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Night Call
The investigation is almost secondary to the Cabbie Simulator 2019 thing, but you put together a conspiracy wall as you unlock clues. You make connections from what you see in the paper and what you overhear and what you scrounge up on your own. In classic noir sense, you really...
One thing that pretty much all fans agree on is that Final Fantasy VIII has an incredible soundtrack. Remastered uses this same soundtrack, and it’s still absolutely stunning. Lots of series classics, like Fisherman’s Horizon, Don’t Be Afraid, and Man With the Machine Gun, come from Final Fantasy VIII, and...
Blair Witch
Really, though you’ll spend most of your time walking through the forest. Storytelling and psychological horror are the central features of Blair Witch because while this might be a story about the Black Hills Forest, it’s really a story about Ellis. Sometimes he suffers flashbacks, and his past trauma gradually...
Heave Ho
A warning for anyone playing this game on the Switch like I’ve been doing: do not use the separated joy-cons under any circumstances if you value the health of your fingers. Since the grip on your character’s left and right hands are triggered, appropriately, with the L and R buttons...
Another minor gripe comes from the limited (and frankly, weird) selection of monster animations. Only a few big cards play a 3D-animated mini-cutscene when summoned, which is disappointing. Iconic cards like Exodia, the Egyptian Gods, and Elemental Hero Flame Wingman don’t have animations, while lesser-known cards like Elemental Hero Thunder...
Visually, Man of Medan looks stunning at most times. Some of the facial expressions made by the main cast dip into the uncanny valley here and there, which can be as eerie as some of the game’s environments. For the most part, though, the motion-capture performance is remarkable and incredibly...
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey looks and sounds the part, but the concept is more interesting than playing the game. The freedom granted to the player is commendable, providing the finer moments. Being left to learn, survive and thrive is a strong selling point, but falls into the same pattern of...
Control
Upgrade mods will allow you to further experiment with combat scenarios as you equip them onto yourself or your guns. Jesse herself can have three mods equipped while each gun starts with one slot, but can each be upgraded to three as well. There’s a good variety of mods, that...
Oninaki
Visually, Oninaki can be incredibly colorful and pleasant to look at. Switching between the world of the living and the other side of the veil makes every environment feel multi-faceted. One moment, a forest path is bright and relaxing, while the next, it’s dark and harshly-lit with intense color. While...
Silver Chains
Silver Chains crawls towards a close with an essence of panic. A strange game of ring and ring roses sees the credits roll with the plot just sort of ending. Nothing is truly revealed, no grand twist of point of curiosity, just an ending that gets the job done. At...
DC Universe Online
The other most noticeable issue with DCUO comes in the form of its unfortunately dated visuals. It doesn’t look awful by any means, but you’ll have to get used to the character models and textures that feel a couple console generations out-of-date. The framerate can get a tad choppy at...
Blazing Chrome
Of course, gameplay aside, the look and sounds of the golden era of video games are vital. Blazing Chrome is unashamedly proud of its rocking soundtrack and sympathy of destruction. Every second of the game is glazed in a toe-tapping soundtrack that crafts the personality of each level or boss....
