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Despite these reservations, Omega Force should be applauded for what is the boldest entry in the franchise in recent times and a game that, once you wade through the muck, stands as an engaging and intense Musou game that maintains its classic feel whilst evolving the series. For fans, this...
Mindcop
One of Mindcop’s greatest strengths is its replayability. Even if you nail the case on your first run, you’ll want to dive back in to explore different paths, talk to suspects you ignored, and make questionable decisions just to see what happens. And if you’re short on patience, the game...
Don’t let that dissuade you, though. Overall, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector does a fantastic job of building on the first game without feeling bloated or stepping on its own toes. It shares with its predecessor a fascination for exploring deep themes, letting its excellent writing breathe and some truly...
Ravenswatch
Ravenswatch is a fantastic game and proves just because it’s the same old song, it’s still worth listening to. A corrupted world with varied champions to take, many different combinations of skills, modifiers if you need more or less of a challenge, and all that even before considering co-op. While...
Still Wakes the Deep
Due to the game dropping us straight into the story — a while after Caz has started work on the rig — relationships have already been made with the other characters, so he must use his wits and his teamwork while also hoping for the best to make it off...
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a lovingly made Indiana Jones simulator, and I mean that in the best ways possible. It’s an absolute thrill to travel the world as Indy and take part in a story whose quality measures up to the stuff I love the most about...
Worlds of Aria
With the right group of people, Worlds of Aria could make for a very enjoyable co-op experience. However, I feel most players’ entertainment would come from each other’s company and the natural thrill of rolling dice rather than the game’s contents. It can be worth playing through once since the...
Metal Slug Tactics
Thankfully, Metal Slug Tactics' highlights outshine its lowlights, namely in the way it reinvents the series to deliver something fresh and unique. This allows it to become both a love letter to long-time fans and an enjoyable entry point for newcomers. The transition isn’t without its bumps, but the game’s...
S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 is a vast game that we feel like we’ve barely scratched the surface of. But the more Angus Law plays the more rewarding the experience is becoming.
Sorry We're Closed
There's much to be appreciated, contemplated, and remembered in this playful, sometimes scary, sometimes provocative little game. Sorry We're Closed will hopefully be well-loved and appreciated in its time, but if the quality and vision are any indication, à la mode games is going to be a development team to...
Shadows of Doubt
I would recommend playing those games first to get your detective fix if you haven't already. And if you’re done with both games and all of The Golden Idol’s DLC, then you’d be better off having a look somewhere else. Shadows of Doubt is too lost in its own procedurally...
Thronefall
I would understand if using a small subsect of top-tier strategies would be needed for getting full achievement credit, for instance, but this applies to even finishing the game. I made a poll not too long ago surveying some fighting gamers, and one of the results from it was that...