HIGH Getting the hang of semi-automated synthesis!
LOW The second-to-last goal is a punishing slog.
WTF So that’s what’s going on with Pamela? I have so many questions!
HIGH Crystalis is an underappreciated gem preserved elegantly.
LOW The NES version Of Athena.
WTF The lyrics from the song in Psycho Soldier.
HIGH Plenty of twists on a strong central mechanic.
LOW Loose controls get in the way of successful
platforming.
WTF A miracle cure that either saves people or turns them into a dragon.
HIGH A brilliant sci-fi story backed by high-quality visuals…
LOW …at times undermined by minor technical quibbles
WTF This looks good, but I do miss the old art style.
HIGH The main character’s super-adorbs teddy bear avatar.
LOW Spending half an hour looking for a key that blended far too well into the background.
WTF Is gore-porn a genre tag I can add?
HIGH Dazing an Aragami and the whole squad wrecking its face before it can recover.
LOW The battle system lends itself to plenty of repetition.
WTF Nobody on the ship finds Phym annoying?
HIGH Landing that new Break Blow animation. Yeah! Smack them in the face!
LOW As a value proposition, it’s clearly inferior to its predecessor in terms of content.
WTF Rachel and Momiji don’t make the cut but Raidou and Phase 4 do? Ugh.
HIGH Best Trials tutorial ever. Thanks, Fatshady!
LOW Having a perfect run on a balls-hard
track ruined by a framerate hiccup.
WTF Grinding for experience???
HIGH Tons of variety in bike selection and track environments, on-track simulation is solid.
LOW Poor tutorials, pacing and difficulty of career mode encourages grinding, technical issues.
WTF The tutorials are so rough, the AI occasionally crashes on the flying lap
HIGH Nailing a chain of seemingly-disparate moves that flow into a gloriously insane combo.
LOW They really should have added a dedicated dodge button by now.
WTF Yeah Sony, that’s some real subtle censorship in the PS4 version.
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