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?
Tag: Metroidvania
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!
Hollow Knight (Switch) Review
The Carapace Must Hold
HIGH Superb animation, tight controls, wonderful world design.
LOW Some of the bosses are deeply demoralizing.
WTF The world is so open, I went more than 25 hours before finding a *crucial* starting vendor!
Yoku’s Island Express Review
Flipping Delightful
HIGH Getting that Bee suit
LOW Backtracking
WTF I have a fish attached to my derriere
Dandara Review
Historical (Science) Fiction
HIGH Dandara’s world is a joy to explore.
LOW The final battle is disappointingly anticlimactic.
WTF I still don’t fully understand what Salt is.
Iconoclasts Review
One Concern-Ed Citizen
HIGH Creativity and inspiration suffuse every aspect of the game…
LOW …though players will need to chew on the writing to get its full flavor out.
WTF It is utterly bonkers that all this was developed by one person!
The Mummy Demastered
The Mummy: Redemption
HIGH The Castlevania-tribute Clock Tower level.
LOW Seriously, how is the shotgun this well-hidden?
WTF Hey, why can’t we get Aliens Infestation on Steam?
Dead Cells Preview
Stop me if you’ve heard this before — a 2D platformer borrowing from Metroid and Castlevania which also has roguelike elements just hit Steam Early Access. This time, though, the game already feels finished, and has been nearly impossible to put down for the past week. Dead Cells manages to go beyond genre pastiche and freshens up one of the most crowded spaces in gaming. It’s well worth checking out even in its “unfinished” state.
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Review
Stunted Beauty
HIGH The most bangin’ hub world theme in the history of hub world themes
LOW So. Much. Backtracking.
WTF “Gracing the fabric of leisure-time and blowing away human kind in a sea of heavy weave 100% cotton comfort”
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