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But it isn’t the combat that kept me playing Control in the first place. Throwing forklifts at people can only remain fun for so long. Ultimately, it’s the worldbuilding that keeps me playing, and that’s also why I’ll continue to play the expansions. I just wish there were more gameplay...
The visuals and sound in Bubble Bobble 4 Friends are great, as they’re perfectly in-line with the innocent and cheerful tone that the game emanates. There’s a comfortable sense of homeliness in 4 Friends, largely thanks to the nighttime bedroom setting and the soft colors. Alongside various remixes of the...
Visually, One’s Justice 2 looks great for the most part. The models on the main menu have very little shading, which makes them look a bit eerie, but in gameplay, they look much better and are quite expressive. The destructible environments look straight out of the show, as do the...
While Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure would never be mistaken as the next Shatter, it’s still an entertaining brick breaker throwback with an ambitious first contact narrative and plenty of replay value including extra modes and well-written unlockable missives. At $10, it’s a great deal too including PS4/Vita cross-buy...
Visually, Yakuza 5 Remastered looks incredible. Characters look impressively lifelike for a game from 2012, and the huge environments are a joy to explore. Combat is better than any of the titles released before Yakuza 5, which could only be improved with the introduction of the Dragon Engine in Yakuza...
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is an enjoyable experience. Thematically, it satisfies that itch Ori and the Blind Forest created and improves on the prequel’s monotonous combat. While I yearn for past mechanics and design, Ori and the Will of the Wisps is still very much a game...
This is a fine game, the kind of thing that gets overlooked in major release season. It’s not a world-beating AAA release, but it’s got giant robots shooting guns, decent customization, a fun anime style, and giant robots shooting guns. I focus on the important parts.
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Multiplayer works moderately well, though I had some lag issues here and there while facing off against other players online. If RPG Mode and multiplayer aren’t your thing, there are also various combo challenges for each character. It’s fairly standard stuff, but it’s fun enough and it serves as a...
Visually, A Hero Nobody Knows is half-baked. Some characters, like Saitama and a good chunk of the side-heroes, look great and identical to their anime counterparts. Nameless NPCs, monsters, and quest-givers can look pretty wonky, as they don’t fit in with ONE/Yusuke Murata’s style. That, and they just look generic,...
It’s also important to keep in mind that Half Past Fate is very much a slice-of-life story. It’s a romantic comedy that has several humorous moments and entertaining dialogue, but it is first and foremost a story about these people’s lives. There’s no huge crisis or major conflict–just six people...
Since picross is the bulk of the gameplay, your picross talents will play a major factor in how long the game takes. The story is split across four relatively short cases, but you’ll be solving picross puzzles every step of the way. I love mystery games, so I had high...
Rune Factory 4 Special
Finally there’s the “Order” system, which focuses on improving the town through your royal decrees. Using Prince Points that are gained through doing pretty much anything, you’re able to host various festivals, expand your inventory and crafting systems, bring new stores to town, and much more. Performing Orders gives you...
