Take Me Down To The Paradise City… Again
HIGH One of the greatest racing games is now on a handheld.
LOW That $50 price tag.
WTF Where the hell is the sequel?
Burnout Paradise Remastered (Switch) Review
Tag: Remaster
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout – Anniversary Edition Review
A Frustrating Return To Form
HIGH The updated art style is bright, colorful and cartoonish.
LOW Getting stuck after missing an item.
WTF Using toenails to unscrew screws.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated Review
Bringing It Around Town!
HIGH The writing and look of classic SpongeBob.
LOW Textures look a little rough.
WTF What’s up with Mr. Krabs’ voice?
Mafia II Definitive Edition Review
Leave This Game, Take The Cannoli
HIGH A story Scorsese would be proud of.
LOW That checkpoint system.
WTF This is what they call a remaster?
Saints Row: The Third Remastered
The Third Is The Word
HIGH “Power” by Kanye West is the best superhero theme music.
LOW The treatment of women.
WTF I would exceed this review’s word limit listing all the WTFs here.
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition Review
Critical Fumble
HIGH Faithful rendering of D&D 3rd Ed. rules. Cross-play with PC.
LOW Technical issues, cumbersome controls, poor tutorial.
WTF Why not include the D&D3E Player’s Handbook?
Disney Classic Games: Aladdin And The Lion King Review
Be Prepared
HIGH The museum section offers significant historical value.
LOW The collection is missing Aladdin’s Capcom-made SNES version.
WTF Lion King is still stupidly hard.
This Is Not A Review: Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
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: Final Fantasy VIII
Remastered, developed and published by Square Enix.
Onimusha: Warlords Review
A Blade Dulled By Time
HIGH Using the ultimate secret sword to make short work of the final boss.
LOW This is a swordfighting game. Why is there a flying boss?
WTF How did they not remove the beholders that steal souls and drain experience?
Shenmue I & II Review
I See
HIGH Offered an unprecedented level of detail for its time.
LOW The ludicrous maze-like layout of the Yellow Head Building.
WTF The absolutely bonkers left turn Shenmue II takes in its final moments.
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