The Game That Never Ends HIGH The story feels both boundless and handcrafted. LOW Some reused art assets here and there. WTF A girl who wears a tomato mask I keep asking myself, have I really beaten The Hundred Line? Sure I’ve completed the story — I’ve reached the […]
HIGH The distinct 2D art.
LOW The experience often feels like a prototype.
WTF The Man In Yellow.
HIGH The lovely fairy tale-esque aesthetic.
LOW It doesn’t feel as expansive as it should.
WTF: A mean witch keeps turning my citizens into hungry skeletons!
HIGH A pretty solid soundtrack.
LOW A comparatively weaker second half.
WTF A girl with a humongous rifle!
HIGH The quiet beauty of its digital world.
LOW Some slightly simplistic puzzles.
WTF Don’t forget to find all the ducks!
Let’s All Feel the Rhythm! HIGH An ingenious, unique core mechanic. LOW A slightly homogenous, limited soundtrack. WTF The announcer, who seems straight out of a 2003 DDR cabinet. For a rhythm title, Spin Rhythm XD’s appeal is hard to sum up in a few easy words. In a world […]
HIGH The cute, rotatable isometric perspective.
LOW A huge number of technical shortcomings.
WTF The occasional extremely sudden switches in location and perspective.
LOW Poor performance at launch, even on high-end machines.
WTF Sometimes a massive tornado will just sorta roll through your city and wreak havoc.
HIGH The sheer amount of detail and care put into each map.
LOW Way too much filler.
WTF The AI’s passionate hatred of goats.
HIGH The leanness and meanness of the overall experience.
LOW Some slightly awkward combat/stealth encounters in the back half.
WTF Some of the meanest rats I’ve ever encountered.