War Like None Other
HIGH A perfect port of one of the PS3’s best games
LOW Not much to entice people who already own the PS3 or PC versions
WTF Love can bloom on the battlefield, but can war be adorable? Spoiler: Yes, it can.
Tag: Weird
NightCry Review
Schlock Tower
HIGH The “Beer Bar.”
LOW Finally getting a sequence right, only to have the game crash.
WTF The hero saying point-blank that he doesn’t have anything important to post on Twitter.
Severed Review
A dull blade
HIGH The art is elegantly amazing.
LOW It runs out of steam way too fast.
WTF Why are there so many locked doors?
Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf: Console Edition Review
Sommerlund Vacation
HIGH Figuring out the combat nuances and wiping out mobs.
LOW Hitting an impassable wall of difficulty after eight hours on Normal.
WTF Where are you when attacked during meditation??
Enter The Gungeon Review
And don't stop dodge-rolling once you enter.
HIGH Clearing an entire floor without taking a hit is incredibly satisfying.
LOW The randomness can make some playthroughs impossible to complete.
WTF Pop culture references, like the Nintendo zapper from Duck Hunt.
GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 150: Dark Souls 3 and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Demo
Senran Kagura: Estival Versus Review
Beach of the Dead
HIGH Spending more time with a great cast of characters.
LOW Finding and breaking hidden platforms to unlock side stories.
WTF The amount of jiggle on that granny.
GameCritics.com Podcast Episode 149: The Division and Batman v Superman
The gang returns after yet another long hiatus to deliver a showstopping discussion of Ubisoft’s latest apology game in The Division, plus we also marvel at the sheer Division (give me a pun award please) among our panelists regarding the most recent Zack Snyder spectacular, Batman v Superman. The BvS segment featured *heavy* spoilers and starts around 1:12. Starring Tim Spaeth, Chi Kong Lui, Brad Gallaway, Dan Weissenberger, and Gene “The Media” Park.
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Hitman Review
Just like old times
HIGH It's only as hand-holding as players want it to be.
LOW Weird bugs destroying perfectly-planned progress.
WTF Sometimes I can manually save, and sometimes I can't? Huh?
The Static Speaks My Name Second Opinion
It Does One Thing Well
HIGH I have never seen the difficulty of doing basic things while depressed dramatized so well.
LOW The ten-minute play time doesn't leave room for much else.
WTF Wait—there was a story? Like, a real story?
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