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While Mundaun often presents you with a problem and lets you figure out for yourself how to solve it rather than guiding you every step of the way, it also has some features that are quite friendly, such as the ability to summon the Muvel from posters set up throughout...
The story is pretty compelling once you suspend your disbelief enough to take concepts like Lusst’ghaa seriously. Even though some parts of the story are predictable, I still found myself interested in seeing how it would all play out. Lust From Beyond is the sequel to the developers’ earlier game,...
Overall, it’s a marvelous game. And to be able to play it concurrently with a game that, to me, has been such an influence in my life was awesome. Super Mario 3D World is very much the game I remember it was: Wholesome, engaging, and an absolute delight that can...
In its roughly three-hour runtime, my only complaint is that we’re strictly given Michael’s perspective throughout the entire affair as it’s his thought scribbles you read. It would have been neat to be able to replay the game and have all those replaced with Kenzie’s point of view so the...
While it has occasional frustrating sections and leaves a lot of things up for the player to discover on their own, Blue Fire is a delight of a game filled with secrets to find and a beautiful world to explore. If you like 3D platforming challenges and exploration-based gameplay, Blue...
Visually, Disjunction is quite impressive to look at. The pixel art is detailed and full of style, as it nails the harsh tone of 2048’s New York. Even the less-detailed character sprites during gameplay tell you everything you need to know about the characters, from their posture to the way...
The only disappointing thing about Olija is that there is so much promise and potential in what has been created already. People often say a short game respects their time but I left Olija wanting more. Perhaps the short and concise story is a contributor to what makes Olija so...
As you get deeper into Niwa, the dark story surrounding it is slowly revealed. It has some pretty heavy moments and touches on serious issues, with some morally gray moments where I wasn’t sure if I should be rooting for anyone in the story’s past. At the same time, the...
While I don’t encourage newcomers to play Ryza 2, fans of the first game should be rightly excited to play the sequel to the best-selling Atelier game of all-time. With improvements to an already fantastic combat system, new characters that add to an already fun and tightly knit cast, and...
Back again are the game’s excellent Escalation missions, where you’ll hunt new targets in the same maps in increasingly difficult missions. These, along with the timed special targets, are some of my favorite additions to the series although they, admittedly, can at times hurt the level design as you can...
I’m fully confident in saying that the soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim is one of the best in the entire industry. Composed and performed by chiptune band Anamanaguchi, every track is memorable and absolutely bopping. It evokes the nostalgia of a retro soundtrack while taking advantage of modern audio quality to...
Also included, is a port of Arkanoid Vs Space Invaders which is a single-player game that seems to be a port of a mobile game due to the touch screen only controls and vertical orientation. This was actually WAY more fun than I expected since I am a big Arkanoid...
