Sinsational HIGH Fighting on an arid oilfield. What could go wrong? LOW Peepers is right here, lady. Advance that sidequest already. WTF Accidentally eating someone’s leg that was in my backpack for… perfectly legitimate reasons. It’s fantastic that the Divinity series has finally achieved the recognition it’s always deserved. […]
Tag: rpg
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey Second Opinion
An Odyssey Worthy of Zeus
HIGH Kassandra is the one of the best game protagonists in recent years.
LOW The mercenary system feels tacked on.
WTF The framing story set in the present day still exists.
Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden Preview
I’ve been watching Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden for a few months now and always had a passing interest in it, but had yet to get my hands on it. This post-human apocalyptic turn-based strategy game has anthropomorphic characters and an interesting setting, but it wasn’t until actually playing that I realized my initial thoughts about it were slightly wrong.
The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep Review
Bards, Battles, and Block Puzzles
HIGH The atmosphere, lore, and characters.
LOW Too many block pushing puzzles.
WTF Why is my rogue better at combat than my fighters?
Red Dead Redemption 2 Review
Ain’t No Trouble
HIGH The best fog effects in the history of gaming.
LOW The momentum-killing epilogue.
WTF We’re still holding a face button to run? What year is this?
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey Review
My Big, Fat Greek Adventure
HIGH It’s one of the most gorgeous worlds I’ve ever seen.
LOW It’s bloated beyond any sense of reason.
WTF Hyper-aggressive chickens too eager to fight.
Shadows Awakening Review
The Demon’s In The Details
HIGH Novel concept on the isometric RPG style.
LOW Every puzzle involving a rolling stone.
WTF Zarr’s Libido.
Wasteland 2: Director’s Cut (Switch) Review
Sometimes The Past Should Be Forgotten
HIGH Some of the writing is great.
LOW It’s visually messy, and has terrible technical performance.
WTF Why is this on the Switch?
The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep Preview
Since I didn’t own a PC at the time, I completely missed out on the original Bard’s Tale entries. The last mainline entry hit the market in 1988 — that’s thirty years ago. That’s a hell of a long time for a franchise to lay dormant, but InXile have become known for resurrecting classic games and imbuing them with just enough of a modern twist. Now, following their successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015, that’s exactly what they’re aiming for with The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep.
Earthlock Review
As The World Turns
HIGH It feels so much like a JRPG from the PS2 era.
LOW Sometimes I want to send it back to the PS2 era.
WTF “Hogbunny” doesn’t sound like the kind of name a species would give itself…
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