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Having been disappointed by Lego The Incredibles, confused by Lego Ninjago The Movie’s linear approach, and slightly underwhelmed by the obscure roster of Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2, I am happy to report that Lego DC Super-Villains is a real return to form for Traveller’s Tales. It eclipses Lego Batman...
Call of Cthulhu is not a particularly good game. It looks and feels dated, contains some frustratingly realised mechanics and has possibly the worst gun combat I’ve ever experienced (luckily this is only a short section). What it does do well, however, is capture the feel of a Lovecraft story....
There is almost nothing here to recommend. The whole game is simultaneously dull and simplistic; the gathering ill-matched to the amounts required, the minigames lacking any enjoyment, the story development laughably linear and the whole package feeling short of polish. The characters are the only redeeming feature of the game...
Whilst an enjoyable and undoubtedly beautiful game, Planet Alpha never quite makes the leap into classic territory. There is an admirable sense of vision here and the commitment to a non-verbal narrative is striking, but Planet Alpha remains a functional game under the gorgeous aesthetic. The fusions of cinematic platformer...
My Brother Rabbit is a great little hidden object adventure that tells an emotional story with style and sensitivity. Its world is a pleasure to explore and there is a nice balance between static screen exploration and logic puzzles. It is clear that Artifex Mundi are experts in their field,...
Chasm
It has been a long wait for Chasm and I am happy to report that it provides a great classic Metroidvania experience. It isn’t as obviously polished graphically as the likes of Oni or Hollow Knight, and doesn’t offer the Dark Souls stylings of Dead Cells, but it succeeds entirely...
Death Road to Canada is a really enjoyable and successful roguelite. The usual conventions and trappings of the genre are well suited to both the setting and the presentation of the game, and the novel adaptations of the old Oregon Trail conventions add a great layer of strategy and randomness...
All in all, Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion is merely okay. There is little new here, but it’s functional enough that fans of the series will find much to enjoy as they explore the land of Ooo. It is difficult to recommend to those less enamoured with the source...
All in all, Lego The Incredibles is another fun and enjoyable entry in the well-established series, but it does seem to have been simplified to be even more accessible for younger players. This isn’t a bad thing in and of itself but given the already easy nature of Lego games,...
My early impressions of Runner3 were that the original purity of gameplay had been sacrificed in the push for more sophisticated visuals and quirkiness. After a few deaths brought about by perspective transitions, I was starting to feel an unwelcome sense of disappointment. Fortunately, once I got used to these...
I was surprised by my experience with Cultist Simulator as it should have been a game that really grabbed me. The mood, the setting, and the pedigree of the writing are all perfectly in line with my interests, but I found the combination of the card playing and having to...
Agony
Agony is, true to its name and intentions, a hellish experience. My excitement for the game was quickly quashed behind bugs, crashes and unbalanced gameplay, failing to live up to the potential of the game’s core ideas and outstanding visual design. I hope that I can travel back to Hell following...
