James Carr
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The First Berserker: Khanzan misses the mark when it comes to difficulty, creating spongey boss fights that take far too long, regardless of how good you get. These tanky fights weigh down an otherwise great experience, with a reactive and fun combat experience that asks you to maximize your perfect...
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land suffers from a complete lack of friction. Its systems feel designed to be easy to engage with, but that results in a lack of depth. For an experience as long as this one, that easy reading quickly turns into tedium....
Knights in Tight Spaces tries to marry a few too many ideas together, resulting in clashing systems. The set in stone narrative and campaign-style of each run results in you seeing the same levels with the same enemies far too frequently, and a brutal economy in each run prevents you...
Monster Hunter Wilds walks a tight rope, offering the most approachable Monster Hunter experience to date, while still finding ways to give veterans of the series more to chew on. This balancing act is successful, with new focus attacks giving smart ways to target monster parts while adding another tool...
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD feels antiquated and outdated, which would be acceptable in a more appropriately priced port. But instead, it’s a full priced game, offering only updated graphics and the removal of motion controls to justify that price. Beyond that, the platforming simply feels too imprecise for what’s...
Cuisineer
Ultimately, Cuisineer is a cozy experience that offers some simple roguelike combat and management gameplay. Neither is particularly great on their own, but together they do create an engaging, if ultimately shallow, experience. I can’t recommend this to anyone who loves a challenging and deep roguelike, but if you enjoy...
Marvel Rivals is a refined take on the hero shooter genre that offers more than just being a comic-themed clone
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle offers deep stealth and massive open areas to explore, with secrets, documents, and photo opportunities at every turn. Not only does it feel like a grand historical adventure, but you get to capture that journey in your notes the way a real archaeologist would....
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake is an excellent recreation of a classic JRPG, using the spectacular HD-2D art style to create a gorgeous modern look without sacrificing its original pixel form. The narrative is strong, but a bit quaint in terms of its story beats, although it’s enough to propel...
Black Ops 6 feels like one of the most polished Call of Duty packages released in recent years, with a roller coaster campaign that has far more variety than you would expect, a good multiplayer experience that focuses on speed, and a zombies mode that feels like a well-balanced blend...
[REDACTED] thrives when you are moving as fast as possible, cutting through infected enemies in a rush to finish a run. This frantic combat flows together incredibly well, so you never feel held back by the game when you are gaining momentum. There is a nice selection of weapons and...
[REDACTED] thrives when you are moving as fast as possible, cutting through infected enemies in a rush to finish a run. This frantic combat flows together incredibly well, so you never feel held back by the game when you are gaining momentum. There is a nice selection of weapons and...
