The title delivers on its promise — I was gripping my mouse so hard by the end of it that my knuckles were literally white.
Tag: Platformer
Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos Remastered Review
HIGH An excellent upgrade of a beloved PS1 classic!
LOW A bit too faithful to the decades-old original.
WTF One boss is a merger of a lizard and a cactus?!
Mainframes Review
HIGH All-time ’90s internet vibes.
LOW Some of the platforming sections weren’t super responsive.
WTF Is it possible to feel nostalgia for something I wasn’t even alive for?
RetroRealms Double Feature: Halloween & Ash vs Evil Dead Review
HIGH That sweet Myers vs Myers action.
LOW The demon boss that’s only vulnerable when it wants to be.
WTF Is that weapon themed around the time Michael Myers killed a dog?
Symphonia Review
HIGH Lovely soundtrack and picturesque landscapes.
LOW I would love more music interface in my music game.
WTF Crazy glitches make for awesome in-game screenshots.
Parcel Corps Review
HIGH Sliding into a delivery with one second left on the clock.
LOW Trying to turn around in a dead end.
WTF Mr. Wiener.
This Is Not A Review – Unfair Rampage: Knightfall
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.The subject of this installment: the procedurally generated, action platformer Unfair Rampage: Knightfall, by indie developer Imphenzia. The game currently has a demo available on Steam, but no official release date yet.
The Plucky Squire Review
HIGH The art style has its moments.
LOW The gamefeel, the puzzles, the teeth-grittingly slow pace…
WTF The two Andy Warhols in Artia (which is two too many)
Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines Review
HIGH The late-game reveal that elevates the story.
LOW The gold time targets in the time trials.
WTF Catsablanca.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2024) Review
HIGH Star Wars: Bounty Hunter finally has a PC port, 22 years later!
LOW The live system is still included, despite like a dozen other, more questionable changes?!
WTF When an emulator is better at remastering a game than a professional studio.