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.
Author: Corey Motley
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!
SOMA (Safe Mode) Review
Better Safe Than Sorry
HIGH Safe Mode opens the door for timid players to experience SOMA’s story.
LOW Chase sequences now lack a sense of danger.
WTF I’ll never get used to using the right trigger to interact with objects.
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider Review
An Honorable Death
HIGH The bank heist!
LOW New Game+ options are underwhelming.
WTF I’m still mad they replaced The Outsider’s voice actor in Dishonored 2.
Hitman GOTY Edition Announced
Hitman developer IO Interactive has had a rollercoaster of a year.
Halloween 2016 marked the final release of new content for the rebooted version of the franchise, and Square Enix (Hitman‘s publisher) announced it was parting ways with IO Interactive. While the pub let IO keep the Hitman IP, its future was unclear. However, the first act of IO as an independent developer was announced today.
Echo Review
Copycat Killer App
HIGH Feels incredibly fresh and innovative.
LOW Trades innovation for harsh difficulty spikes later on.
WTF The protagonist’s name is… En?
Perception Review
Alone In The Dark
HIGH The bubble wrap room.
LOW The echolocation hook doesn’t build to anything satisfying.
WTF Why doesn’t Cassie’s voice produce sound waves?
Last Day Of June Review
Isn’t Groundhog Day In February?
HIGH Top-notch art direction and animation.
LOW Repetitive puzzle elements.
WTF The endearing character models look creepy after a while.
Blackwood Crossing Review
Alice In Bummerland
HIGH Assembling paper butterflies.
LOW Too many dialogue-matching puzzles.
WTF Magic fire-controlling abilities?
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