Supergiant goes three for three with stellar music, visuals and a game which refuses to sit in a particular genre, neatly straddling sports, team tactics, and a visual novel that forces some incredibly harsh decisions throughout.
A nasty early game trudge almost buries what is a unique and interesting RPG that will see you puzzle out battles in one of the more unique approaches that I’ve come across.
Oh dear. It looked all so promising in the videos but a mix of control missteps, a bad implementation of the DFM (Dog Fighting Mode) from Ace Combat and some unforgivable first person camera issues has rendered this War Thunder style arcade fighting
Housemarque is guilty of only one crime in releasing Nex Machina for the PC. They haven’t released the equally brilliant Resogun, that needs correcting.
Interesting, but not quite in the way everyone would wish. Regalia – Of Men and Monarchs serves up a hybrid of two game types in one, a very serviceable turn-based strategy element that riffs off of Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Tactics
Danmaku Unlimited serves up another slice of solid, reliable bullet hell. The problem is that the market has more interesting and more inventive options. Good is no longer good enough.
I got wang. It’s very shiny. It’s also a great deal of fun to play with. There. I said it. I’ve got the obvious jokes out of the way. Lo Wang is back, Shadow Warrior, one of the most pleasant surprises (and one of the most awesome
So, yeah, an hour in and I’ve plumbed the very depths that this game has to offer. Two hours in and I’m reaching for the pills, four hours and I fear that I’ll be writing letters to my loved ones and asking them to prepare memorial
Occasionally, late at night, I like to imagine the lives of the heroes of the various games that we, people, play. Just run with me on this for a moment, indulge my brief insanity here please, this will all make sense shortly. Imagine if you will
Great visual design meets a distinctly average platformer to leave a game with a lot of sizzle but lacking in meat.
