With visuals reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and aspirations for exploration right out of No Man’s Sky, Sail Forth has lofty aspirations. But too often, your trek descends into tedium. Built ...
Read More »The Crackpet Show review
Even see a chicken with a lava gun slaughter a live studio audience? There’s no shortage of twin-stick roguelikes on Switch. Even if you’ve already blown through engrossing efforts like Iron Cryptical and NeuroVoider, it’s ...
Read More »Aeterna Noctis (Switch) review
Looking for an adventure with challenging platforming and demanding combat? Aeterna Noctis offers both, but adversity is accompanied by a bit too much aggravation. At first glance, Aeterna Noctis seems like another indistinctive Metroidvania. You play as the ...
Read More »Shatter Remastered Deluxe mini-review
Thirteen years after the game’s PlayStation 3 release, Shatter Remaster Deluxe improves on one of the best Breakout variants ever made. Some might argue that the shoot ‘em up or first-person shooter genres are stagnant. ...
Read More »Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef review
‘Oo iz ‘da stupid ‘umie responsible for dis krappy port? ‘Oo iz ‘da stupid ‘umie responsible for dis krappy port? For the past 35 years, Warhammer 40,000 has imagined a persistently grim future. It’s a ...
Read More »Terror of Hemasaurus review
When it comes to the joys of wanton destruction and acerbic humor, Terror of Hemasaurus has few rivals. I never outgrew digital demolition. As an angsty kid, Bally-Midway’s Rampage was one of my favorite arcade ...
Read More »No More Heroes III review
Filled with a roster of batshit crazy character, feverish action, and a dubiously health obsession with Takashi Miike, No More Heroes III lands on PC. Expect all the satire of the Switch version, only without ...
Read More »Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief review
The life of a Feudal-era thief isn’t that easy in Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief. Sure, there are the semi-vigilant guards posted about. But the real struggle is not growing aggravated in a title that ...
Read More »Dome Keeper review
Drill all day and kill all night in developer Bippinbits’ shrewd amalgam of genres. After landing on an alien planet and establishing a base of operations, Dome Keeper’s tiny colonist digs downward in hopes of ...
Read More »Haiku, the Robot mini-review
Haiku are short poems that adhere to a precise format. Artistry comes from being able to fluently express yourself in a restrained form. Similarly, Mister Morris Games’ Haiku, the Robot devotedly follows metroidvania formula, which ...
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