Wil Bain
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Ace Combat returns with the same familiar yet incredible dogfighting franchise back into the limelight. At the same time, Wings of Theve is far larger in scope, which brings the series to greater heights than ever before. While this transition to a bigger game has left some room for improvement,...
Nobody was expecting Sloclap, a studio made famous by their martial-arts focused action games, to release a competitive multiplayer football game. The pivot from Sifu initially seems crazy, but I can understand why Sloclap felt they were up to the challenge. The studio has experimented with multiplayer before with Absolver and...
Following the beloved Australian indie darling Unpacking, Witch Beam’s newest game Tempopo feels comfortably familiar, yet radically different. Like Unpacking, Tempopo features cozy aesthetics and approachable gameplay, but differs with its focus on jovial puzzle solving and a far more vibrant attitude.
As I ventured through Bionic Bay, I kept feeling this warm sense of nostalgia, like returning to an older era of indie gaming. Several factors contribute to this. The developer’s previous work, Badland, was a source of endless competitive joy for my friends and me when it was first released. I...
MainFrames
MainFrames grabs attention with its charming art style and brilliant concept for a platformer. Exploring the world of a dying computer sounds so cool, like a digital version of The Pedestrian. Instead, MainFrames ends up as an unimpressive experience, but not one that’s outright bad either. It’s simply mediocre, and...
Lara Croft returns once again, with a new series of remasters, in what Aspyr are retroactively deeming “The Darkness Trilogy.” Like last year’s Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, this collection offers three classic Tomb Raider titles, updated with gorgeous visuals and gameplay tweaks. However, while the original trilogy is universally praised,...