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But what Candleman lacks in difficulty, it makes up for in beauty. The dark levels at the start are a far cry from the dazzling environments that await you later on, and each new development made me eager to see what would come next. The story is simple and presented...
In what seems to be a trend for Digimon games, the sound design in Hacker’s Memory is fantastic. The music, which jumps between weird digital beats and smooth, jazzy detective jams, is fun to listen to and in some cases quite memorable. The sound effects are strangely satisfying, as they...
InnerSpace doesn’t do well with direction, but I think that’s the point. You’re meant to fly through the levels without thinking if what you’re doing is right or wrong. There’s no up or down in the traditional sense. The levels are designed like an inverted sphere where gravity pulls outwards...
Dragon Ball FighterZ
The music and sound effects are as strong as the visuals, with many sounds being lifted straight from the show. Every beam blast and teleport sounds incredibly satisfying, while the energetic soundtrack, made up of everything from hard rock to jazz, feels perfectly in-line with the corny action that has...
The Red Strings Club
There’s a couple different paths through the narrative and a few different people you can meet along the way, but there’s easy ways to backtrack and refresh yourself. As an old hand with adventure games, I appreciate that it’s (seemingly) not trying to trick you with the old “You forgot...
SpellForce 3
It turns out that with correct expectations and preparations Spellforce 3 is a decently fun game. However it never really feels like one cohesive experience. There are definitely times where it flows together, when I gathered my nameless troops and my heroes into one hoard and rallied at the enemies....
Chris gave props to Daughter in the interview for writing and composing all-new music for Before the Storm, and their performance in the final sequence of the episode made me extremely emotional. I’m sure the nods to the original Life is Strange will make OG fans even more so. Don’t...
The game follows En, well voiced by Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones), a woman traveling in space with her A.I. partner, London. After the pair reaches the Palace, a vast and seemingly limitless structure, En sets out to use its own technology to bring back another life. ECHO’s story is...
A Hat in Time has fantastic music and voicework. Alongside the previously mentioned stand-outs, essentially every NPC has their own voices, often of YouTube/NewGrounds alumni like Mick Lauer, Josh Tomar and Jon Jafari. It’s cool to hear recognizable voices from around the internet, and none of the voices feel shoved...
The Last Frontier is a visual bugfest. While models sometimes look quite realistic and impressive, these decent examples are few and far between. Textures pop in far too late, and sometimes they don’t even render. At one point in the game I could see the rig of an ape model,...
Black Mirror
Overall, Black Mirror just ends up feeling a bit bland. The story is good, but not impressive, and the gameplay could have used better controls and more puzzles. It only takes around six hours to finish, and I wish more time had been devoted to building up the creepy atmosphere...
