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Black Myth: Wukong features incredible visuals and great combat, although it only gets to shine its brightest during boss fights, but those do happen frequently. The level design and normal enemies leave much to be desired and there are plenty of technical hiccups throughout the experience, but the overall journey...
Overall, I have to say I’m pretty disappointed with Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash. The game is quite good looking and has a lot of fanfare for fans of the Uma Musume series but provides an extremely hollow experience full of basic UX missteps and a complete lack of...
Speaking of online, this entry features a much more interesting online system than before. You can join lobbies, meet people while running around as an avatar of your chosen Gunpla, join Clans, do missions together, compete in tournaments, and more. It’s cool to see a bigger focus on trying to...
The visuals of Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn are one of its finest attributes, as the pixel art is both detailed and extremely expressive. Every enemy has tons of character, and the environments are stunning. The ninja-cyberpunk mix that permeates many of the game’s stages is extremely cool to...
My biggest gripe is that Gori: Cuddly Carnage did crash on more than one occasion during my time with the game. One of these crashes came right after a lengthy boss fight, meaning I had to redo the fight from the beginning. Ideally, these crashes won’t happen after a patch...
Bakeru’s art style is incredibly colorful and pleasant to look at. The characters and world are filled to the brim with seemingly endless charm, while the story has plenty of silly moments as you journey across Japan. Whether you’re traveling around in a flying teapot or infiltrating a cruise ship...
With all the changes, the extra story, and the ability to play on a console that won’t melt in your hands while pushing its modest graphics, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is a worthwhile endeavor. As a long time fan of the series, I’m glad I got to experience the...
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers has many of the characteristics of an excellent deckbuilder roguelike. It has a large variety of cards, which vary wildly in power and impact of each round, that you can assemble as you move through the casino. The game makes plenty of smart changes to blackjack...
As I mentioned earlier, Cat Quest III is about exploration, and while the story is straightforward enough, there’s lots of side-questing to do to keep you occupied for a few hours beyond what the story offers. For example, there’s a large inflatable pirate duck that roams the map and becomes...
I really love the visual style of Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid, with the character proportions and expressions easily conveying so much of their personalities and individual quirks. There are some small frame drops in the Nintendo Switch version that were a little distracting, but it wasn’t enough to really...
I did notice that in some cutscenes, NPCs in the background would be T-posing very comically as each scene played out. I’m not certain if this is a remaster issue or an original game issue, but it’s a bit distracting during the more serious scenes. The “Continue” system also comes...
For the high-score addicts, Anger Foot does feature a leaderboard that you can climb your way up, but most importantly are the challenges featured in each level. Each level has three challenges to attempt that range from the mundane like “Finish level in ____ secs” to more challenging puzzles like...
