Jordan Biordi's Reviews
Dragon Is Dead has a great sense of style and a lot of good ideas, but its execution of mechanics makes it feel a bit confused about what it wants to be.
Pipistrello and the Cursed YoYo is not only a loving tribute to classic GBA games, but a serious elevation of the style.
Trash Goblin has the foundation for a genuine cozy game, but implements half-hearted sim elements for an experience that never feels as satisfying as it could.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is a new turn-based take on the iconic franchise from Strange Scaffold.
Lynked: Banner of the Spark balances excellent dungeon crawling with solid town-building mechanics for a really satisfying experience
Deliver At All Costs is a wildly chaotic and immensely fun experience that channels classic GTA and almost makes it a parody of itself.
Creature Keeper is an incredibly unique game that feels like a combination of Pokémon and The Legend of Zelda.
Despite its flashy looks, Empyreal is a bog-standard ARPG that somehow lacks any of the things that make these games fun and interesting.
Captain Blood looks and plays like an early 2000s Hack & Slash, for better AND worse.
Shotgun Cop Man utilizes a unique gun-based movement style to create an arcade action experience that is deeply engaging and incredibly fun.
Moroi has a genuinely unique aesthetic and a distinct sense of atmosphere, but little else going for it.
Amerzone - The Explorer’s Legacy takes the excellent fundamentals established by its predecessor and enhances them tenfold with modern gaming sensibilities and unbelievable visual polish.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage - Tape 2 not only fails to conclude its story in a meaningful way, it highlights all the ways the entire story's structure doesn't really work.
The Hundred Line - Last Defence Academy is a pretty solid turn-based strategy game buried under an avalanche of terrible anime tropes and mediocre storytelling.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate takes the solid foundation of a Beat ‘Em Up and applies 2D Fighter controls to it for a fast, arcade-style action that’s impossible to put down.
Rusty Rabbit has some interesting ideas, but they’re buried under tedious and somewhat undercooked gameplay.
While it could’ve been a bit more fleshed out, Star Overdrive is a genuinely fun version of: “What if Breath of the Wild was Tony Hawk?”
With updated controls and modern visuals enhancing the experience, Croc: Legend of the Gobbos is a PlayStation classic worth revisiting!
Look Outside is genuinely one of the scariest games I've played since P.T., and that's an incredibly high bar to clear.
Kaiserpunk brings the creativity and consideration for construction of a Sim Game to the deep strategy and nuance of the 4X genre.