Sticking To The Basics
HIGH Beautiful pixel art and worthwhile exploration.
LOW The plotholes.
WTF The Ancient Catacombs.
Alwa’s Legacy Review
Tag: indie
Carrion Review
Feed Me
HIGH Just watching the monster do its thing.
LOW The lack of a map occasionally makes navigation frustrating.
WTF Why do humans have such trouble dislodging themselves from ladders?
Neversong Review
When Adults Go Bonkers
HIGH Unsettling, yet fascinating atmosphere.
LOW Mediocre gameplay mechanics and platforming.
WTF Beating knife-wielding grown-ups with a bat.
Ion Fury Review
Misguided Homage
HIGH Classic fast FPS gameplay.
LOW Has there ever been an enjoyable sewer level?
WTF Did I just hear a line that references… Dirty Dancing?
Depth Of Extinction (XBOX One) Review
The Abyss Also Gazed Into Me
HIGH A new spin on XCOM-style turn-based tactics.
LOW Hardcore mode.
WTF That Xbox cover art.
Evan’s Remains Review
The Remnants Of Game Design
HIGH Reflection on the nature of game design.
LOW A corrupted save file.
WTF The random water treatment plant.
This Is Not A Review: MindSeize
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: MindSeize, developed and published by Kamina Dimension.
Spirit Of The North Review
A Lack of Spirit
HIGH Environmentalist themes of natural beauty and peace.
LOW Atrocious movement and platforming. Glitches.
WTF Seeing the beauty of Iceland in heavily downgraded form.
Help Will Come Tomorrow Review
Help (Desperately) Wanted
HIGH The writing.
LOW The learning curve.
WTF Nothing like a cheery Bolshevik.
BE-A Walker: Battle For Eldorado Review
A Bad Walk, Ruined
HIGH Cutting loose with the Death Ray for the first time.
LOW Just about every minute of it.
WTF You named a heroic character Chivington, of all things?
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