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The ingenuous movement mechanic and clever level design make Mushroom 11 a standout in a market saturated with physics-based puzzle platformers. Even with its flat soundtrack, I would still recommend Mushroom 11 to those you enjoy the unfamiliar and experiencing fresh ideas. Mushroom 11 offers a memorable experience, and one...
The thing I’ve always liked about the series is that there’s a lot to do in the games and this one probably has the most with the inclusion of races for the vehicles and side-quests you can undertake. The card game Skystones is back with a minor change (each turn...
Another criticism of mine is that it takes roughly 2 and half hours to complete a run around the globe. It’s quite a lengthy amount of time for something that may simply fall apart one city away from the finish line. Even when you are three quarters around the world...
What really sells this game to me is that it is open to interpretation. Whilst more or less being a linear narrative, its use of the surreal and simplistic vehicles for storytelling leave a lot to discuss at the game’s conclusion. In the early stages, it can seem that the...
The game’s music is as fitting as the visuals. The guitar twangs and bits of silence perfectly echo the barren wastes that you travel throughout the game. The low moody music greatly adds to the unforgiving atmosphere that runs rampant through the game, and really makes you feel alone in...
The game mode itself draws parallels to Diablo, in that it is a top-down brawler where the player mows through hordes of enemies to get to a boss. Toybox Takeover is actually thoroughly enjoyable, and it goes to show just what Disney Infinity 3.0 is capable of. The base game’s...
The striking visual style pairs very well with the story telling. The silent protagonist awakes in a room where the walls, floors, ceilings are all made of white and gray cubes. These cubes transform and move in a variety of different ways to form staircases, elevator platforms and ultimately the...
So the question at the end of the day is whether or not this game is worth double dipping into and it’s more of a “yes and no” sort of answer. If you enjoyed the game (or didn’t) and can wait for Gears 4 without needing to scratch that itch...
Guild of Dungeoneering
The music in the game is perfectly suited to each moment it plays. The Guild has a quiet and relaxing tone, while battles have a heavier and more epic feeling to it. The humor even shows in this department, as not only does every class have a funny little jingle...
The most annoying part of this game is that if it had more varied levels it definitely could have stretched out its already limited enjoyment. The museum and super market levels are stupid enough to actually be somewhat entertaining but you can only get to those levels if a specific...
The controls are simple and the difficulty of learning the mechanics aren’t too hard to grasp, even for the casual or non-gamer. However a caveat of my experience so far leads me to conclude that the controller is preferable to the keyboard and mouse despite mappable keybindings. I wholly believe...
Putting such an impressive game on consoles shows how talented the people at CD Projekt RED are. The game is absolutely gorgeous and runs at a solid framerate on consoles, but the hardware is unfortunately not beefy enough to handle the game all the time. Loading times are quite long...
