This is a transcript excerpt covering the score awarded to Venba on the So Videogames podcast, episode 351: Pacing!!!
Tag: Emotional
Lost At Sea Review
Stranded in an Ocean of Memories
HIGH The appreciation of life’s various phases.
LOW The dark ooze chasing the player randomly.
WTF The 20 school buses stacked on top of each other.
Minute Of Islands Review
Your Own. Personal. Limbo.
HIGH Unique visuals, both dreamy and nightmarish.
LOW Unmemorable level layouts.
WTF Why is it a guessing game to figure out which terrain I can walk on ?!
Lost Words: Beyond The Page Review
A Picturesque Introspective Adventure
HIGH Provides that always-needed dose of childish sincerity.
LOW The mechanics and puzzles are practically nonexistent.
WTF Darth Gran!
Before Your Eyes Review
Blink And You’ll Miss It
HIGH A beautiful, yet heartbreaking story that grows stronger as it progresses.
LOW Forcing the player to keep their eyes open to hear important dialogue.
WTF The Ferryman sure loves barking at pigeons.
Iris And The Giant Review
Big Feels
HIGH Everything.
LOW How long it took me to figure out how to deal with black shields.
WTF Why aren’t more roguelike fans talking about this one?
When The Past Was Around Review
‘Tis Better To Have Loved And Lost Than To Backtrack
HIGH Sharing a biscuit over tea with the owl.
LOW Having to backtrack two rooms to find a clue I forgot about.
WTF Breaking all the tombstones in the cemetery.
Shining More Light On Candleman
Here at GameCritics, we originally covered Candleman in January with a full review by Corey Motley. It also had a strong impact on me, and I was actually so touched by it that I reached out to the developers for further comment.
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