Waki
HIGH The cartoon art style gives its characters personality.
LOW Too much effort in some places, not enough in others.
WTF I guess I’m rescuing a princess again?
Tag: rpg
Mass Effect: Andromeda Review
My Least Favorite Game On The Citadel
HIGH Jaal is a relatively solid character.
LOW Space sudoku.
WTF I thought our feelings were pretty clear about planet scanning, BioWare…?
Trulon: The Shadow Engine Review
This Engine Needs More Than Just Oiling
HIGH The card-based combat is good.
LOW This is not a finished product.
WTF Apparently, the story is based on a novel…
This Is Not A Review: Astroneer
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: Astroneer, developed and published by System Era Softworks, and available in early access on both PC and Xbox One.
Torment: Tides of Numenera Review
With All Your Power
HIGH Stepping out into the Reef of Fallen Worlds for the first time.
LOW A bug that can lock the game up during its best sidequest.
WTF A delightful Easter egg in the Sagus Cliffs bar.
The Dwarves Review
Coming Up Short
HIGH Boindil’s impromptu minecart massacre.
LOW The battle system is frequently a confusing mess.
WTF Auto-pathing that makes characters occasionally leap to their deaths.
Vidar Preview
Vidar is a particularly bleak RPG/Puzzler that puts players in the role of a mysterious stranger who arrives at a village a month into an ongoing tragedy. As if the harsh winter weren’t bad enough, a terrifying beast has been awakened in the caves beneath the town, and one of the villagers is taken each night. It’s up to the player to get to know the townspeople, attempt to solve their problems, and hopefully find the origin of the town’s curse in the catacombs deep below.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Review
The Scrolls Have Foretold Of A Cash-Grab In The Cold…
HIGH Finally, we get to see this world at 30 FPS…
LOW …but it’s still ugly in spots.
WTF How did so many bugs survive the trip from last-gen consoles?
The Metronomicon Review
Can’t Stop The Music
HIGH Perfectly matching every beat of a boss’s ultimate attack, and destroying him with my counter!
LOW Dying a dozen times because the game hides the health meter.
WTF No, those aren’t landmines, they’re just special effects!
The Elder Scrolls: Legends Preview
When it was first announced at E3 2015, Elder Scrolls Legends was given just a few moments before the show moved on. And so did most people. This quick fade seemed to happen by design, as Bethesda went mostly radio silent after announcing it. I had almost forgotten about the game entirely until I started hearing people talk about how Legends was trying to be something different, rather than just Hearthstone: The Elder Scrolls Edition.
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