Not Exactly Rock Solid
HIGH The visuals.
LOW The visuals.
WTF The visuals.
Grime Review
Tag: Metroidvania
Foregone Review
Conclusive
HIGH Great background art.
LOW The bosses.
WTF That story basically came out of nowhere.
Batbarian: Testament Of the Primordials Review
A Labyrinth Of Secrets
HIGH The three imp guards.
LOW The Map.
WTF So Styx is one of my partners? Weird.
Minoria Review
Minoria Changes To Be Expected
HIGH It’s a a sequel to Momodora!
LOW That second boss fight
WTF The art direction.
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.
Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Review
We Shall Always Remember The Night
HIGH A real tearjerker of a final reveal.
LOW Some of the new abilities don’t have broad use.
WTF How is the music even better this time?
Guacamelee! 2 Review
Así-Así
HIGH Going on rampages as the giant chicken.
LOW The final dungeon feels like it goes on forever.
WTF Flame Face’s needlessly convoluted combos.
The Messenger Review
Ninjas, Nostalgia, And Nigh-Impossible Platforming
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?
Omega Strike Review
But There’s A Talking Bear!
HIGH The final multi-stage fight.
LOW Trying to remember where I was supposed to use the ‘dash’ ability.
WTF Who thought that junkyard robot was a good idea for a boss?
Chasm Review
An (Almost) Grand Canyon
HIGH It absolutely plays like its role models.
LOW Procedurally generated repeated rooms.
WTF You’re a trainee… go get backup!
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