A Dog-Gone Shame
HIGH Diverse, beautiful worlds to explore
LOW Punishing difficulty, bugs
WTF How do the NPCs arrive at those impossible-to-reach platforms?
Tag: 2D
Skyhill Review
Hotel Hell
HIGH Stylized and artistic.
LOW Surviving isn’t much of a challenge.
WTF No, I will not trade a sword for fruit salad!
Guacamelee! 2 Review
Así-Así
HIGH Going on rampages as the giant chicken.
LOW The final dungeon feels like it goes on forever.
WTF Flame Face’s needlessly convoluted combos.
Rise & Shine Review
It Does Neither
HIGH Some lovely animation and music.
LOW An awkward tone and a terrible sense of humor.
WTF The idea of clearing the final level on Switch without the Pro Controller.
Kero Blaster Review
Amphibious Ops
HIGH A frog with guns and a jetpack… Pretty sure I’ve had this dream a few times.
LOW The run-up to the final boss is a little too long.
WTF I’m still not sure what the story was about.
Death’s Gambit Review
A Soulful Homage
HIGH Garde Tum.
LOW The observatory level gets a little gung-ho with respawning enemies.
WTF I somehow completed the game without finding any axe abilities.
Hollow Knight (Switch) Review
The Carapace Must Hold
HIGH Superb animation, tight controls, wonderful world design.
LOW Some of the bosses are deeply demoralizing.
WTF The world is so open, I went more than 25 hours before finding a *crucial* starting vendor!
Milanoir Review
Spaghetti Sadness
HIGH Constantly being reminded of Hotline Miami, and those memories of happier times.
LOW Fighting the abysmal controls at every moment of play.
WTF Too much to list.
West Of Loathing Review
The Best RPG This Side Of The Pecos
HIGH Shockingly nuanced and detailed, both in writing and game design.
LOW My failure to figure out Stench resistance for far too long.
WTF The game’s obsession with spittoons, but in the best possible way.
The Adventure Pals Review
Good Friends, Good Times
HIGH Sparkles the giraffe.
LOW Level designs feel repetitive.
WTF The Cupcake Cat.
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