Deep from the Soul(s)
HIGH Intense and entertaining combat.
LOW The attempts at worldbuilding.
WTF Useless melee weapons in a soulslike?!?
Remnant: From The Ashes (PS4) Review
Tag: Soulslike
Demon Skin Review
Interesting Combat, Linear Problems
HIGH Unique combat system.
LOW Glitches on boss fights.
WTF That damn avalanche jumping section.
This Is Not A Review: Katana Kata
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: Katana Kata available on PS4, PS5, XBX/S, XBO, Switch and PC. Developed and published by Stas Shostak, Stanislav Shostak and Samustai Limited.
Pascal’s Wager Review
Terrence & Norwood In The Fog
HIGH Switching characters.
LOW Laggy combat.
WTF A talking egg?
Blue Fire Review
Gimme Fuel, Gimme (Blue) Fire
HIGH A soulslike platformer!
LOW If I miss that jump one more time, I swear…
WTF Can someone Google what a fetish for elevators is called?
Chronos: Before The Ashes Review
Streamlined Souls
HIGH Great setting, neat concept, innovative mechanics. Streamlined.
LOW Fighting the heavy shield enemies is a huge drag.
WTF This prequel was more enjoyable than the full game that came later.
There Is No Light Preview
The staff at GameCritics were unusually excited about There is No Light, a successfully Kickstarted project coming from developers Zelart in Q3, 2021. In this rare double preview, we have thoughts from both Dan Weissenberger and Eugene Sax, each written independently of the other.
Hellpoint Review
Space Hates You
HIGH Leaping around in low gravity outside the station.
LOW Trying to complete the baffling campfire sub-quest.
WTF The mad god boss fight is something else.
Mortal Shell (PS4) Review
Small-Scale Souls
HIGH The abstract stone level. Simply stunning.
LOW Being near death and failing to land a health-restoring parry.
WTF The underdeveloped concept and lack of amenities.
Mortal Shell Review
Hardened Warrior
HIGH Nailing the timing needed to consistently counter enemies.
LOW Having to use an item once before knowing what it does.
WTF An area that almost looks like something out of Control.
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