Brian Seymour
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All this shows the thoroughness and care the developers wanted to bring to the beloved video game series. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection contains the same games you might already know and love. If not, there’s enough modern philosophy to make it worth exploring without compromising the original...
There’s also a glaring aesthetic update that I think only few will find sightly. Graphically, I think the 16-bit style of the original Monster World IV holds up quite well, but I also don’t mind the flashier, more bubbly appearance of the remake. It’s a bit incongruous with the more...
If you have someone to play with, It Takes Two is more than a worthwhile experience. As a game, it’s infinitely fun and full of environments you’ll want to get lost in. The story ends with a bit of turbulence, but it’s smooth sailing until you get there.If you have...
Loop Hero is exactly the sort of game that its publisher, Devolver Digital, has developed an eye for. It’s addictive, genre-spanning gameplay on top of a nebulous story that is open to interpretation. Side characters are sometimes too dismissive of what’s going on in the world and players will probably...
Overall, it’s a marvelous game. And to be able to play it concurrently with a game that, to me, has been such an influence in my life was awesome. Super Mario 3D World is very much the game I remember it was: Wholesome, engaging, and an absolute delight that can...
Perhaps a lot of my problems extend from my unfamiliarity with the Warriors genre. Everything on display looks accurate, but it’s clear there are several mechanisms missing to really sell the illusion. Age of Calamity tells two incongruent stories: One where we’re constantly on the verge of defeat as Calamity...
While there are settings to remove any references and allusions to the first game, Monster Camp relies heavily on familiarity. Aside from a few characters, everyone is reprising their role from Monster Prom. Former relationships and interactions I had in Monster Prom sat on the back of my mind as...
Most people could leave a similarly styled game feeling like they’ve experienced its entirety before it’s ever finished. But well after I’ve beaten it, Disc Room still holds at least one secret I’m desperately trying to solve. Like the scientist I was in control of, Disc Room pulled me into...
I’ve waited some time for a new Crash game that falls in-line with that trifecta of original games. Crash 4 neatly fills a hole in my heart. It’s smooth sailing for the most part, but now and then a wave of frustration rocks the boat. Whether this is tedium or...
Control: AWE
Perhaps I expected too much from what is meant to signify the grand merger of Remedy’s properties. The lore convinced me that Alan Wake had a bigger part to play. After AWE, that all seems like an afterthought. Nothing about what Faden is doing seems to be playing into a...
Cold Symmetry has truly done something grand. With a small team, they’ve created a well-polished and easy-to-play game in a space that would usually forbid it. Seasoned players are unlikely to turn to Mortal Shell for their intense gaming pleasures. But those sitting on the fence will have a nice...
The game warns that eating too much can be detrimental to your body. It’s good life advice, but I never felt hindered by overconsumption. In fact, I ate everything I could. There were changes to how the character moved, but this never discouraged me from eating anything. This held true...
