HIGH The animation is way better than it has a right to be.
LOW The story barely evolves and remains one-note from start to finish.
WTF Some of the fauna encountered expire horrifically during battle.
HIGH The animation is way better than it has a right to be.
LOW The story barely evolves and remains one-note from start to finish.
WTF Some of the fauna encountered expire horrifically during battle.
This is a transcript excerpt covering the score awarded to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on the So Videogames podcast, Episode 438. For the original coverage of the game, please listen to Episode 436 and Episode 437.
When I played Slay the Spire and Into the Breach for the first time, I knew each one would exert major influence, and that many devs to come would offer their own spin on the mechanics canonized in these titles. What I didn’t expect, however, was that developers would take these two very different games and fuse them together. However, the Tactical Roguelite Deckbuilder is here to stay.
HIGH Cool concept, solid fundamentals.
LOW Demonic, dismal UI. Boring cards. Confusing structure.
WTF Seriously, why is there a story at all?
HIGH Cute aesthetic. Intuitive, brain-soothing gameplay.
LOW Too chill for its own good.
WTF Some of the marketing is cringe-inducing.
This is a transcript excerpt covering the score awarded to Rogue Waters on the So Videogames podcast, Episode 430.
HIGH Rich, flexible mechanics. A boatload of meaningful content.
LOW Some unavoidable clunky menu shuffling.
WTF A pot full of human backs?
Sumer Or Later, I’m Going To Get You HIGH A new stealth-strategy title! Flamboyant, powerful character abilities. LOW Enemy setups are not always interesting. Experience system is underbaked. WTF Injecting guards with a body-dissolving acid! Anybody mourning the 2023 closure of Mimimi, the studio that revived the stealth strategy genre […]
HIGH Easy-to-learn mechanics and beautiful pixel art.
LOW Progression isn’t interesting.
WTF Nobunaga being a heart in a trenchcoat.
HIGH Great characters, great superhero vibes, great concepts.
LOW The frustration and annoyance of the pre-patch experience.
WTF How did the “Never Meet Your Heroes” level pass the sniff test?