Tag: Platformer
Review: Olija
It’s always refreshing to review a game that isn’t trying to be anything other than itself. There’s more to discuss when it comes to Olija, of course, but... Read More
Review: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
A game like Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin feels like an eventual inevitability. I’ve noted before that Demon’s Souls is a game that’s spawned a lot of imitations,... Read More
Review: Skully
There’s something to be said for expectations in a game. When I was approached to review Skully, I had been expecting something along the lines of your usual... Read More
Review: Exit the Gungeon
Some game concepts do not weather a format shift very well. Enter the Gungeon was something of a darling with reviewers when it arrived; it was a top-down... Read More
Review: Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ori and the Blind Forest was one of my favorite games in recent memory. One of the few long, exploration-focused games I committed to beating a second time.... Read More
Review: Giraffe and Annika
It’s not anything new in media in general, but you do have to admit that it’s kind of satisfying to see something merged together in a result that... Read More
Review: Stela
There is something to be said about a game without dialogue, narration, or text of any kind. It’s a tall task, one that not many games have been... Read More
Review: Indivisible
Kickstarter has become a mainstay in recent years to launch development of new games, but many often forget just how long that development can take. Most of the... Read More
Review: Gun Gun Pixies
Sexual fanservice in games is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of thing for many gamers. I'm personally not a huge fan of it, but I can overlook it so long as the game itself is solid. Read More
PAX West 2019 Hands-on: Indivisible
When I was a kid, I was really in to video games, and I used to spend a lot of time doodling out ideas for what I thought would be cool games (I was a nerd, don't judge me). One idea I remember clearly having was a cross between a JRPG and a side-scroller. The closest I've found in recent memory was the game Exist Archive, but my idea was one that had full platformer elements as well. Read More
Review: Whipseey and the Lost Atlas
These days, modern day and retro-styled platformers have seen quite a bit of a comeback. In between modern remakes and reimaginings of established franchises, indie titles that have made a serious impression on me (looking at you Cuphead), and new titles that feel comfortable in their own skin, I was feeling pretty good about the direction this genre is going. Read More