All That Is Golden
HIGH When the highest location on the map is also a climactic story beat.
LOW Scarlet Rot, this game’s version of the “toxic” ailment.
WTF That thing under Stormveil Castle.
Elden Ring Review
Tag: Soulslike
So Videogames Ep. 275: The Eldencast
Elden Ring Review-In-Progress
If Elden Ring were the size of a normal From Software game, I’d have finished it by now. I’m 30 hours in — longer than my entire first run of Bloodborne — yet I’d be surprised if I were more than a third of the way through.
Preview: Elden Ring Closed Network Test
During the (approximately) six hours I’ve spent in the Lands Between during the recent Elden Ring closed network test, my initially-high expectations were quickly met — and then surpassed with ease. The feeling I was left with after the trial period is one of genuine interest and intense anticipation to dive back in. It seems that not a single minute of the three full years FROM Software reserved to develop this vision went by in vain. I was also glad to see that George R.R. Martin’s contributions are present and impactful, his influence seen in some deep layers of lore, worthy of peeling off and revealing one by one.
Tails Of Iron Review
This Mouse Means Business
HIGH Finding the Moleshevik Republic.
LOW 50% of the Arena Bosses.
WTF Great, now I’m haunted by a picture of the long-dead mice that inspired this game.
Grime Review
Not Exactly Rock Solid
HIGH The visuals.
LOW The visuals.
WTF The visuals.
Tails Of Iron Preview
From Redwall to Moss, fantasy scenarios about adorable mice are a safe bet when it comes to intriguing an audience.
Remnant: From The Ashes (PS4) Review
Deep from the Soul(s)
HIGH Intense and entertaining combat.
LOW The attempts at worldbuilding.
WTF Useless melee weapons in a 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.
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