A Tasting Course
HIGH Crossing the first gap.
LOW The main giant sliding block area.
WTF So we’re just going to end with a 2001-esque light show, huh?
Manifold Garden Review
Tag: Puzzle
Superliminal Review
A Matter Of Perspective
HIGH The unexpected survival-horror segment.
LOW Getting stuck in the environment multiple times.
WTF Why stick to the Portal playbook so closely?
Willy Morgan And The Curse Of Bone Town Review
Bare Boned
HIGH Getting the pistol.
LOW The ball machine not breaking the church window.
WTF So after the focus on downspouts I’m going to use a rope?
Rogue Summoner Review
Mostly Summoner
HIGH The unique minion movement system accents strategic elements.
LOW Starting a new run.
WTF The kamikaze minion.
Mr. Driller DrillLand Review
Driller’s Delight
HIGH Classic Mr. Driller action with a few twists.
LOW Having to clear a depth in every minigame to unlock the next stage.
WTF The random warp that puts Mr. Driller directly under falling blocks.
Evan’s Remains Review
The Remnants Of Game Design
HIGH Reflection on the nature of game design.
LOW A corrupted save file.
WTF The random water treatment plant.
This Is Not A Review: Escape From Life, Inc.
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: Escape From Life, Inc. available on PC, developed and published by Power Burger.
The Pedestrian Review
Sign Language
HIGH The final puzzle.
LOW Regularly feeling like an idiot during the later segments.
WTF That ending.
Guildmaster Story Review
Adventurers Of The World, Unite!
HIGH The long legal battle is extremely funny.
LOW Thinking about how scummy most casual game publishers are.
WTF Being the main character’s imaginary friend.
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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