Megan Walton's Reviews
A Pixel Story is a fun stroll through a computer that can be quite challenging at times. The story is engaging and the different characters that you meet along the way are both interesting and original (even if they were inspired by past games).
88 Heroes is a game that tells the same old saving the earth story but in a unique way. With 88 heroes on offer here, each time you play the game you'll get something different, be it good or bad.
Yooka-Laylee is bright, colourful and fun from the outset, a theme that carries through the whole of the game. It's a colourful romp through a unique world filled with pagies, cagies and weirdly wonderful characters. It feels like a love letter to a time of games gone by in the best way possible, and it's hard not to be drawn to the way the game looks. A few issues with the camera and some of the controls stop the game being perfect, but it isn't far off.
Your time with Noodle and Doodle might be a bit short, and some of the camera angles will really have you struggling, but overall it's a fun and exciting experience that you shouldn't misssssssss.
There's a definite sense of curiousity felt when playing 'n Verlore Verstand, but ultimately it just doesn't hit the mark. The game just has too many negatives that outweigh the positives, like a dodgy camera, lack of direction or a collectible tracker, and frustrating elements throughout the enigmatic title. It does redeem itself slightly with a thoroughly listenable soundtrack and some lovely environments, but sadly these are not enough to make this game any better than just okay.
Planetbase is a nice change of pace from the usual building simulators as the space environment brings up new challenges.
Although there is a good variety in terms of puzzles in the game, there's very little else to shout about here. The story feels overly confusing from start to finish, and the variety in puzzles is let down by the sheer difficulty of some of them.
SpeedRunners is simple but fun, and is definitely made more fun with the addition of three friends.
Get on your bike and pick this up if you're glued to the Tour de France right now, but otherwise cycle on.
Episode 1 - Hero in Residence feels like a promising start for Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two. We have both new and old friends combined, as well as a couple of new threats to the world, all of which immediately make you eager to play more.
Overall, Giant Consequences is a worthwhile new chapter, and helps build a strong foundation for the rest of the season.
Echoes of the Fey: The Fox's Trail succeeds in a couple of areas but largely fails in others.
It is a decent amount of content for such a cheap price, but unfortunately it just doesn't add that much to the actual gameplay.
Episode 3 is the best episode yet in this new series.
Overall, the game is fun for a short time, but it's never anything on which you are going to spend a huge amount of time.
AER - Memories of Old is a beautiful story told in a beautiful world.
Episode four has set us up for an exciting conclusion to Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two.
Black Mirror will leave you feeling a bit torn. It's a good story told in a good location, accompanied by an ideal soundtrack. The fact that it is carrying on with the same family from the original games is the icing on the cake. Sadly, it is let down by too many problems, including annoying movement and camera tracking, poor facial character designs and other issues that mount up to make the game more of a struggle than it should be.
Oh My Godheads is a fun game if you are looking at it from the multiplayer side of things, but it manages to have something for the single player gamer too.
"Episode 5 - Above and Beyond" is an appropriate end to another good Telltale season.