Spencer Legacy's Reviews
Both volumes of the Namco Museum Archives have their own strong points, despite the mediocre rewind feature.
Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated is an unfortunately rough package.
The Darius Cozmic Collections are both mostly enjoyable titles that collect a good number of incredibly hard but normally fun shoot-em-ups.
Skelattack is a charming but flawed platformer that, while fun at times, seems to be at odds with itself when it comes to difficulty in its platforming.
The Definitive Edition of Xenoblade Chronicles is one of the best games ever made. The story, characters, gameplay, visuals, and music are all top-notch, and there’s a nearly endless amount of content in addition to the story.
Gals’ Fighters is a straightforward and incredibly fun fighter that takes advantage of its original technical limitations.
Trials of Mana is a stellar remake that manages to bring one of the most elusive Square Enix RPGs to the West in an impressive and colorful way.
Streets of Rage 4 is a near-perfect return for one of the most beloved beat-em-ups of all-time.
Though a couple of story beats seem stretched or concerning, Final Fantasy VII Remake is an overall fantastic game that does justice to the original with its grand gameplay, thoughtful additions to the story, and beautiful music and visuals.
The Panzer Dragoon Remake is a fun and quick way to experience a SEGA classic, if you’re okay with very simple gameplay and not much of a main plot.
The Resident Evil 3 Remake is a fantastic and consistently-tense horror game that takes an already brilliant game and updates it to be even better in a few departments.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 is a great musou game that captures the tone of One Piece’s action in its gameplay without dragging.
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is a simple and comfortable arcade platformer that is quite fun for its short runtime.
I’d say One’s Justice 2 is worthwhile for My Hero Academia superfans, but others may find it to be too repetitive for a fighter.
The Yakuza Remastered Collection is an excellent updated collection of three stellar games from the PS3’s lifetime.
Granblue Fantasy Versus has a few issues, but it’s an excellent game for fighting game newcomers and people who want a simpler fighter for a change. The story is thin and repetitive, but the varied characters and strong visuals mostly make up for these issues.
One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows is your standard anime arena-fighter. Combat and missions are repetitive, and the visuals are incredibly mixed. Interacting with the world of One-Punch Man and creating your own character is quite fun, as is combat at first, so the game is likely still worthwhile for huge fans of One-Punch Man. Otherwise, you may want to skip this one.
Rune Factory 4 Special is a robust farm-simulator and RPG experience that, while occasionally dull, is a deep and truly relaxing experience. There’s no shortage of things to do from the get-go, and the detail put into combat and the various leveling systems will surely please even those who lean more into the RPG side of things.
While I can appreciate what Dawn of Fear is trying to achieve, the amount of technical problems that plague the game makes it an unfortunate mess. While it occasionally manages to project the tone of classic horror games, it’s simply a broken game.
Speaking Simulator can get a bit complicated, but the goofy writing and strange yet fun gameplay make it a weird but worthwhile game. It can be a tad repetitive, but if you’re looking for a silly and fun time, Speaking Simulator is indeed for you.