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SolSeraph
Overall, SolSeraph is a huge letdown. It’s the lack of variety, the terrible platforming levels, and the forgettable building sections and music that makes the game so frustrating and dull. Given the promise of an ActRaiser successor, I was really excited to see what new stuff ACE Team would bring...
If Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists accomplished one thing, it was getting me into the series at last. I don’t know how fast I’m going to move on to the main series, but I’ve had my first glimpse into the world of Atelier and I’m interested. Town building was fun...
Super Neptunia RPG feels like a game that’s stuck in limbo, not knowing where it wants to go. There is certainly potential here, but it falls flat of what it wanted to accomplish. I do like the return to a simpler, light-hearted story but I wish the rest of the...
I really wanted to love this game, just like I hoped to love its predecessor. Unfortunately, EI has proven that they are still not bringing enough care to their titles. Boring dungeon design could have been forgiven had the game not needlessly drawn out its near never-ending amount of fetch...
Dragon Quest Builders 2 shares all of the same strengths with the first game, but it’s the little additions and tweaks that make it an easy recommendation over its predecessor. I think fans are going to have an absolute blast messing around with the new materials and tools, but the...
This feels like a negative review for a game that I think is enjoyable enough for some, but that might be because there’s such potential here. No game, including other horror titles, looks as good as Layers of Fear 2, yet it falls incredibly short in design. Even the story,...
Bloodstained feels like SotN in combat, visuals, and plot but comes off as a rough impostor that we’ve gotten used to over the years. Rather than try to achieve its own identity, Bloodstained fails to compare to SotN in just about every aspect, but if you’ve never played its “predecessor,”...
Collection of Mana, heck even just Trials of Mana in the West, is a dream come true for me. If you decide to pick this up, you’re getting three wonderful games that you can play anywhere. Some extra features, like a museum with the series’ artwork, or a history lesson...
Judgment
Judgment feels like a Yakuza game through and through. In fact, the most effective parts of Judgment are pulled from Yakuza: Kamurocho, combat, and all the side stories. The parts that don’t work as well are the new detective elements. That said, Judgment maintains everything that made Yakuza shine, and...
Like a cauldron swirling with eye of newt and wing of bat, Atelier Lulua circles back to familiar Atelier concepts, but its budget sensibilities and low-risk approach to mechanical innovation do little to advance the series in any meaningful way. Round and round the creative process goes. It’s time to...
I’m glad I gave Dragon Star Varnir a shot. If you can look past a few of the game’s quirks, like the affection system and eye-roll worthy character models, the game mostly works due to its excellent combat system and likeable characters. This, along with some other recent Compile Heart...
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is one of those games that all RPG and Star Wars fans should play. Despite its early 2000s pedigree, you would be hard pressed to find a game with more polish and thought put into its systems and design. No matter if you...
