Lacking The Elementary
HIGH Phenomenally designed moral choices.
LOW Unbearable combat feels forced.
WTF “The Sea” impregnated someone’s wife??
The Sinking City (Switch) Review
Author: David Bakker
Songbird Symphony Review
A Day At The Opera
HIGH The positive energy provided by the atmosphere.
LOW Puzzles that value patience over creativity.
WTF One of the habitats is being inhabited by dating gurus.
She Sees Red Review
Watching Is Playing
HIGH Frequent time jumps put choices in a unique perspective.
LOW Intervals between choices can take several minutes.
WTF Are these professionally-created fight scenes??
Night Call Review
A Case Of Repetition
HIGH It’s a unique take on the detective genre.
LOW The three cases are very similar to each other.
WTF Being a popular cab driver in Paris isn’t profitable?
Elsinore Review
All The World’s A Stage
HIGH It unconventionally expands Hamlet‘s universe.
LOW The slow progress between plot developments at times.
WTF The developers indirectly hate on Romeo and Juliet.
We. The Revolution Review
Aux Armes, Citoyens!
HIGH The feeling of being in Paris, 1794.
LOW A game-breaking glitch that took two weeks to be patched.
WTF It feels like a new mode is introduced every hour.
Night Call Preview
Night Call opens with a dimly lit shot of the Eiffel Tower. While such a picture of Paris is conventional, Night Call’s potential shines brightest in the unconventional story it tells.
This Is Not A Review: Assembly Required
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: Assembly Required, developed and published
by MUTT Studio.
She Remembered Caterpillars Review
An Emotional Metamorphosis
HIGH Narrative between levels gave me emotional drive to finish.
LOW A programming glitch hindered my progress for weeks.
WTF Just what is that plant in the level selection menu supposed to be?
The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Episode 4 Review
Taken Aback
HIGH The suspense made for an immersive experience.
LOW This finale doesn’t feel conclusive.
WTF Half of your face bitten off and still happily singing, Minnie?