Aaron Botts
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Part II is an unavoidable achievement in so many ways. The few things it doesn’t get right don’t bog it down as many seem to think. Collectively speaking, this game subverts expectations in ways that make it stand out head and shoulders above the rest. For that reason alone, you...
Sludge Life feels like the video game version of being under the influence, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. While it feels like it might be a little too wrapped up in its own aesthetics at times, it still remembers that it’s a game first and not a video...
In the end, it’s still a good time rolling through the city in this Remastered take. Even with the performance issues I experienced, which did hamper the experience sometimes, I found myself having a fair amount of fun being the wackiest criminal I could be. In its current state, it’s...
Simply put, this is the return that fans have been waiting for. Streets of Rage 4 delivers in so many ways that the $24.99 price point seems more than reasonable with all the included content, even with the short story mode. It may prove to be overwhelming for those unfamiliar...
The big takeaway here is that a port of Sonic 2 is still a port of a classic. I still consider the Whitehead version of the game to be the definitive release, but I’ll continue to fret at the fact that it’s still locked away on mobile devices. That shouldn’t...
The biggest sin that Giraffe and Annika suffers from is a distinct lack of focus on top of grandiose ideas that don’t quite land in the way that one would hope. It suffers from the problem of trying to do many things, but not doing any of them well enough...
My biggest concern here is how fast and how easily modern audiences, much less PC gamers in general, will latch onto this despite the first-run exclusivity with the Epic Games Store. What’s presented here isn’t entirely something that would be totally out of place in gaming today, but MechWarrior 5...
I’ll be honest that I’m somewhat conflicted about how this entry wants to safely branch out and do other things with the game, but I can’t turn around and ignore the effort put into the gameplay here. While many entries in this franchise could easily be considered an example of...
Boss battles are a low point, jumping isn’t always the best in execution, and some may be disheartened that their favorite party game was cut. Regardless, Banana Blitz HD is the definitive version of an era of Monkey Ball that desperately needs to make a comeback by either remaking the...
Taito is trying to do its best to make a big return splash into the market. While today’s gaming market is saturated with so many classic releases, it’s nice to see releases like this being brought to modern audiences new players to discover. Part of this game shows its age...
The biggest sin that this game commits is that it is bland in nearly every aspect of the word. It’s like Kirby but “totally not Kirby guys,” takes game mechanics from older titles and doesn’t do anything creative with them, and just doesn’t leave any sort of lasting impression in...
I think that longtime fans will enjoy this one, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that this could also serve as a starting point for newcomers as well. Atelier games are remarkably consistent in quality. Even though Lulua may not blow the doors off in a number of...
