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This is a key theme in Wintermoor Tactics Club. It soon becomes clear that something dark is stirring at Wintermoor Academy, but even as the stakes rise and the Tactics Club begins investigating a sinister mystery at the core of the tournament, the true focus is always about friendship and...
It may have a reduced scope, but it’s still XCOM. You can still miss with a 100% chance to hit. You still never have enough assets to do everything you want. The demands from your higher-ups are near-impossible. Time grinds onward and the city may explode at any minute.
Trials of Mana
Trials of Mana is a beautiful game to look at and listen to, as its environments teem with lively colors and mellow music at every step. The characters are all distinct, with designs that tell you everything about their personalities. You can swap between the original SNES game’s soundtrack and...
Streets of Rage 4
Streets of Rage 4 has one of the best soundtracks of any game this year so far, as every track is an absolute banger. Each track perfectly fits the stage it’s set on, and even under all the violent sound effects, every song will quickly dig its way into your...
Final Fantasy VII Remake
The soundtrack of Remake is nothing short of beautiful. Some of the most iconic tracks have various different remixes, with the various versions of “Those Who Fight” and the main theme of Final Fantasy VII sticking out as absolute masterpieces. I was enthusiastic about collecting music records throughout the game...
The Shattering
If you’ve played this sort of game before, you’ll probably predict a few revelations early on, but some of the specific details took me by surprise. Still, it follows some predictable beats across the 3-4 hours of gameplay. Overall, I felt more impressed by its storytelling style than the story...
Panzer Dragoon: Remake
Visually, Panzer Dragoon is quite stimulating. The cutscenes are a bit wonky when it comes to the human characters, but the dragon designs are fantastic, as are the levels and environments. The visual and auditory design is truly unique, and easy to get lost in.
By the time the credits roll, Freedom Finger presents itself as an enjoyable game. A dirty weekend, a quickie through the week. It won’t hold your interest for hours upon hours, but it’ll be a warm companion for short blasts, much like your extended family. An amazing soundtrack and clear...
But… and it’s a big but. Currently, GTFO offers no in-game matchmaking. In its place, we have an official Discord server in which players can set up games and invite their newfound friends using Steam/lobby codes. The lack of matchmaking can make jumping on and into a game a true...
Compounding onto this issue is the repetitive nature of Resistance. In my experience, Survivors always have the same three tasks for the three rounds of play: find three puzzle pieces, get the ID card off of the armored zombie, and destroy three canisters. The maps vary, and some of them...
It’s for this problematic consequence alone that I can’t in good faith recommend The Suicide of Rachel Foster. Ethics aside, its plummet from a mostly decent horror mystery to an absolute miscarriage of the genre makes it just as difficult to support.
Treasure Log consists of various extra episodes that allow you to play as any character that you’ve unlocked. These are often based around “what-if” scenarios, which let characters that would normally never meet interact with one another. This leads to some fun and fanservice-stuffed dialogues, which is a fun little...
