Standing In Valve’s Shadow
HIGH Creative puzzles and striking visual design.
LOW Why does the framerate stutter in an empty room containing nothing but moving blocks?
WTF How come space scientists keep getting abandoned on planets full of puzzles?
Tag: Xbox One
Thetaball Review
Not Playing In The Major Leagues
HIGH There’s a lot of potential here.
LOW It needs a lot of work.
WTF Same screen multiplayer.
Subnautica Preview
As someone who spends a lot of time reviewing games, reading about games, talking about games, and keeping up with game news, it was more than a little surprising to me to get a hot tip from… my eight-year-old. I’m not exactly sure how the pre-teen grapevine works, but apparently someone watched some YouTube somewhere, and that led to telling someone else about an early access game, and then that person told friend A, who told friend B, who told friend C, which eventually culminated in me hearing about Subnautica. It’s not my normal method of getting the scoop on something to watch for, but hey, I’ll take it.
Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut Review (Xbox One)
Worth a Butcher’s
HIGH The attention to detail and affection for ’80s slasher fans
LOW Is too much content a bad thing?
WTF Why do I care about cats?
Deadcore
It’s A Long Way Down
HIGH Witnessing the breathtaking scale of the last level.
LOW How many times did I die? Oh, there is an achievement for that… Dammit, I suck!
WTF And all of this means…?
Shining More Light On Candleman
Here at GameCritics, we originally covered Candleman in January with a full review by Corey Motley. It also had a strong impact on me, and I was actually so touched by it that I reached out to the developers for further comment.
Mages of Mystralia Review
Practical Magic
HIGH The Rune/Spell system.
LOW Backtracking for Scarabs and Seeds.
WTF That’s a lot of trust these experienced mages have in a newbie.
Forza Motorsport 7 Review
Wave The Caution Flag
HIGH The core racing is still exceptional
LOW Spending two hours researching the in-game economy, only to have it change before the review runs.
WTF Making a racing game without Toyota is like making a Mario game without a fire flower
Let Them Come Review
When Firepower Isn’t Enough
HIGH Finally killing that super-worm.
LOW The Blob that convinced me to quit the game.
WTF Why do the bloodstains disappear? I want to see the whole screen covered in alien guts!
Cuphead Review
Half Empty
HIGH Those visuals. I mean, damn.
LOW The roulette level.
WTF The idea of playing this without the dash invulnerability power-up.
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