HIGH Deeply customizable builds.
LOW A grueling number of enemies.
WTF All that text on a single piece of equipment
Tag: Hack And Slash
Labyrinth Of The Demon King Review
HIGH The Tower of No Interval.
LOW The final encounter.
WTF Not sure a broken sword is the weapon of choice entering a Demon King’s maze.
Dynasty Warriors Origins Review
HIGH This is the scariest Lu Bu has ever been.
LOW A couple of classic weapons aren’t available.
WTF Did not expect ‘Romance’ to be this literal.
Diablo IV Review
HIGH That moment when rare gear drops into existence is as pleasing as ever.
LOW There’s way too much repetition in the enemy encounters, designs and events.
WTF The real money skins cost an absolute fortune for things players will barely be able to see.
Scarlet Nexus Review
I Tried My Hardest To Make A Telekinesis Joke
HIGH Enjoyable combat.
LOW Fairly generic mission structure and combat scenarios.
WTF This is the Force Unleashed iteration we never got.
El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron Review
A Strange Tale Of Cellphones And Godly Weapons
HIGH Still an incredible aural and visual experience ten years later.
LOW Repetitive hack-‘n-slash gameplay leads to fatigue.
WTF Having to find the cellphone guy to save the game.
Bladed Fury Review
The Princess Is In Another Castle (Murdering Everyone)
HIGH Fluid and fast-paced 2D hack-‘n-slash action.
LOW The English translation is (I assume) hurting the story.
WTF I’m guessing the names would mean more if I knew Chinese lore.
This is Not a Review: Phantom Trigger
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: Phantom Trigger, developed by Bread Team and published by TinyBuild.
