Leo Faria
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The year is 2014, often considered to be one of the weakest in the history of gaming. One of the shining beacons of hope in an otherwise dull year was the release of a little Kickstarter-backed title called Shovel Knight, by a then-unknown team called Yacht Club Games. I won’t sugarcoat it: I think that Shovel Knight is an absolute 10/10 game, one of the greatest games ever made, and arguably the best indie title in history. This led to the beginning of an immense franchise, one that spawne...
I’ll be honest: I didn’t think that Yoshi and the Mysterious Book was going to be anything but filler. I legitimately thought it was merely going to be “another Yoshi game”. Another cute, well-put, functional, but predictable 2.5D platformer just like pretty much any other game in the franchise. But nope, turns out way more effort was put into this little title than expected. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is the most unique title in this small subseries because it’s not trying to be...
If there is one constant from Xbox’s recent (and very shaky) output of titles, is that Forza Horizon is not only their most critically acclaimed franchise, but possibly THE most critically acclaimed racing franchise of all time. Yes, I said what I said, Gran Turismo followers. The mixture of open world exploration, phenomenal physics, accessibility options and collectathon elements resulted in what I personally consider to be the perfect racing game formula. The announcement of Forza Horizo...
Good games based on James Cameron’s Alien franchise seem to show up every now and then. Outside of a certain game by Gearbox Studios that shall remain nameless, there have been some genuinely surprising hits exploring wildly different gameplay styles that somehow just work. From the flawed masterpiece that is Alien: Isolation, to the isometric XCOM-style horror of Alien: Dark Descent, to the VR shooter Alien: Rogue Incursion, which was later ported to flat screens in its Evolved Edition, an...
Bubsy the Bobcat, an infamous mascot from the 90s, isn’t known for being the star of good games. In fact, I think the damn thing’s notoriety has only grown over the years, as some kind of punchline for the desperate attempt to capitalize on Sonic the Hedgehog‘s fame. That led to (terrible) modern sequels being developed over the past few years, as well as the release of a full-fledged compilation of his entire gaming catalogue, Bubsy 3D included. I still don’t understand how the Bubsy...
Older readers of this website may remember of a game from two decades ago named Spore. Developed by the creator of Sim City and The Sims, it was a promising game where you would be able to live the legacy of a creature’s evolutionary line, starting from a single-cell organism, up until it became a fully intelligent spacefaring species. What felt like a promising idea ended up being a collection of small and unfocused minigames for each stage of its evolutionary line. But what happens when y...
Milestone was once known as a developer solely focused on more serious racing simulators, but ever since the release of their excellent Hot Wheels games, they’ve earned a reputation for coming up with innovative gameplay elements for an otherwise very traditional genre. Screamer is their latest, uh, “non-traditional” racer, and it’s a very special occasion for them. The Screamer franchise is actually more than three decades, having been originally released on DOS back in 1995. This is...
I’ll be honest: I am getting really tired of the Playstation Studios exclusive pattern. Given how Sony always aims for the most cinematic, featured-bloated, and as a result, expensive experiences, most of their games started to feel quite samey as a result. They need to feature a ton of (safe) mechanics and content to appease to the highest amount of people at once, whilst also featuring somewhat predictable audiovisual styles and writing patterns that instantly turn them into award darling...
If you’re a big fan of music, you may have already decided to recommend songs, and even entire albums, to friends, based on their requests, personalities, and whatnot. So imagine turning that delightful pasttime we’ve all done at least once into a video game. Many developers would have turned it into a menial repetitive task in a robotic gameplay loop, but today’s subject is not the case. I’m here to talk about Patattie Games’ Wax Heads, and how this amalgamation of genres and influ...
There is something so special seeing the resurgence of great Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle content. The fantastic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge, The Cowabunga Collection, and even the bit different Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate was great to have. Of course the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie was delightful, and introduced a lot of younger generation to the Turtles. Seeing the four brothers always brings me great nostalgia, and when I saw th...