A Killer Among The Stars
HIGH The writing continues to be outstanding.
LOW Some sidequests feel like obnoxious padding.
WTF No one else notices the infected citizens? No one?
The Outer Worlds: Murder On Eridanos Review
Author: Corey Motley
Hitman 3 Review
A Familiar Target
HIGH Some Mission Stories have unexpected narrative payoffs.
LOW None of the new maps blew me away.
WTF Story leaps between missions can be jarring.
The Outer Worlds: Peril On Gorgon Review
Trouble On The Moon
HIGH The crisscrossing tale of a corporate cover-up.
LOW Zero onboarding assistance after a year.
WTF The speech check challenges seem unusually difficult?
Superliminal Review
A Matter Of Perspective
HIGH The unexpected survival-horror segment.
LOW Getting stuck in the environment multiple times.
WTF Why stick to the Portal playbook so closely?
SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete Review
Too Much, Too Late
HIGH The satisfying throwing knife pick-up animation.
LOW Little variation in an overlong game.
WTF Undefeatable enemies!?
Control Review
Jesse In Wonderland
HIGH The combat consistently made my pulse pound.
LOW The checkpoint system.
WTF That… was the ending?
Layers Of Fear 2 Review
Acting A Fool
HIGH A new story with similar gameplay.
LOW The unpredictable chase sequences.
WTF Why can’t I open a door with a single button press?
Hitman 2 Review
Same Hit, Different Day
HIGH Taking out two targets by derailing a train into them.
LOW The mess of a story attempting to link each level together.
WTF Agent 47 remaining undetected as a white guy wearing native costumes in foreign countries.
This Is Not A Review: The Spectrum Retreat
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: The Spectrum Retreat, developed by Dan Smith Studios and published by Ripstone.
Prey: Mooncrash Review
Groundhog Prey
HIGH Exploring new areas in the Prey universe.
LOW The difficulty growing more aggressive the longer I played.
WTF That disgusting broken bone leg-crunch sound? Yeeeeeesh!
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