Nick Mangiaracina
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As I mentioned earlier, Cat Quest III is about exploration, and while the story is straightforward enough, there’s lots of side-questing to do to keep you occupied for a few hours beyond what the story offers. For example, there’s a large inflatable pirate duck that roams the map and becomes...
While an overall shorter experience, there’s plenty to do around Barnsworth that was optional. Revisiting, I already found several things that I had missed on my first playthrough. Playing through Thank Goodness You’re Here! had me wondering why more comedy games of this ilk don’t exist and I believe I...
The price is right for an eleven hour game. I’ll likely go back through it one more time for achievement cleanup and to check some things I believe I missed on my first playthrough. It’s far from a long game but it is a tight and thoughtful experience. There’s no...
The First Descendant seems like a fun lark at the moment. Even after completing the lengthy campaign, which took me around 45 hours, I’m still looking forward to more of the gameplay. All I can really do is review what’s currently in the game now. I look at games like...
While my playthrough wasn’t without issue, overall I enjoyed Until Then. The characters Polychroma created are memorable. Like a binged television series, I’m going to miss the characters greatly. The amount of threads being pulled throughout the story is impressive and actually engaging. While a lot of narrative adventure games...
Not only is this the type of sequel you want for a series, this is the type of remaster you want for your game. It makes me curious if Nintendo is doing these faithful and absolutely stunning remasters to set up for an RPG revival. Considering the middling reception of...
Neurodiver, except for its length, is about what I expected. The art, writing, and music are top notch. The storyline is engaging, exciting, and all the other ‘e’ adjectives. I truly love the world that’s been created here and added to, thanks to Neurodiver. As I mentioned earlier I hope...
I love the art style for Dread Delusion, reminding me of some really fun RPGs from the early 2000s. Likewise, the art is very unique despite the reminiscence of other games. Everyone and everything has this level of detail that looks really good with the pixelated style and yet is...
It’s amazing that we’re still getting incredible new games as this year rolls on, though no doubt leading up to a hefty drought of good games as the layoffs of today come to roost. Still, we should enjoy them while we have them and Sand Land is one of the...
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes takes a bit to sink its teeth into you, and you, it. Initially, I was a little put off from the game and felt kinda bored. But every single step delving further into Hundred Heroes made me love it even more. The sense of progression in...
Though I was unimpressed with the strength of the narrative initially, Children of the Sun really won me over. While a bit short, a leaderboard and a set of challenges offer some replayability and post-game enjoyment. Children of the Sun scores you based on a few factors once you fire...
But the bigger question is, do I think it’s a good game? Yeah. It is. I think the bar is pretty low for walking simulator games to be interesting and fun. I wonder, if I picked this game up in a year or two, how would I react to playing...
