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Death Squared
The visuals are nothing overly stylized or special, opting towards the Portal feeling that Death Squared gleefully emits. There’s nothing wrong with this, as the clean style perfectly fits the lab setting, it just means that the visuals themselves don’t stand out. The music fits into the same category, as...
TumbleSeed
TumbleSeed’s presentation is another one of its strongest aspects. Bright colors are everywhere. Enemies are easily recognizable which allow adequate time to prepare for an attack, or embrace your inevitable doom. It has a very calming visual style to it which contrasts the high-stress gameplay and usually had me relaxed...
Persona 5
The network feature introduced in Persona 4: Golden returns but this time it works in two different ways: allowing another player to come in to prevent an enemy from taking a party member hostage during a fight and, more importantly, allowing you to see whatever everyone did on each day...
The music in Guardians is stellar, no pun intended. With licensed music from the likes of Hall & Oates and The Buzzcocks, Guardians perfectly emulates the retro space-opera atmosphere of the films, and is straight-up jammin’ in and of itself. I was worried about whether or not there would be...
The sound is just as perfect as the visuals, often feeling light and happy thanks to the soft instruments and relaxing tone. Like with the visuals, the tap of a separate button switches the sound and sound effects between the high quality remade sounds, to the original Master Drive sounds....
Snake Pass
Overall, Snake Pass is a throwback to the days of the earliest of 3D platformers that retains much of the nostalgic charm the originals contained. All the while the presentation of a challenging but rewarding control mechanic that never truly punishes the player in any unfair way. Anyone looking for...
[Reviewer’s note: While the servers were up at the time of publishing, I was not able to find a match for B:FCE‘s 4-player online co-op mode, Anarchy. I plan on jumping in at launch to get a sense of the online experience, community, and will update the review accordingly.]
Super Bomberman R
Bomberman R‘s sound is exciting for the most part, with a few tracks that start to wear on you as time goes on. The voice acting stands out thanks to the cheesiness that fills every line. It’s clear that the voice actors were having a lot of fun with their...
Yooka-Laylee is an extremely impressive platformer reminiscent of an older generation of games with the proficiency you’d expect from a modern purchase. There’s a little something for everyone in this diverse and colorful world built on solid and varied gameplay.
NieR: Automata
As NieR goes on, the story and world grows more quirky and interesting, creating a feeling unlike any other game I can think of ever having played. It’s a nice feeling to be playing a game that feels unique and new in world of recycled games and ideas. That being...
Beat Cop
With rampant corruption and tough choices to make, Beat Cop can be grim. At the same time, it’s often funny, if only because of the insane situations Kelly ends up involved in. Unexpected complications await you as you try to solve the mystery, and you never know just what the...
Breath of the Wild‘s sound is everything you should expect from a Zelda game: a memorable soundtrack with plenty of charming noises and sounds. Even the moments without the stellar music, like when you wander through an empty field, enhance the sense of adventure that Breath of the Wild so...
