HIGH Adorable adventure. Clever minigames as combat. Robot dog!!!
LOW A bit too much backtracking for an experience so short.
WTF Did I just dress up like a pinball machine?
Tag: Nintendo
SVG Review: Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
This is a transcript excerpt covering the score awarded to Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope on the So Videogames podcast, episode 307: The Worst Way To Run.
Reviews In Retrospect: Metroid Prime
Longtime listeners of the old podcast might remember that Metroid Prime is my number one game of all time. While it isn’t a title I’ve had a lot of occasion to talk about publicly, Prime was actually what made me start to approach videogames as something more than toys, and it ultimately led to me finding GameCritics.
Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water Review
Fearful Focus
HIGH The atmosphere and sense of suspense is top-notch.
LOW Clunky and slow controls.
WTF Those Shrine Maidens scare the crap out of me.
Mail Mole Review
Here’s The Mail, It Never Fails
HIGH It’s oozing with charm and tight controls.
LOW It’s a bit derivative at times.
WTF Now I want Mail Mole merch.
Project Triangle Strategy Preview
The most recent Nintendo Direct contained many exciting announcements, but few caught my attention as much as Square Enix’s surprise reveal of Project Triangle Strategy.
Direct: February 2021
No other company does online presentations quite like Nintendo.
Hyrule Warriors: Age Of Calamity Review
Champions In Arms
HIGH The bombastic combat is deliciously satisfying.
LOW The framerate can dip to catastrophically low levels.
WTF Voice acting for female NPC shop owners is… rather sensual.
Straimium Immortaly Review
Flying Blind
HIGH Equipping the duck head.
LOW Getting powerups and having no idea what they do.
WTF What is the deal with the writing?
Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Review
A Bronze At Best
HIGH The retro inspired 1964 Tokyo Games.
LOW The modern minigames throughout the story mode.
WTF Why wasn’t Big the Cat invited!?!