Keenan McCall
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Sakura Wars isn't the return fans were hoping for, but it's still one worth seeing and playing. For all the flaws the new action hack and slash combat and scatter-brained storytelling entail, the well-executed character interactions, visual novel elements and sound design all show how much potential the new take...
Trials of Mana is, at best, a mixed bag. For all of the improvements it brings to the beloved 25 year-old classic in the form of refined graphics and gameplay, its story feels underdeveloped and the voice acting makes its narrative nearly unwatchable.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 isn't a groundbreaking game by any means. It is a noticeable step forward for its series as a whole though, and boasts some worthwhile high points and potential that fans of the One Piece series and Musou games alike will be able to appreciate.
My Hero One's Justice 2 is a better game than its predecessor, if only slightly. It makes minor but notable improvements over the existing formula, and while there are still issues to be resolved in regards to the series as a whole, it manages to keep from making any major...
Granblue Fantasy Versus is commendable title. It provides a solid start to what could be an exceptional series, and while it's not without its flaws, there's more than enough to satisfy fighting game fans of all stripes while they wait for what could be a new series primed to reach...
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows has ideas it wants to bring to the table, and with some patience, players can find those ideas and have a blast seeing how they can be applied to a fighter. Overall though, its flaws make it hard for those ideas to shine,...
Challenge can be a great driver for getting satisfaction from a gaming experience, but too much of it can drive the experience down overall. Such is the case with Dark Devotion: It is, without a doubt, one of the most challenging Souls-inspired indies to be released in recent memory, though...
Concrete Genie is one of those rare titles that tries to do something new, embracing new concepts and bringing them to the forefront for moments of true brilliance. Or at least, it does when it knows what it wants to be.
Some games come frustratingly close to being exceptional, only to make some missteps and fall into the same bad habits as other titles from their genre. Oninaki is one such game, though there’s thankfully enough novelty to the experience to make it worth seeing.
RAD is, for better or worse, like many of Double Fine’s other titles: A game with a great premise and aesthetic bogged down by technical issues and incongruent gameplay mechanics.
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is, for lack of a better term, is the epitome of a sequel, fleshing out mechanics and features which showed potential in its predecessor while making an amiable effort to improve in others.
When it comes to JRPGs, there are plenty of titles that have elements which make them great but can’t shine due to flaws carried over from their series or genre. Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland is, for better and worse, one of those titles.
