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While I really disliked 428’s mocking attitude towards women’s bodily autonomy, I did like just about everything else. The nonlinear, vignette-based narrative is a perfect fit for the Sound Novel format, and few scenes are wasted. I frequently laughed out loud at 428’s script, while at the same time I...
Octopath Traveler may not be the masterpiece we were all expecting, but it’s still a great game in its own right. It proves that there is still a place for old-school traditional JRPGs in the modern era, and you can still put your own unique spin on it. The Bravely...
Overall, I had a great time playing Mary Skelter: Nightmares. It’s refreshing to see such a different take on the genre, especially one that opts for a dark and unforgiving world in place of a vibrant and carefree one. Parts of the game could have used a bit more work,...
Moonlighter
This is a solid roguelike with enough action to keep folks coming back for more, especially as the developer continues to freely update and add improvements to the game. It plays relatively quick once players get the hang of it, and I could definitely see it becoming a fun title...
And, yes, part of the reason I gave this game an Editor’s Choice award is because of the infectious Majima theme that plays during the construction company minigame. You’ll be humming that earworm for weeks after you’ve heard it a few times, and I can’t help but smile at how...
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii deemed DQXI the culmination of the series’ thirty years of tradition. I’m more than inclined to agree with him, as it embraces and enhances almost all of the virtues that make DQ such a beloved franchise. It remains unabashedly true to its roots as a...
Little Dragons Café has definite shortcomings, but the right audience may not find them as obvious. A lot of concepts are crammed in and seem like half-measures, but these “lite” versions make a good introduction. The tale may be better served as a storybook that bypasses all the tedium of...
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition is the best version of Hyrule Warriors for sure, but I don’t know if I would call it a definitive Warriors game. It has a lot of good ideas for how to merge Zelda and Warriors together to create a game for both audiences, and it...
Yakuza 0
Windows Version Addendum: I wish I could say that the new PC version of Yakuza 0 was everything I’d hoped for, but unfortunately, I’ve had almost nothing but problems since launch. Things started out fairly positive, as my GTX 1070 easily ran the game at 60 fps and with a...
Dead Cells
Dead Cells is an absolute blast when the stars align, but that only happens every four or five runs. Everything else feels like a waste of time. I truly don’t understand the phenomenon behind this game. Compared to its ilk, Dead Cells is just less. Enter the Gungeon boasts a...
Chasm
If Chasm had made its original release window of 2014, I’d probably be a little more enthusiastic towards it. However, being sandwiched between the outstanding genre-peer duo of Hollow Knight and Dead Cells only serves to highlight how safe Chasm plays its cards. Yet, I still found Chasm to be...
The Banner Saga is the series we need in this time of lackluster sequels, ho-hum prequels, and imitation games throughout. This is a tight trilogy with so few slow parts that I could barely tell I had sunk 13 hours into the third episode by the time I was finished...
