Chris McMullen
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Every new prison is a wonder to behold and a challenge to be conquered, the thrill and anticipation of success escalating as you tackle progressively tougher and more varied penitentiaries. It isn’t perfect, and frustration will rear its ugly head from time to time, but for all its quirks, The Escapists...
Yet DeadCore is such a grand journey that it’s easy to forgive the game its narrative shortcomings. The puzzles it delivers are just challenging enough to ensure the game never outstays its welcome and success is indeed its own reward. The game’s speed running potential helps it stand up to...
If you’re looking for an expansive RPG or JRPG that marries world exploration with a myriad of gameplay elements, you’re not going to find it here. But if complex, entertaining battles float your boat, and you can tolerate the lack of diversions or deviations, then you’ll be in your nostalgic...
Equally odd is the game’s “story mode” which you’d expect to be a series of battles interspersed with animated sequences. In fact, it’s nothing but a two hour plus animated movie, using the game’s engine. Actual in-game combat including online fights is accessed through the “battles” menu. Given that you need...
To be frank, Butcher is a game that’s best enjoyed in small doses. This grim, pixellated gorefest successfully channels the spirit of 8 and 16 bit shoot-’em-ups but doesn’t stand up to sustained play; spend too long with it in one sitting and it starts feeling like an infuriating grind....
Prey
Prey is a game that draws you in the more you play it. If you’ve played the demo and decided it wasn’t for you, it’s worth thinking again, since it really picks up after that initial hour. It’s also absurdly replayable; while you can complete the game in roughly ten hours,...
And that, in a nutshell, is what really sells this game. Rewarding as it is to finally crack the game’s puzzles, which are taxing but rarely frustrating, it’s The Sexy Brutale‘s intricate, winding narrative that makes it all worth it. The game hints at what’s really going on, to the...
Chaos Code – New Sign of Catastrophe isn’t going to knock Street Fighter IV’s off the top spot. Though ultimately, Chaos Code seeks to carve out its own niche and it may just do that here in the west. It’s an entertaining brawler in its own right and its roster of...
Neurovoider expertly blends shooter and RPG elements, delivering concentrated blasts of arcade mayhem followed by a brief strategic respite. It’s tough, yes, but failure is rarely frustrating and you’ll end up jumping right back into the fray. Noisy, tough, but ridiculously entertaining, Neurovoider will have you praying for the robot apocalypse.
Ultimately, We Are The Dwarves is jack of all trades, master of none. The game includes strategy, stealth and action elements but none of these mechanics are particularly well implemented. I spent too much time wrestling with the game’s clunky controls, limiting levels and high difficulty to get any joy...
