Viennese Rhapsody
HIGH Brilliant narrative, characters, and setting…
LOW …But it doesn’t quite stick the landing.
WTF Some baffling technical oddities.
Tag: indie
Alter Army Review
Action Amidst A Forgotten World
HIGH Stylish, high-energy action.
LOW Gamebreaking bugs are still being patched.
WTF Who is this character wearing green stretch pants without a shirt?
Donut County Review
Trash Panda Paradise
HIGH Making things disappear into the earth is immensely satisfying.
LOW Neither the story nor gameplay is as funny as it could be.
WTF The obsession with quadcopter drones.
Cosmic Star Heroine Review
Shallow Star
HIGH Figuring out the optimal way through a difficult battle.
LOW Meeting a new character well before I’ve gotten a chance to get to know the previous one.
WTF Gunmancy???
Garage: Bad Trip Review
B-Movie Blandness
HIGH The old-school aesthetic is pulled off perfectly.
LOW Combat and level design feel incongruous.
WTF Rats can only be killed by kicking.
The Mooseman Review
The Light, the Heat
HIGH The sun rising over the lake.
LOW A totally illegible “stealth” section involving hiding from a fish.
WTF A giant spider killed me, then I immediately died again when I respawned.
Pode Review
Catch A Rising Star
HIGH Strong, iterative puzzle design.
LOW The pulled-back perspective frequently leads to missed jumps.
WTF The Rock can teleport by swallowing the Star.
Slime-San: SuperSlime Edition Review
Green Is Good, Red Is Dead
High Puzzle platforming at its finest.
Low Some of the puzzles are a bit obtuse.
WTF I don’t want to know what the first boss is…
Stay Safe Review
Race, Die, Retry
High: Colorful graphics with a fantastic soundtrack
Low: Sluggish controls in levels requiring precise reactions
WTF: Am I trying to race out of hell?
This Is Not A Review: Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
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.
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