Better Safe Than Sorry
HIGH Safe Mode opens the door for timid players to experience SOMA’s story.
LOW Chase sequences now lack a sense of danger.
WTF I’ll never get used to using the right trigger to interact with objects.
Tag: Sci-Fi
The Fall, Part 2: Unbound Review
Must Recompile
HIGH I still love ARID.
LOW Getting stuck in unintuitive scenarios over and over again.
WTF The train sequence near the end was a singular level of awfulness.
Rogue Trooper Redux Review
The World’s Not Big Enough For Him
HIGH The brutal stealth executions.
LOW Trying to fight on a staircase when all I can see is Rogue’s back.
WTF Where’s my Strontium Dog game, Rebellion?
Warframe Review
Better Late Than… Early
HIGH Wallrunning and gliding undetected past laser security systems.
LOW Getting through the initial haze of learning all the ins and outs.
WTF Wait a minute, this red spot on my neck was not there yesterday…
ELEX Review
HIGH Damn, that’s a good sequel hook…
LOW Trying to hit anything further than twenty feet away with a bow.
WTF Is there seriously not a character sheet? I have no idea how much health I have.
Echo Review
Copycat Killer App
HIGH Feels incredibly fresh and innovative.
LOW Trades innovation for harsh difficulty spikes later on.
WTF The protagonist’s name is… En?
Observer Review
We’ll Remember That For You, Whether You Want It Or Not
HIGH Taking my first trip inside someone’s subconscious.
LOW Spending twenty minutes getting killed by a Cybogre over and over again.
WTF This is the second game I’ve played this week set in 2084. We get it. You like Orwell.
Cloudbase Prime Review
They’re Falling Forever
HIGH The dragon vs spaceship boss fight.
LOW That damn monster cave boss.
WTF My suit’s change of attitude after (REDACTED) happens.
Cryptark Review
Rogues… In… Spaaaaaaaace….
HIGH Wiping the Cryptark out by firing my super-weapon over and over…
LOW …after having the game crash the first time I tried to do that.
WTF Enemies can fly through walls now? That seems fair.
The Surge Review
Surgical Precision
HIGH The highly-precise combat mechanics.
LOW It can be extremely hard.
WTF A four-phase boss fight. Yes I said four.
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