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: Yet Another Zombie Defense HD, developed and published by Awesome Games Studio.
Dead Cells Review
Dead Dead Redemption
HIGH Precise, rewarding combat that feels great.
LOW The final boss initially feels like a brick wall.
WTF The main character’s pretty charming despite being a decapitated corpse.
Dark Souls Remastered Review
Dark Souls Reheated
HIGH It’s a slightly updated Dark Souls!
LOW It’s a slightly updated Dark Souls being sold at a premium price point!
WTF Shouldn’t this just be a free patch for the PC version?
Youropa Review
Puzzle-Platformer Youtopia
HIGH Outmaneuvering rain.
LOW Frantically kicking through swarms of dogs.
WTF An underexplored paint theme.
Limbo (Switch) Review
In Search Of Purpose
HIGH The struggle felt through gameplay and aesthetics.
LOW The literal difficulty spikes.
WTF Balancing on corpses… yikes.
Wheelspin Frenzy Review
Running On Empty
HIGH It looks like Micro Machines.
LOW Driving towards the camera.
WTF Where is the mini-map?
Megadimension Neptunia VIIR Review
Waifool Me Once, Shame On Me…
HIGH Nearly every aspect of this game can be fast-forwarded.
LOW Uninspired plot, annoying dialogue, inconsequential combat.
WTF Hunting for pudding ingredients in the middle of the apocalypse.
Chasm Review
An (Almost) Grand Canyon
HIGH It absolutely plays like its role models.
LOW Procedurally generated repeated rooms.
WTF You’re a trainee… go get backup!
Pool Panic Review
Puzzle Hustlers
HIGH The Defender of the Crown tribute level.
LOW Trying to grasp how the climbing mechanics are meant to function.
WTF I failed to find any pool sharks.
This Is Not A Review: Gene Rain
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: Gene Rain, developed and published by Deeli Network Technology ltd.
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