HIGH Stepping into [redacted location] for the first time.
LOW A pretty obnoxious summoner boss in one of the sub-dungeons.
WTF Count Ymir’s whole deal.
Tag: Soulslike
PREVIEW: No Rest For The Wicked
No Rest for the Wicked is Moon Studio’s latest project, recently released into Early Access.
This new title from the creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps
breaks away from their platforming/metroidvania roots and pivots into a new third person,
open-world semi-isometric soulslike direction.
The Last Faith Review
HIGH Lots of ways to kill!
LOW The painful lack of innovation.
WTF Are the devs familiar with the concept of a difficulty curve?!?
Remnant II: The Awakened King Review
HIGH New options for new builds.
LOW My frames… again.
WTF Didn’t realize that was a cliff…
Lords Of The Fallen Review
HIGH Dual worlds means tons more exploration and replay value.
LOW Trying to run both Axium and Umbral does lead to performance issues.
WTF Running through Umbral with a horde of enemies giving chase is terrifying.
Lies Of P Review
HIGH The many bosses and mini-bosses!
LOW The world is far too linear for a soulslike.
WTF Why can’t I attack that obvious traitor before it’s too late?!
Lost Epic Review
HIGH Exciting and addicting combat.
LOW An unhelpful map.
WTF Wait, that grueling ordeal wasn’t the final fight?!
CRIT HIT VIDEO: Bleak Sword
Today GameCritics is happy to present this video covering Bleak Sword DX from guest contributor Arlyeon. For more from Arlyeon, you can check out their YouTube channel or their Discord.
This Is Not A Review: Dead Ink
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: Dead Ink, developed and published by Offwidth Games.
Blasphemous Second Opinion
HIGH Unsettling, majestic art direction.
LOW Annoying trial-and-error platforming challenges.
WTF The illogical way to unlock the canonical ending.