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It’s worth noting that Bandai seems pretty enthusiastic about fixing Jump Force up a bit through patches (the first of which is said to fix bugs and reduce load times), so it may be worth coming back to this one in the future. But the extent to which the game...
Kingdom Hearts III
Finally we have the music, which is as stellar as always. Kingdom Hearts is known for its fantastic music, and Kingdom Hearts III is no exception. Remixed takes on classic Kingdom Hearts tracks are a nostalgic joy to listen to, while many of the new songs could easily be considered...
Metro Exodus
I’m not going to spoil the story more than I have, but suffice it to say, in a Western narrative, finding a hint that other people had survived would be rapturous. In a Russian narrative, it gets extremely complicated very quickly. We do lose the dark tunnel fights, but we...
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2 is equal parts terrifying, satisfying and interesting. There are tons of reasons to play through the various campaigns again, despite their slightly disappointing similarities. There’s never a boring moment in Resident Evil 2, making for a survival experience that’s just as horrifying as it is fun.
Overkill’s The Walking Dead seems to suffer universally from technical issues. While the visuals weren’t terrible, they also weren’t particularly great, but the performance of the game may lead you to believe otherwise. On my mid-tier PC I was, on average, just shy of 30fps on High settings at 1080p....
Some of that is due to the advancement in these genres we’ve seen since it started development in 2013. One of the hazards of the game’s design is the clock is almost always running (you can pause if you need a think, but it’s hard to get out of a...
Just Cause 4
Besides that, the game also has some stuttering that kicks in if you’re able to play the game longer than half an hour, there are flickering textures, and some serious pop-in issues. The physics can also go wild which can be fun sometimes, but a lot of times it just...
I was hesitant about playing Taiko no Tatsujin without the drum, but that comes with its pros and cons. Some of the experience is definitely taken away with using the controller, but it’s easier (at least for me) since you don’t get as tired as quickly. I’d definitely recommend investing...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
On a much higher note, the visuals and music in Ultimate are consistently gorgeous. There are lots of new remixes from all across the roster, alongside pretty much every remix from past Smash Bros. titles. Character models are stages are more detailed than ever before, and retro stages have been...
Nairi: Tower of Shirin
Apparently NAIRI: Tower of Shirin is only the first part of the story. It ended just as things really started to pick up, leaving the majority of its questions unanswered. I assume the developers intend to make a sequel, but the lack of resolution left me disappointed in what was...
Gris
According to the official description, Gris is about a journey through sorrow as the main character deals with a painful experience. I didn’t read that before I played, so I interpreted the game in a much more literal way. But I think both interpretations work. Whether you see Gris as...
Dusk
The game’s development has also been fairly interesting to observe from its initial “opening of the floodgates” of allowing people to play the pre-alpha build of the game and slowly taking in community feedback to improve upon each released episode and tweak finished ones. This kind of openness and transparency...
