Still Sharp
HIGH Tight action, deep systems. The blue gravestones.
LOW The controller mapping for demon powers makes no sense.
WTF Basic backstabbing is hidden in a locked skill tree.
Nioh 2 Review
Tag: Soulslike
Decay of Logos Review
Wasting Away
HIGH The level design.
LOW The launch month.
WTF Those slime attack routines are lose/lose.
Code Vein Review
Soulsborne: Anime Edition
HIGH Yakumo. Or maybe Eva? Nah, it’s gotta be Yakumo.
LOW The combat’s just average, and there’s a ton of it.
WTF Who thought walking through dozens of memories at a snail’s pace was a good idea?
Blasphemous Review
Sin And Punishment
HIGH Capirotes.
LOW Too much insta-death platforming.
WTF Literally any cutscene out of context.
The Surge 2 Review
Holding Back Nanogeddon
HIGH The Nanotech Cult’s power plant stronghold.
LOW The boss featured on the cover art is ludicrously annoying.
WTF Hey, is that the star of the first game?!
This Is Not A Review – Remnant: From The Ashes
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: Remnant: From the Ashes, developed by Gunfire Games and published by Perfect World Entertainment.
Darksiders III Review
Shameless. And that’s fine.
HIGH Landing a jump back/spear charge combo over and over
LOW The healing item doesn’t refill at checkpoints
WTF The absurd logic behind the second half of the Lust battle
Sinner: Sacrifice For Redemption Review
Intern Rush
HIGH The unique “level-down” mechanic.
LOW An unreasonable final battle.
WTF Some of these bosses feel very familiar.
Immortal: Unchained Review
Nothing But Bits
HIGH Some strong visual design… in spots.
LOW Too many to count, but those damn teleporting enemies rank high.
WTF Arlen is one of the messiest boss battles I’ve ever seen.
Death’s Gambit Review
A Soulful Homage
HIGH Garde Tum.
LOW The observatory level gets a little gung-ho with respawning enemies.
WTF I somehow completed the game without finding any axe abilities.
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