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Postal 4: No Regerts
Visually, Postal 4 isn’t especially fun to look at. The models look kind of stumpy, though I guess that helps convey the grime and nastiness of the characters and environments better. I do like that there are options for the different Postal Dude voices, that’s quite a nice touch for...
Teardown looks great, as it uses the voxel style to make smashing stuff even more of a blast. The stages are of very high quality (given the intentionally blocky appearance of the game,) and the objects are all crafted to be recognizable even as blocky pixels. The physics of destruction...
Nobody Saves the World’s visuals remind me of Flash games from my Newgrounds-centric youth. There’s a respectable ugliness to it if that makes sense. Many of the characters are intentionally weird to look at, which I don’t mind. It does make the game look a bit cheap, but I think...
The music is incredible, that goes without saying really. Stuff like Duel of the Fates and Battle of Heroes is eternally etched in my mind, and hearing it while little minifigs smack each other really harkens back to childhood play sessions. I’m not so hot on all of the voice...
Chinatown Detective Agency tells a pretty typical cyberpunk noir story on a more global scale as you dart across countries looking for clues, leads, and perps. You get a feel for how the world reacts to some of the changes that usually come in a cyberpunk future as opposed to...
Kirby and the Forgotten Land looks quite nice, with plenty of colors to make even the long-abandoned locales feel lively and happy. The designs of the new animal enemies and bosses are cartoony and adorable, and the new iterations of fan favorites like King Dedede and Bonkers feel right in...
The one thing particularly weird about this game is how awkward its control scheme is. I played on PC, and it had some pretty bizarre key bindings that never felt right, even after readjusting some of them. Swapping to a controller didn’t help as the aiming on a joystick felt...
A love letter to a genre and its forefathers. Infernax has plenty to say and plenty to offer outside of nostalgia. Making a neat space for its own brand of gorey metroidvania, Infernax’s mix of challenge, combat and utility produces an undoubtedly satisfying experience. With plenty of flesh to chew...
While the character models aren’t breath-taking on the PS5, the particle effects and appearance of attacks sure are. Ripping out enemy cores with mystical ropes, or sealing them with a talisman and hand signs feels incredible largely because of how damn cool it looks. The city is beautiful, and I...
The voice acting is pretty decent all-around, given the core group is somewhat all-over-the-place personality-wise. Mocean Melvin can be both hilarious and insanely expressive as Jack, depending on the scene. The music is enjoyable as well, with a few rather memorable tracks thrown in. This is partially thanks to the...
As you likely expected, the soundtrack and voice acting are excellent all-around. Both the carried-over tracks from the original games and the new tracks and remixes are absolutely certified head-bangers. Par for the course, I know, but still worth pointing out. The same quality extends to the English voice acting,...
Visually, the HD 2D style is always a delight to experience. The artwork for all the major characters are gorgeous too and manages to express the characters’ personalities in a glance. The voice acting is really back and forth. Some of it, like Benedict’s delivery, is excellent and befitting of...
