Lance A Lot
HIGH Teaming up with AI friends for an unexpected cart ride.
LOW The ‘five keys’ requirement is an unappreciated sucker punch.
WTF Oh, and these keys just happen to be extremely well hidden? Gah.
Tag: Platformers
This Is Not A Review: Shu
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: Shu, developed Coatsink Games and published by Secret Lunch.
Owlboy Review
Such Great Heights
HIGH The visuals, the dialog, the limitless flying… pretty much everything.
LOW Yep, the final boss is awful.
WTF Unlockable hats… which fall off when Otus gets hit once.
Seasons After Fall Review
Spoiler: It’s Winter
HIGH The lovely hand-painted visuals.
LOW Nearly every plot McGuffin being a floating orb of light.
WTF It’s the rare game that acknowledges the impossibility of jumping out of water.
Inside Ambiguous Games
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Themes from Playdead’s Inside and Limbo are mentioned below, and may be considered spoilers.
I recommend playing both games entirely before reading.
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