James Cunningham
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Sonic Frontiers is a hugely ambitious new direction for the series that comes close to hitting on all cylinders. The different islands are all expansive with a ton of places to explore and routes to get there, some less obvious than others. It feels weird to appreciate the story in...
Even with the story not living up to previous entries, Yomawari: Lost in the Dark does a good job continuing the unique horror series. Yuzu is a likeable character and the town she has to explore is nicely designed with a good number of points of interest. The puzzles aren't...
Vampire Survivors initially feels like a nice bite-sized adventure, something to dip into now and then for the joy of orchestrating a little mayhem as the heart of bullet hell rather than its recipient. For the first few rounds, which generally last maybe ten minutes or so, it may not...
Rogue Legacy 2 is an enormous beast of an adventure, packed with fast combat, great platforming and endless replayability. It's the kind of game that can be actively difficult to stop playing, with the spoils from one run opening up new opportunities in the next that can be difficult to...
Even with the annoyance of the narrator being so utterly clueless, there's no question that Maquette is effective at illustrating the pain of a good relationship gone bad. The integration of puzzles and story never gel as it should, with only the setting feeling like it was at all related...
It's hard to understate how incredible having the whole world available feels and the amount of possibility it opens up. I've been playing for over a week and there are entire continents I haven't looked at yet, and am still only beginning to settle down and focus on an overall...
While it would be nice to see Toriko as more of a character, everything else in Void Terrarium is bursting with charm. A dark charm in certain cases, such as the remorse felt by factoryAI for killing the humans (not a spoiler, this is revealed early) who built the underground...
Neon Abyss is a highly playable action-roguelike with a huge number of perks and weapons to take on the ever-growing horde of monsters that show up in each room. The powerup progression in a run is almost always satisfying, assuming it doesn't take too long for the random drops to...
Minecraft Dungeons is a capable all-ages dungeon crawl that, while doesn't use its license to anything like its full potential (see Dragon Quest Builders 2 for how to do it right), is still good fun once it gets moving. The variety of enemies keeps you on your toes, and the...
While SnowRunner has a few quirks here and there, overall it's a fantastic game of exploration and brute-force driving. The maps are beautifully designed, seeming much bigger than they actually are and filled with gorgeous scenery and plenty of goals to track down. The slow pace of the driving takes...
While Wattam can be a little awkward, thanks to replacing its camera stick with the simple rotation controls on the shoulder buttons, and easily beaten in three hours, it's a game that makes a strong statement that sticks in the mind. It's easy to go from one task to another,...
Despite this, as mentioned right up front, I absolutely loved playing Indivisible. The combat being fairly easy just means the story has to carry the weight and the well-designed and animated cast is more than up to the job. Ajna is an incredibly fun hero, headstrong to a fault and...
