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Super Crush KO
"Dense and tense" is how I would characterize this game. Not dense because of the amount of content in the game (there really isn't too much), but by how much is happening on screen for the player to keep track of. It is tense not in story stakes or in-game...
Afterparty
Despite my excitement, Afterparty was a comedown from its spiritual predecessor. The parts are all there, but the core script lacks wit, and the developments in Milo and Lola's friendship ultimately lacked catharsis. This story could have left an impact—not a lot of games focus on young, platonic relationships, the...
Most of these titles in the sixth pack were good but a bit short of great. Somehow, Push the Button made up for the rest of the package's shortcomings. If you've already invested in these party packs in the past, there is no reason to skip out on this one....
Maybe it's for those reasons that the team behind Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair wanted to avoid the eventual juxtapositions, but despite these criticisms, Playtonic and Team17 should be quite happy and proud of building a game that is at least worthy of comparison to some of the quality character...
I'm somewhat reluctant to stick by all of my larger criticisms because perhaps the game that I was expecting and wanting simply wasn't the same game that House House was aiming to make. But after being presented with all of these tools in a fun world, I just kept imagining...
As I finally wrap up my review, I feel that I am honing in on the reasons why it took me so long. I admire the hell out of Baba is You, but eventually, the jumps in logic made my experience less fun, and I fell out of the game...
Falcon Age
For tackling such a large real-life issue, Falcon Age doesn't add enough gravity to its story. It is rare for a game with these sorts of themes to release on a mainstream platform, and I would like to see more of them. Maybe Falcon Age won't succeed as an individual...
Ultimately, it's tough to recommend Duck Game over the likes of Towerfall, Nidhogg 2, Inversus, Runbow, Overcooked, Snipperclips, and a host of other party games on the Switch. It simply isn't as coherent and wieldy to inspire countless play sessions like the other games had for me. It may have...
With all of the magnificent world-building, I couldn't help but be immensely disappointed by the lack of catharsis, or any closure with character development or plot. Like Jun, I wanted to bask in the world of Emrys for even longer. I certainly hope that the developers and artists expand the...
So there you have it—we're late to the party, but Return of the Obra Dinn is one of the best games of 2018. There are a good number of people who may not digest game criticism the same way we journalist folks may, so to be fair to us, Lucas...
I had the feeling while playing through The World Ends With You: Final Remix that with some more time, Square Enix might have made a combat system that utilized those darn buttons that the Switch has while still fitting everything on a single screen, which is wider and clearer than...
Children, if you are somehow reading this, make sure that your parents do not get Nickelodeon Kart Racers for you. This game is a cruel punishment, and while I don't know you, I'm sure you do not deserve it. If you are gifted this game, tell whoever gave it to...
