HIGH Exquisitely designed and beautifully crafted.
LOW Basic mobility is a little funky towards the beginning of the game.
WTF Didn’t expect the baseball bat…
Tag: Platformer
A Tale Of Paper: Refolded Review
Know When To Fold ‘Em HIGH The ending of the second act. LOW The final boss. WTF Getting decimated by a Roomba was not on my 2024 bingo card. The puzzle-platformer genre is a crowded one. Long the haven of indie developers and home to many luminaries, it takes a […]
RKGK Video Review
HIGH The platforming and style.
LOW The combat, especially the combat-focused bosses.
WTF The “everyone you know is dead” joke.
Animal Well Review
HIGH Inventive puzzles and charming aesthetics.
LOW Save points too far apart, especially near a certain ghostly creature…
WTF Cats in cages meowing to be set free. Why, Billy Basso? Why?
Sydney Hunter And The Curse of the Mayan Review
HIGH Spotting the ‘falling’ screen from The Adventure of Link.
LOW Literally every boss.
WTF They decided to put the Smurfs game in this?
Freedom Planet 2 Review
HIGH Scratches the itch for a modernized 2-D Sonic, plus new combat mechanics.
LOW The story and hub sequences drag, uninspired early-game boss design.
WTF Why can’t the player advance the story dialogue themselves?
PREVIEW: No Rest For The Wicked
No Rest for the Wicked is Moon Studio’s latest project, recently released into Early Access.
This new title from the creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps
breaks away from their platforming/metroidvania roots and pivots into a new third person,
open-world semi-isometric soulslike direction.
Saviorless Review
HIGH Clever challenges and the animation is pure eye candy.
LOW Few autosaves, unwieldy controls and an opaque story.
WTF I can’t spoil the ending — I have no idea what happened.
Tales Of Kenzera: Zau Review
HIGH Full Swahli voiceovers.
LOW A break in rhythm after pausing the game.
WTF Again, everyone is speaking Swahili!
Tales Of Kenzera: Zau Second Opinion
High The art direction is unmatched.
Low The fast travel points are too far apart for my liking.
WTF I can beat up Tokoloshes!
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