I’ve spent a lot of time in Black Skylands’ Early Access build on Steam, and I’ve spent an equal amount of time wondering exactly who it’s for. That isn’t a knock against the game itself — which I am enjoying thoroughly — but it is a difficult thing to pin down.
HIGH It’s like my childhood grew up with me.
LOW Some almost game-breaking bugs.
WTF A talking communist donkey who delivers corpses.
HIGH Finding the point where the stories dovetail.
LOW Running out of health packs in a no-passenger run.
WTF Seriously, what is going on with these flashbacks? I demand a book!
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: Phantom Trigger, developed by Bread Team and published by TinyBuild.
HIGH Taking out a line of guards by tossing a shield.
LOW Breezing through an area, only to repeatedly die at the end.
WTF Nyx’s horrible Stone puns.
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: Punch Club: Dark Fist for 3DS, developed by Lazy Bear Games and published by tinyBuild.
HIGH Unlocking the final secret and receiving an appropriate reward!
LOW Thinking I was terrible at a level, then realizing it was a bug.
WTF The Fury Rolled.
HIGH Flying through three sets of gears to just barely reach the goal sign.
LOW Failing a level because the trucks couldn’t make it to the end.
WTF Wait – this game has a boss? How?
HIGH Seeing the might shotgun in action for the first time.
LOW Missing out on huge sections of story as I tried to keep people alive.
WTF How are we going to stop this zombpocalypse? A giant robot, perhaps?
HIGH Bouncing along a chain of pads and nailing an enemy.
LOW Hearing a target ball launch and having no idea where it is.
WTF Occasionally the game plays a sound of people saying "Yay!" This never occurs after anything that should be celebrated.
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