Days Well Spent
HIGH Being surprised by a horde whilst exploring a mineshaft. Yikes!
LOW The forced stealth missions feel outdated.
WTF Deacon’s starting bike runs out of gas in about three minutes.
Days Gone (PC) Review
Tag: Open World
Everspace 2 Preview
The original Everspace – which I Did Not Review back when it came out – was something of an oddity. A space combat roguelike, it inserted some pretty stunning production values into a subgenre that, at the time, was largely confined to low-budget indie projects. We got the gorgeous vistas and exciting dogfights of a modern Freespace successor, but folded and fitted into a digestible run-based structure.
Looking Back: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)
I’ve never been an Assassin’s Creed fan. From the start, the series has always felt too bloated and full of busywork, and the premise of reliving past lives through DNA reconstruction (because DNA records every minute of action and every word of every ancestor’s life, I guess?) never gelled for me.
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends And The Secret Fairy Review
Learn From The Past Or Perish
HIGH Fi is SO ADORBS!
LOW The base inventory limit is shockingly small.
WTF Would two years of farmwork really render alchemy skills that rusty?
Immortals Fenyx Rising Review
Greece Me Up!
HIGH The mountain race near the end is delightfully done.
LOW Some pretty noticeable bugs throughout.
WTF The eye-opening things about the Greek Gods and their proclivities.
Watch Dogs Legion Review
Resistance & Revenge Without Retribution
HIGH A unique and lengthy list of playable characters.
LOW The story suffers severely with no central protagonist driving it.
WTF The quirk of “Dies Randomly”
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Review
I’ve Been Through England Like A Norse With No Name
HIGH It scratches the exploration itch like few open-world games can.
LOW My base PS4 can’t handle it at times.
WTF I really need to stop romancing almost every character I talk to.
Mafia: Definitive Edition Review
Family Is Forever
HIGH The quiet scenes when Tommy talks to Sarah.
LOW Noticeable glitches. Also, I suck at driving.
WTF This game had me craving whiskey.
A Short Hike Review
The Great Outdoors
HIGH The unlimited gliding feels amazing.
LOW Being unable to find the boat again after seeing it once.
WTF That signal reception area is *tiny*.
Ghost Of Tsushima Review
Ubisoft Mode
HIGH It’s staggeringly beautiful.
LOW I never want to hear the word “honor” ever again.
WTF The absolute stockpile of headbands I’ve accumulated.
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