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Hyper Light Breaker
It’s not all bad by any means; the combat has a lot of shine to it when it works, and the different weapons and build options all offer some nice changes. However, the reliance on ranged weapons in a game that makes them feel incredibly limited is perplexing. It just...
But while I enjoyed my time with the game’s combat, I couldn’t help but find myself becoming more bored as the game progressed. The combat was still fun, don’t get me wrong, but the story’s presentation was dry in a way that felt like you were watching a movie your...
Perhaps the highest order of compliment I could pay to Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is that it completely wiped the travesty that is The Dial of Destiny from my memory, and I say this as a major Crystal Skull apologist. It’s a video game that doesn’t necessarily take...
Slitterhead
After I finished the game after 12 hours, I couldn’t help but think that I deluded myself into thinking that Slitterhead was better than it was. I wanted to like it, I honestly did, but after a certain point, goodwill can only take you so far. Eventually, you just have...
Despite that, Life Is Strange: Double Exposure is such a gripping, reality-bending adventure that the joy you’ll get out of it eclipses its late-game fumble. Max Caulfield’s return is still a welcome one, and if you know a Pricefield fan who’s about to play this, hand them a tissue for...
The Axis Unseen
What I can say for certain about The Axis Unseen is that it will make you feel things. It might be satisfaction or sadness or frustration or anger. I ran that gamut as I played, and that’s one of the reasons I’m confident it’ll stay with me. The meat on...
Metaphor: ReFantazio
All of these elements come together to make Metaphor: ReFantazio a very special game. Atlus’ character writing is at its peak here, and so is the world-building. When Metaphor was first unveiled as Project Re:Fantasy, it was billed as a fantasy game that aimed to stimulate the mind and unlock...
Breachway
Breachway is an excellent take on the roguelike deckbuilding that takes us to Tim Curry’s favorite place and then adds in plenty of cool decisions and a really in-depth battle system for one of the coolest games in this genre I’ve played in ages. If it isn’t clear in this...
The Plucky Squire
We need more games like The Plucky Squire out there, games that aren’t afraid to take themselves too seriously. To push fourth wall boundaries past their normally just referential limits. It feels and looks incredible, the story never feels as if it’s dragging on, and it’s just a joyful experience...
DeathSprint 66
At $24.99 (with an extra 10% launch discount), DeathSprint 66 isn’t expensive, but if we consider its sort of niche (as accessible as it is), maybe the F2P model that more and more developers are trying to move away from was the way to go here. I continue to come...
Frostpunk 2
But overall, this isn’t a bucket of cold water over the whole experience. Frostpunk 2 is a very unique take on the builder simulator genre, leading you to make the hardest of decisions, only to mock you for your accomplishments and failures alike. But there’s always something to uncover at...
