James Paley
Make no mistake, this is art. A beautiful trip packed in moulded off-white plastic and labeled with a sharpie from the junk drawer
Beholder does an excellent job of making you feel hopeless. I was immediately infected by the game’s clouded atmosphere.
Every challenge requires you to think on your feet and use unconventional moves to succeed.
Whether or not you’ve played the first one, Gravity Rush 2 is a game you can’t afford to miss.
The game is beautifully set up, assuming you’re into the zen level of work it has in store for you.
You will do things that make you feel like a genius just for thinking of them.
The whole thing was breathtaking.
Shadows of Adam delivers retro JRPG flavor without the bitter aftertaste of merciless grinding and pointless punishments.
The graphics don’t click, the music wears on you and the writing is forgettable.
If you like your games dripping with 80’s arcade charm then Dystoria will be a good investment.
Although I was ultimately bested by the game’s brutal difficulty, I can still recognize the excellent design philosophy at work here.
DESYNC requires a special blend of patience and precision. It’s a raw power buried way in your guts that this game just might awaken in you anew.
the core mechanics are identical from world to world. Navigate, murder, collect the loot.
If I didn’t have access to a map, I would have no sense of where I left, or where I ended up, or if I’d been there already.
The monsters are vibrant and suffused with poisoned grace
Anoxemia’s intended atmosphere is one of horror, yet I mostly felt annoyed.
___________________________ “The graphics have a cartoonish flair that perfectly complements the physics at play.
Making me wander over to the shop to purchase a stat upgrade already behind a progression gate is so pointless.
The beautiful, hand-crafted game worlds are a single error away from being awash with your blood.
If you consider yourself a narrative gaming connoisseur, you'll find some real value here. If that genre doesn't resonate with you, though, you may want to think twice before picking up Path of Whispers.