The Best RPG This Side Of The Pecos
HIGH Shockingly nuanced and detailed, both in writing and game design.
LOW My failure to figure out Stench resistance for far too long.
WTF The game’s obsession with spittoons, but in the best possible way.
Tag: Nintendo
Ikaruga (Switch) Review
Bullet Heaven
HIGH Damn, that boss theme thumps so hard.
LOW Kinda wish the Switch had 4K support to take full advantage of my TV.
WTF There’s some pretty funny Engrish in here.
Smoke And Sacrifice Review
Swunge-ing In The Deep
HIGH Finally getting to an environment that isn’t swamp or snow.
LOW The first time I fast-traveled at moderate health and got killed by enemies before the world finished loading.
WTF How does this arrangement of swamp, blazing hot coal fields, and bitterly cold snow zones even exist?
Urban Trial Playground Review
One Wobbly Wheel
HIGH Strong level design encourages maximum air.
LOW No Freestyle multiplayer.
WTF The whole game feels like an artifact from the early 2000s.
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles (Switch) Review
Getting There Slowly
HIGH Jumping off a cliff that’s too high.
LOW Oh good, time to cross the map for an important resource again.
WTF From the recipes, it appears that this bread is made from fish oil?
Burly Men At Sea Review
Scurvy Will Be Patched In Later
HIGH Beards
LOW None of the control schemes are particularly good
WTF Stop being so impulsive, Hasty Beard!
Darkest Dungeon (Switch) Review
Scary Hard… On The Eyes
HIGH Deep, satisfying combat. Stellar artwork. More difficulty options.
LOW It’s tough on the eyes in portable mode.
WTF Why doesn’t the DLC come standard with the base release?
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This Is Not A Review – Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star (Switch)
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: Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, developed and published by Marvelous and played on Nintendo Switch.
Gorogoa Review
Perpetual Motion
HIGH Impressively intricate parts coming together in neat ways.
LOW Flipping between screens for long periods without finding a solution.
WTF I have absolutely no idea what the story is about.
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