Close to the Sun wants to be Big Important Art, but it tries so hard to be Big Important Art that it undercuts itself.
This one’s a very niche game, but if a puzzle game that could turn into a six figure salary sounds intriguing–or if you just like dressing up cats–it beats another run through CodeAcademy.
The tongue is in cheek but not far enough.
That said, despite the frustrations, there’s no other series out there that captures the thrill of running around with a detailed fighter plane model in your hand blasting bad guys.
Ultimately, I feel like you have to buy in. If you want to start picking plot threads or quibble about level design, you can, but I don’t think there’s a lot of value to it. Get in, loser, we’re going to find humanity.
It’s not cutting edge. I mean “Souls-like” is a genre of its own now, not just an interesting experiment. So we wind up with Below, which is like one of those weird evolutionary offshoots that is never quite successful.
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is a beer-and-pretzels tactical game. It’s not hard or demanding. It’s more like a puzzle game than something like Final Fantasy Tactics.
Ultimately, The Bard’s Tale IV is a very good game, but it’s an old school launch in both senses.
If you like your dungeon crawls with a ladle of gothic atmosphere, you haven’t seen anything like this in an eternity.
This Is The Police 2 is shooting for something morally grey and messy but never quite has the narrative heft to carry it.
Airheart is worth checking out for twin-stick shooter fans that need a new fix, but otherwise, skip this flight.
We’re in an era of good shooters right now. There’s no reason to buy a mediocre one.
There’s a little jank here and there, but if you like action-RPGs and want something a little different–and not nearly as grimdark as those have been–I’m sending you a vision.
If you want some amazing, bleak, and depressing world-building, Frostpunk is definitely your jam.
Dead in Vinland is only going to appeal to the more hardcore life simulation fan.
Overall, Ash of Gods is not a bad game.
It’s a hell of an artistic achievement.
Stellaris is finally where it was meant to be. God save our free time.
It might be an interesting game, if anyone played it.
A surprisingly compelling roguelike about the pleasures and perils of hunting whales.