Solitary Sojourn
HIGH It’s a lonely, soulful experience that stands out.
LOW Repeating the volcano segment ripped me out of the experience.
WTF How did the long-gone mechanics know I’d pass right by here?
Far: Lone Sails (PS4) Review
Tag: indie
Iron Crypticle Review
Save The Princess, Realm & Food?
HIGH Fast-paced action, screens full of enemies.
LOW The haphazard upgrade system can impede progress.
WTF Why did they store all the now-stolen treasure in the throne room?
This Is Not A Review: Daggerhood
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: Daggerhood, developed by Woblyware and published by Ratalaika Games.
Golf Peaks Review
Fore! Cards To Solve. Or Maybe Three.
HIGH Clever,
elegant and player-friendly.
LOW Nothing.
It’s all good.
WTF Why aren’t
more puzzle games this chill?
Where The Bees Make Honey Review
Not Especially Sweet
HIGH The
isometric levels are harmless enough, I guess.
LOW Entry-level
ruminations on the loss of innocence.
WTF Not having
an option to exit to desktop.
Overwhelm Review
…Or, make it manageable.
HIGH
The options made this game finishable
and enjoyable.
LOW Dying an absurd number of times right before the final run.
WTF Were all of those weird, glitchy flashes about?
Awesome Pea Review
Pea? Yes. Awesome? Meh.
HIGH The sweet, sweet nostalgia of Game Boy inspired graphics.
LOW Looking at the same assets over and over. And over. And over.
WTF The game is about a leaping pea.
Almost There: The Platformer Review
The Devil’s Triangle Jump
HIGH The bouncy house/missile dodge level is a classic.
LOW A central mechanic is broken.
WTF Wait, I can just go over this wall of lasers? Awesome!
Ape Out Review
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.
Coffee Crisis Review
Burnt and Bitter
High Great music with charming humor.
Low All the visual effects.
WTF How does someone “remove the metal” from a person?
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