Darkest (Anime) Dungeon
HIGH Great character designs.
LOW Long random encounters and randomized dungeons.
WTF The Healer making excited sounds when damaged.
Mistover Review
Tag: PS4
This Is Not A Review – Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
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: Ancestors: the Humankind Odyssey, available on PS4, Xbox One and PC, developed by Panache Digital and published by Private Division.
A Quick Look At: Baldur’s Gate
The name Baldur’s Gate hits PC gamers of a certain age right in the nostalgia. It evokes memories of questing and dungeon delving, and of epic battles against the hordes of darkness.
Indivisible Review
Embracing Tranquility And Chaos
HIGH Well-established characters and robust combat.
LOW It’s not the best at explaining some mechanics.
WTF Literally losing your head in a sporting match.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Complete
Sheesh… Rookies
HIGH Finally getting one of the di-digivolutions (no that’s not misspelled) to work.
LOW The Bancho Leomon boss fight, which features an attack that instantly kills 2/3 party
members… repeatedly.
WTF One boss consumes a character, who then appears on the boss wearing a ball gag. It’s for kids!
Arise: A Simple Story Review
Maybe Too Simple?
HIGH Soaring around the fountain in “Romance”.
LOW Being repeatedly led to my death by the little light in “Hope”.
WTF What is with the giant snails and flowers?
Death Stranding Second Opinion
Kojima Delivers
HIGH The constant stream of Likes from people using my structures.
LOW One dreadful product placement.
WTF Guillermo del Toro’s character is voiced by someone else?
Death Stranding Review
Strands Across America
HIGH The online sharing is one of the coolest things ever in a game.
LOW The storytelling is absolute junk.
WTF Hideo Kojima has all the subtlety of a custard pie to the face.
Redeemer: Enhanced Edition Review
Brutal, Yet Benign
HIGH Absolutely bulldozing bad guys.
LOW An unsatisfying ‘puzzle’ boss fight out of nowhere.
WTF Tearing an enemy’s arm off and beating him down with it
The Sojourn Review
Stay A While, Don’t Listen
HIGH The “Vivid Nightmare” level.
LOW Trying to inch along bridges while keeping an eye in view.
WTF “The more you reap the more you sow”?
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