Jed Pressgrove's Reviews
It articulates a horrific but heroic myth underneath the clothes of a traditional platformer and beat-'em-up.
Any potential for excitement is squandered by the fact that the zombies you encounter are typically unthreatening.
The tiring exposition of the writing and the lack of visual coherence to the storytelling are obvious from the start.
The dialogue, mere filler between bouts, is more entertaining than the combat that’s meant to be the game’s focus.
The game fails to satisfy the natural urge to explore a three-dimensional realm of seemingly endless possibilities.
Based on its turn-based combat alone, Dragon Ball Fusions distinguishes itself from other roleplaying games.
Dragon Quest VIII‘s almost random plot and character moments carry complex emotional weight.
The game reveals itself as a sympathetic view of an imperfect world without a clear road to peace.
From a standpoint of action, Breath of the Wild goes out of its way to step beyond every Legend of Zelda title before it.
Its superior kineticism shows that Shovel Knight was an amateur's first stab toward something a little greater.
Throughout, Troll and I often raises the question of just how much testing was done to spot and correct mistakes.
Lizardcube has both made The Dragon's Trap more vibrant and set a fascinating standard for game remakes.
Red Barrels's game is an immature and hateful slight at anyone who dares to believe in a divine creator.
In our present-day world, its prediction of a violent worker-versus-worker future feels hauntingly plausible.
The game thoughtfully uses the opposing philosophies of its lover protagonists, Alm and Celica, to color its warfare.
There's something to be said about Nintendo throwing curve balls to keep players from becoming complacent.
The game's politics have negligible emotional impact due to contrived voice acting and obtrusive loading screens.
Like the first Splatoon, Nintendo's sequel to their smash hit isn't your average multiplayer online shooter.
Aven Colony strikes a superb balance of introducing its systems and giving one enough freedom to live and learn.
Capcom's second collection of Mega Man games mostly showcases a series in its death throes.