Could Use A Shingler
HIGH The art style.
LOW The UI.
WTF The love of pumpkins.
Wartile Review
Tag: Xbox One
60 Seconds! Review
Nicolas Cage Is Never Wrong
HIGH It’s a cheery apocalypse!
LOW Pop culture references abound.
WTF Those spider bites are drastic.
Ori And The Will Of The Wisps Review
We Shall Always Remember The Night
HIGH A real tearjerker of a final reveal.
LOW Some of the new abilities don’t have broad use.
WTF How is the music even better this time?
Spaceland Review
A Babylon Zoo
HIGH Bite-sized arenas.
LOW Paying to reset skills.
WTF Calling the enemies ‘redbacks’.
Horror In A World Of Horror
Shortly before the world changed, the
pre-release build of World of Horror by indie developer Panstasz arrived
on X-Box game pass for PC. The 1-bit title screen immediately filled me joy.
Eldritch tentacles, mysterious cults, supernatural architecture, and creepy
lighthouses flashed onto my screen and I knew this game was going to sink its
scaly claws deep into my flesh.
Blacksad: Under The Skin Review
Highly Suspect
HIGH The voice acting.
LOW Instant fails.
WTF Drugs, it’s always drugs.
Simulacra Review
The Horror Of Texting
HIGH A smart story in a tight framework.
LOW The acting.
WTF Finding sex offenders is pretty easy on the internet.
This Is Not A Review – Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
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: Ancestors: the Humankind Odyssey, available on PS4, Xbox One and PC, developed by Panache Digital and published by Private Division.
Trine 4 Review
Trine’d So hard And Got So Far
HIGH A return to form for the series.
LOW Missing some of the quirky weirdness of past installments.
WTF How is that seal so cute with its Midsommar head dress?
The Outer Worlds Review
A New Life Awaits You
HIGH Excellent writing, dialogue, and visuals.
LOW Superfluous combat, hard-to-read UI.
WTF Please give the man in the moon mascot head a hug.
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