Needs A Rolling Start HIGH Ricocheting through the last 20% of “Weave” with sparks flying en route to a record time. LOW The overly technical and slow “Palm” track. WTF It is insanely goofy that the sharpest turns are the easiest. The simplest kind of racing comes in the form […]
HIGH An extremely satisfying gameplay loop.
LOW It’s not very obvious on how to “win” a run.
WTF Body horror… in my roguelite?
HIGH The atmosphere is top tier.
LOW Repetition and recycled content.
WTF …Happened to my save file?
HIGH Nuking the dragon with an array of archers before it torched anything.
LOW Wounded swordsmen taking space in my army without ever returning to action.
WTF This is obviously a fantasy world, yet there are no fantasy buildings or units?
HIGH The Dark Grip power up is a blast.
LOW It’s a roguelike, so expect some runs to be complete write-offs.
WTF Dashing forwards doubles as a deflecting move?
HIGH Speed. High body count.
LOW No real story. It’s a one trick pony… but it’s a good trick.
WTF My adrenaline and focus levels.
HIGH The chain tires – snowy roads be damned!
LOW Inadvertently locking myself out of the true ending.
WTF The snow-covered frozen corpses I kept finding.
This is a transcript excerpt covering the score awarded to Discounty on the So Videogames Podcast, episode 453. For further coverage, please see episodes 452 and 451.
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 Gorgeous stop-motion aesthetic. Perfect soundtrack.
LOW Shambolic menus and UI.
WTF YouTubers shouldn’t be allowed to do voice acting.