HIGH Great action, intense boss fights, and amazing assist modes for inexperienced players.
LOW An unsatisfying ending. It’s not a memorable experience.
WTF What’s with all the cheesecake?
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: The Captain is Dead developed and published by Thunderbox Entertainment.
HIGH Exhilarating combat. Fantastic sense of speed.
LOW No. Checkpoints. During. Missions.
WTF This is a post-apocalyptic future with our current level of technology???
HIGH Gorgeous vistas. Great storytelling without words.
LOW Repetitive backtracking. Finicky movement.
WTF Why do priests and bandits hate windup toys so much?
HIGH Clever uses for items. Battles can be intense.
LOW Starting over really means starting over.
WTF Tom Nook has nothing on the scamming tanuki here.
HIGH Improved game flow. Crazy-deep franchise mode.
LOW Blocking is still weird.
WTF why is my LB spasming like that after a hit?
HIGH It’s like getting to rifle through a box of action figures.
LOW Repetitive maps. Enemy AI is as clever as an action figure.
WTF Why is Storm Shadow using guns???
HIGH Unsurpassed storytelling. Fantastic takes on classic characters.
LOW Some fiendishly difficult battles. Clues are difficult to discern.
WTF Arthur abandoned Excalibur??!?!?
Pedal To The METAL!!!
HIGH Intense soundtrack. Incredibly fast action.
LOW Difficult to follow the on-screen action.
WTF The entire plot, really.
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: Kill It With Fire, developed by Casey Donnellan Games and published by tinyBuild.
