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Really, it’s the areas built with specific purpose that are the highlights. The distorted areas that provide plot exposition. The rooms where you find abilities and equipment. Most notably, the boss battles, which are far and away the best thing about this title.
Pyre
For those that are left wanting after finishing the game, there’s a few options that increase replay value of Pyre. For starters, you could simply replay the game, making different choices in the paths you take and the characters you free from exile. If you want more of a challenge,...
Yonder really does have a lot going for it. It’s one of the more charming games that I’ve played this year, and the very relaxed vibe really works to its advantage. I will concede that some aspects of the game may feel a little undercooked, and it may not twist...
This remaster is definitely the way Final Fantasy XII is meant to be played. If you’ve already played the original to death, there’s enough changes and improvements here to warrant your time and money. If you’ve never experienced the twelfth numbered title in this series, now would be the greatest...
The core gameplay is fun, despite a few annoyances in design choice, but the package as a whole is painfully mediocre. For fans of the series that have been waiting to return to the world of Valkyria, I’m saddened to say that this opportunity isn’t really worth your time.
I find myself in a strange position with this game. While I found certain aspects of the plot to be a little hammy at points, I found being inside of Renee’s head as she is mistreated to be one of the game’s strengths. However, it really is hampered by the...
Yet while its objective flaws stand out, they don’t weigh Mask of Deception down quite enough to diminish its entertainment value. It lands awkwardly between a serious SRPG-VN and a quirky Aiun-inspired harem anime a mere stone’s throw from its eroge origins, yes. But will that do anything to turn off its...
It has its flaws, but still proves to be a very enjoyable game that I had trouble putting down (as the sparse nature of this review can testify.) If you’re a fan of the series or picking up a Dynasty Warriors game for the first time, I highly recommend this.
Despite a large cast that can be tough to keep track of, and a player character without much personality, I had a great time reading through Hakuoki. If you’re hesitant to check this game out because it’s marketed to female gamers, I would encourage you to get over that stigma and give...
Overall, Akiba’s Beat is repetitive and rough around the edges…yet it has some kind of charm that keeps drawing me back to it. Maybe its the grounded characters contrasted against an insane world. Maybe it the competent old-school Tales-style combat. Perhaps its just the anticipation from seeing how another otaku’s delusion...
Overall, Yooka-Laylee is a game with a ton of retro-inspired heart, but a definite lack of polish may disappoint fans who expected the quality of their previous Banjo-Kazooie titles. With a smaller team, smaller development time, and a lower price in the end at $40, it’s still a good deal...
Overall, The Caligula Effect is a title that showed quite a bit of promise, but ended up being a plain chore to play through. The gameplay is tedious and repetitive, with its multiple featured engines being completely ignorable. The game doesn’t perform well on the hardware. Graphical design is uninspired and...
