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Thymesia
There are many ways to customise your character in Thymesia, but you must consider talent points as they become a very limited resource after level twenty-five. Fortunately, you can reset talents if you pick something you feel doesn’t fit your playstyle. This comes at no cost to the player and...
Northway: Meilee Chao did a knock-out job of the character and costume designs. Every character is colour-coded (eg "plant dad" wears green because he works as a cultivator in the Geoponics wing). Their clothes also tell the story of many Earth cultures joined together by their desire to explore and...
South of the Circle
I really enjoyed my time with South of the Circle. The narrative was compelling, and the relationship between Peter and Clara was genuine and realistic, and I enjoyed watching their relationship develop through the flashbacks. And even though his past is the main focus, Peter’s present struggle in the Antarctic...
Out There
I’d admit that I’ve spent at least eight hours pressing on these buttons and dragging resources from frame to frame. I’ve watched with some satisfaction when the crew manages to survive yet another calamitous event: a friendly exchange with aliens gone awry depicted via text events, the ship veering too...
Turbo Golf Racing
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! [With golf vibes]. Turbo Golf Racing is exactly what it sounds like - Rocket League but golf. The question is though, “ Is it any good?” Henry Stockdale takes to the links/racetrack for this review.
Cult of the Lamb
Not only was it exciting meeting the new followers of the cult, but you can customise them with creature parts that you have scavenged, even choosing their outfit colour and renaming your cult members once they have moved into the compound. It is a really cute/disturbing feature that I had...
Mothmen 1966
Mothmen 1966 feels like something that could have been written at any point in the past 50 years and seems to intend to be that way, to an end that is deeply disappointing. Here, another America that never existed, another one that wipes out the social history of the nation,...
Coromon
Ultimately, Coromon will resonate with some people purely by recreating some of that joy they felt during their first Pokémon. It drops a lot of baggage of the series, at its best, feels like how Pokémon could be if it wasn't too tied to appeasing long-time fans. It’s a delight...
Eyes in the Dark
Eyes in the Dark feels incredibly fair, which is its most endearing aspect, most of my deaths were the result of carelessness. The monochromatic art style and art design make it incredibly simple to identify opponent projectiles and other threats even in the midst of a chaotic scenario. The game...
In my 30+ hours with SoW on its challenging and rewarding Captain (Normal) difficulty, I can safely say that this is absolutely one for the lovers of fantasy-set strategy titles and a very welcoming beginner’s foray into leading armies into battle. Thanks to Dancing Dragon for letting me review this...
Souldiers
There are other little things that niggle away at you too. Areas feel a bit too large, bosses almost feel haphazardly placed in the world, and it feels as though your character is always struggling to keep up. I still like Souldiers overall, but it ends up feeling a little...
Kao the Kangaroo
Alongside references to the original Kao game, bashing barrels to find ducats, and unleashing fists of fury on a variety of troublesome foes, Kao the Kangaroo deftly finds a way to combine stereotypical platformer tropes to create a knock-out game. As a newcomer to the franchise, I am left wanting...