Gist Of The Yakuza
HIGH ATATATATATATATATATATATAAAAAA!!!!
LOW Post-Jagi, the pacing of the storyline goes straight to hell.
WTF Is that… an ‘Ode to Joy’ rap song?
Tag: Sega
Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise Review
You’re Already Dead
HIGH The perfect use of slight controller vibration during the Thouzer fight.
LOW The sheer amount of grinding required for high-level parts.
WTF Devil Rebirth acting as a human construction crane.
Shenmue I & II Review
I See
HIGH Offered an unprecedented level of detail for its time.
LOW The ludicrous maze-like layout of the Yellow Head Building.
WTF The absolutely bonkers left turn Shenmue II takes in its final moments.
Yakuza Kiwami 2 Review
Double Dragon
HIGH There are some amazing nods to the events of Yakuza 0.
LOW Catching occasional glimpses of Yakuza 2‘s antiquated design shining through.
WTF Virtua Fighter 2 on ‘Easy’ may be the hardest fighting game I’ve ever played.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Review
Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Invade Gallia…
HIGH Climbing to the top of a ruin to fire a rocket into an enemy’s weak point.
LOW Losing that damn wounded sniper mission over and over again.
WTF How the Battleship’s engine gets fixed…
Sonic Mania Plus Review
The 90s, Now In 4K
HIGH It’s the best-looking Sonic game ever.
LOW Limited lives and continues.
WTF No Big The Cat,
Yakuza 6: The Song Of Life Review
Adventures In Babysitting
HIGH Tons of quality side content, including fully playable Virtua Fighter 5 FS.
LOW There’s a serious lack of Goro Majima this time around.
WTF That Hangman enemy was… unexpected.
Total War: Warhammer 2 Review
Just Call It Total Warhammer Already
HIGH Successfully flanking siege engines with massive monstrosities is a hoot.
LOW The loading times add up over the length of a standard campaign.
WTF Lizards riding dinosaurs.
Yakuza Kiwami Review
Ten Years In The Can
HIGH There’s been a lot more Majima added to the original content.
LOW The enemy AI makes for fairly unsatisfying fights.
WTF Those Virtua Fighter 4: Final Tuned cabinets aren’t playable, damn it to hell!
Valkyria Revolution Review
The First Casualty of War Is Truth
HIGH It’s a mecha-dragon!
LOW Defending the same valley for the 32nd time.
WTF Who thought it was a good idea to give me limited ranged weapons when fighting an airship?