HIGH Learning to chain disparate moves into screen-clearing combos.
LOW The entire experience will last only a few hours for most people.
WTF The designer of these killer robots sure liked the female form a lot…
High Anyone can pick it up and play with ease.
Low No checkpoints in any of the levels.
WTF Why does a Jack-in-the-Box shoot rockets?
HIGH Two bonafide JRPG classics presented the best they’ve ever been…
LOW …But still not presented in a manner fitting for games such as these.
WTF I’m so sick of HD “collections” that are incomplete.
HIGH Castlevania III is the greatest NES game ever made. Fight me.
LOW Trying to get excited for sub-par Game Boy games on a 4KTV.
WTF Why did it take 25 years to re-release Castlevania: Bloodlines?
HIGH A chance to play a memorable arcade game I never finished.
LOW The gameplay does not age well.
WTF For something that’s essentially a retro release, this package is way too thin.
HIGH The surprisingly moving story.
LOW One-hit kills get old really quickly.
WTF Being able to switch between over ten color palettes on the fly.
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HIGH Browsing the design documentation.
LOW The online experience for some of the titles.
WTF Doing research and finding Easter eggs everywhere.
HIGH Numerous musical and visual tributes to classic games.
LOW At times, the glitch animation is a little too harsh on the eyes.
WTF The Game Over screen. Seriously, what the…
HIGH Clever story, neat characters.
LOW Being “killed” 53 times by the same boss and chase.
WTF What does Quarble spend his Time Shards on?
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