Nick Mangiaracina's Reviews
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is ripe to be picked and placed in your library.
While I have my grievances, of which there are many, I still really loved playing Element TD 2 and know I’ll be sinking a lot of time into it in the future, especially if any of my issues are resolved.
Once I found myself hitting my stride in Cozy Grove, it became a before-bed ritual.
I’ve always said that the best and most interesting games are being made at the experimental level in game jams and Essays on Empathy proves that.
From beginning to end I was hooked on Backbone
I would avoid Cris Tales on the Switch until there’s been some patching done or you’ve tested it on another platform.
Scarlet Nexus has the foundation of a great idea that’s executed poorly and spends more time introducing new systems than exploring the ones already provided.
Even among fans of dialogue-driven adventure titles, I couldn’t possibly recommend Last Stop.
Very few games get as much right with their formula as Death’s Door does.
Minute of Islands is an incredibly stunning game with a timely narrative, minimal gameplay, and small platforming puzzles.
If you’re willing to let your guard down, open up your heart, and accept Button City as it is, you will get a very wholesome experience with lots of laughs and some very charming art.
Deck Nine manages to take Life is Strange’s classic signatures of indie music, small-town mysteries, and teenage angst and elevate it from the original creation. What could have been a bumbling soft-reboot of Life is Strange, Life is Strange: True Colors turned into the best game in the series so far.
Rollerdrome offers an incredibly rewarding experience that keeps you coming back for more.
I can’t think of a game in the genre I’d recommend more right now than Fashion Police Squad.
Interconnected stories between games are always going to be fun to me. Anyone who enjoyed Backbone will most assuredly love the world being explored in Tails. I hope they continue this trend because Eggnut has created a very interesting world to explore.
There’s a fine balance struck in The Last Spell between Tactical RPG and roguelike. I think Ishtar Games did an excellent job adapting the genre to a roguelike. Initially hesitant at first, The Last Spell won me over with its fast paced battles, hero customization, and light town-management gameplay.
Tchia ended up becoming a frustrating and boring mess of a game.
Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key offers so much and is really the ultimate game in the Ryza series. It just wasn’t for me.
Darkest Dungeon 2 brilliant, stunning, and an absolute blast to play, an exceptional evolution from the first game.
LISA: Definitive Edition takes all the good and bad of the original game, improves on it, and makes it more accessible for a new generation of people to experience.