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: Herald: An Interactive Period Drama, developed and published by Wispfire.
HIGH Avoiding hundreds of bullets while dismantling an absurdly long life bar.
LOW Dying because my character is a blurry mess on a high resolution screen.
WTF …The whole darn game.
High Fans of turn-based games get a quality, relatively lengthy release.
Low Near-constant framerate issues, technical bugs and input lag.
WTF Lord Gaga, whose similarities to pop’s Lady extend beyond name.
HIGH The cutest voices and soundscape, and the animations are adorable.
LOW Trying to make point-and-click work with Xbox bumpers.
WTF Pairing a naked monk and a dirty barmaid to make a baby’s onesie.
Sony offered a beta-test weekend showing a small snippet of what to expect from the full game when it releases in August, and while the golf is as good as it’s ever been, much of the final product remains a mystery even after a couple days of tinkering with it.
HIGH Looks great still and the combat holds up well.
LOW The $60 price tag is a bit steep
WTF …Duke Nukem?
HIGH Commanding 100,000 troops to lay waste to the evil Cao Cao.
LOW Turning my fingers into pretzels trying to input certain commands.
WTF Buying two 700 year-old, 750 page novels to better grasp what the hell all of this is about.
HIGH The cartoon art style gives its characters personality.
LOW Too much effort in some places, not enough in others.
WTF I guess I’m rescuing a princess again?
HIGH The highly-precise combat mechanics.
LOW It can be extremely hard.
WTF A four-phase boss fight. Yes I said four.
High: The deep breath before (and the sigh of relief after) a seemingly impossible bit of platforming.
Low: Repeatedly losing hours of saved progress for no discernible reason.
WTF: The player can choose the color of Rude Bear’s blood—Rude Pink, Energy Orange, Lizard Conspiracy Blue, and more.
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