HIGH A limitless amount of user-generated content, a very reasonable price point.
LOW Extremely steep learning curve for those accustomed to EA’s golf titles.
WTF Unforgivable graphical stutter on backswings that turns drives into crashes.
HIGH The rewind functionality spared more than one controller.
LOW Realizing how worthless and weak I am without tutorial levels.
WTF Remapping the buttons frustrated me more than the games did.
HIGH Humorous self-mutilation is fun. (Now there’s a sentence I’ve never written before.)
LOW Visuals from 2003. Innovation from 1903.
WTF Are there really this many bottomless pits in New Orleans?
HIGH Easy to pick up and play, even for newcomers.
LOW New characters don’t improve much over existing options.
WTF To the people who named this game — hire an editor!
HIGH Graphics that evoke warm memories of screensavers.
LOW This “game” does nothing to advance the cause for independent Xbox game development.
WTF Why didn’t the devs have more confidence in Vivian Clark?
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: Astroneer, developed and published by System Era Softworks, and available in early access on both PC and Xbox One.
HIGH Drive cars and blow things up in digital wastelands. What’s not to love?
LOW For gamers who long to play deathmatch and capture the flag solo, their dream game has arrived.
WTF The only thing “extreme” about this title are the loadtimes.
HIGH Finally, we get to see this world at 30 FPS…
LOW …but it’s still ugly in spots.
WTF How did so many bugs survive the trip from last-gen consoles?
HIGH These three titles represent the most memorable story development in the series.
LOW These three titles represent the laziest upgrade package on modern consoles.
WTF Assassin’s Creed II’s gameplay has aged as well as dollar-store parmesan.
HIGH The best, most enjoyable Gears since the series’ debut.
LOW The story might be too scaled back for its own good.
WTF I never thought Gears would sink deep into microtransactions. I was wrong.
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