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ArcRunner
I’d like to say something more original or outstanding about ArcRunner, but in so many ways it’s as generic of a cyberpunk third person roguelite shooter as it gets. Solid visuals, a decent soundtrack, enjoyable but not outstanding gameplay, though impacted by a low variety that becomes evident when grinding...
Harold Halibut
If you’re expecting more action and puzzles, then boy, you might bounce right off this one once you’ve finished gawking at how pretty it all is. My advice? Take it slow, and enjoy every moment with this bizarre and eccentric cast of characters. Games like Harold Halibut don’t come around...
The music isn’t memorable nor is it ever in the way. It’s a game I routinely had the sound turned down for as it was my go-to chill out as I listened to The Dollop or watched a Jaboody stream, title. It’s pleasant sounding musak that fits the vibe. I...
Ereban: Shadow Legacy is an occasionally pretty, decently fun title. It’s not too long, and if you’re into collecting things there’s a solid reason to replay each chapter. I’m not sure when it is going to hit Xbox but if you have even a decent PC and love stealth platformers...
Oh, and before I forget: Botany Manor has a nice selection of accessibility options that make the game easier to control and can help with motion sickness. Field of view, a setting to control character movement with one stick, toggle buttons for sprinting and zooming—all these are well-appreciated.
But besides that, there’s a fair bit of features that I’ve grown accustomed to from other rereleases of old titles that are missing here. You cannot set the game to render in its original resolution, loading and saving relies on a clunky menu, a lack of fast forwarding for battles,...
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles is not made for everyone. It’s an odd duck in the way it controls, the way it tells its story and the way it simulates the world, but it truly is a great way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon. Want a conventional strategy game or city-builder?...
South Park: Snow Day! isn’t a bad game – it looks nice enough, and it nails the franchise’s irreverent humour – hell, there’s even a dedicated fart button (and an achievement for finding it!), and there’s enough here to keep younger players interested. But – and it’s a big but...
On a lesser note, this game doesn’t offer online cooperative play. While its not the end of the world (and I much prefer local play for these kinds of games), I feel it should be standard especially for the price point (as a favourite of mine, ‘Hard Corps: Uprising’ does)....
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a fantastic video game. It improves on every facet of the first title. An excellent main quest is paired with Capcom’s best English VO and some incredible emergent combat. It’s fully approachable if you’ve never given the first one a go, and any Action RPG fan...
I did run into a few issues with the Series X version of the game. I had it crash on me every single time I transitioned from Chapter 1 to 2, no matter who I was playing as unless I skipped the cutscene. It was repeatable every time and during...
Bug wise I had so damned many issues. When a game runs this poorly it shouldn’t be a shock but the amount of times I got stuck in the environment for a fairly long amount of time before the game realized it was in the dozens. When this happens, it...
