HIGH Large number of tables available right away.
LOW Another game adopting a season pass model.
WTF Stupid, sexy, 3D Bride of Pinbot animation.
Author: Brian Theisen
Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo Review
HIGH Taking down a massive boss in seconds with a tiny, overpowered ship
LOW No continues.
WTF Seriously, no continues.
Pinball FX3: Indiana Jones – The Pinball Adventure Review
HIGH An excellent, digitally recreated pinball table.
LOW Price compared to other tables on Pinball FX3.
WTF For such a common shot, I rarely activated the bumper event.
Windjammers 2 Review
A Mighty Wind
HIGH Coming back from twelve points down to win a set.
LOW Losing eight straight sets in a row during the championship round.
WTF How is it fair to have a teleporting trick shot in official competitions!?
This Is Not A Review: Bassmaster Fishing 2022
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: Bassmaster Fishing 2022 available on XBO/X/S, PS4, PS5, and PC, developed and published by Dovetail Games.
Steel Assault Review
Not Enough To Stay Hooked
HIGH Tough, but do-able boss fights.
LOW The grappling hook can’t be used for attacking.
WTF Seriously, why can’t the grappling hook harm enemies!?
Lightbringer Review
A Little Light, A Little Darkness
HIGH Being able to play every level, even without beating previous stages.
LOW Long levels without checkpoints, and too few health boosts.
WTF Was I really supposed to be able to advance without completing the previous level!?
Cruis’n Blast Review
Let’s Go Cruis’n
HIGH A great blend of of real and absurd racecars.
LOW Not much variety on the racetrack.
WTF Why can’t the vehicle turn around and drive the other way!?
Tetragon Review
Not Quite Squared Away
HIGH Unique puzzles that were tough, but not frustrating.
LOW The out-of-place boss battle in the final stage.
WTF Why ruin a decent game with that baffling final stage!?
Legend Of Mana (2021) Review
Same Legend, Now In HD
HIGH Solving a mission that ends with a great boss fight.
LOW Wandering around for thirty minutes trying to figure out what to do.
WTF How exactly are these towns trapped inside the artifacts!?