Primal Instinct
HIGH When the lights go out.
LOW The rocket launcher enemies are bastards.
WTF A sneaky twist at the end of the bonus level.
Tag: Devolver Digital
This Is Not A Review: Pikuniku
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: Pikuniku, developed by Sectordub and published by Devolver Digital.
Gris Review
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HIGH Beautiful watercolor art style.
LOW The platforming mechanics are not incredibly deep.
WTF Beware the raven.
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HIGH Clever story, neat characters.
LOW Being “killed” 53 times by the same boss and chase.
WTF What does Quarble spend his Time Shards on?
Minit Review
Brevity Or Bust
HIGH The old man on the pier.
LOW A rather generic final boss.
WTF The settings menu has a… vegan option?
Crossing Souls Review
Almost Heaven
HIGH Fantastic art direction and musical score.
LOW Impossible-to-skip cutscenes after dying and restarting.
WTF The ending. I’m not sure it was supposed to be humorous?
Ruiner Review
Gibsonihilistic
HIGH The aesthetics and style are on point.
LOW It runs out of interesting content halfway through the campaign.
WTF Explosive barrels fly towards me when shot??
Absolver Review
Yellow Belt
High The aesthetics are awesome.
Low Getting gangbanged five-on-one during the first hour of gameplay.
WTF For an online-focused game, how are the servers this poor?
Ronin Review
Sharp As Hell
HIGH Killing a guard by recalling my sword in mid-air.
LOW Failing to see a ceiling I could grapple for way, way too long.
WTF No checkpoints in the final level?
Shadow Warrior 2 (XBO) Review
Many Highs. One Big Lo.
HIGH Hilarious, breakneck gameplay that continually offers new variety.
LOW Player models pale in comparison to the effects and environments.
WTF Lo Wang begins to get a little grating by the ten-hour mark.
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