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Plastomorphosis starts out as a rough but tolerable survival horror game, and slowly morphs into a test of patience propped up by tedious gameplay, a bad fixed camera system, obtuse puzzles and painful exploration.
The gripping story, nightmarish visuals, and mysteries are what will keep gamers hooked on Urban Myth Dissolution. It’s an awesome depiction of the anxieties of modern urban life and myth plays a role in our lives.
At the end of the day, if you are looking to play the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection to just relive or experience some of the beloved early games then it is worth picking up. If you are looking to battle against other duelists, then it might be better to hold off on picking up this collection until there are more multiplayer options.
Abyss has a fun gameplay loop, held together by well-thought-out roguelike systems and a massive cast of characters for players to try out. This is a game that does a genre mixture quite well, being a treat for both Musou and roguelike fans without alienating Koei’s core audience.
As an introduction to a grander story and universe full of possibilities, there is potential here. For its price, players get an OVA’s worth of story stretched to about three to four hours. This would have been an awesome first chapter, but the fact that it ends with a big question mark will leave players wanting in frustration.
Tales of Graces f Remastered is a solid JRPG for young gamers who think turn-based gameplay is boring. The saccharine friendship themes will bore most older gamers and make their skin crawl, but it does have some genuinely heartfelt moments. Some of the writing is sloppy and the motivations are weak. If you’re a little kid, it may resonate with you.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II has a list of content that is truly the stuff of JRPG legends. Aside from a few stale moments between the more important tidings of Van’s investigations, this is the single-player JRPG to play this month. Case closed.
Typing of the Net and Endless Nightmare are possibly novel experiences for those who are really into Needy Streamer Overload and simply want more of its characters, but as someone who is not that invested into the series, it just sort of falls flat as a below average typing game and a mostly alright 2D platformer.
The open world was just a means to an end to make the world feel more immersive and Terry doesn’t need to drive that much apart from driving up the building. Sometimes messing around and enjoying a simple laugh is the best joy in life.
Enchantment Under the Sea is some of the best content Atomic Heart has received so far, keeping up with the quality established by the base game and also providing players with some much-needed mobility through the grappling hook, adding quite a bit of depth to both exploration and combat.
Turbo Overkill is pure, unadulterated, unpretentious, yet focused action bliss. The retro-inspired visuals are easily the least interesting aspect because everything else is mind-blowingly exemplary.
Heart of Chornobyl continues the long-lived Stalker tradition of releasing great immersive sims with loads of performance issues, which are still enjoyed by the fans due to their charming atmospheres and immersive gameplay. Stalker 2 is far from a perfect title, but it delivers in terms of content and story to those who want to see more of the zone.
The execution could not have been worse. Paw Paw Destiny is just too buggy and incoherent to play.
Lords of the Fallen is better than its predecessor, mostly because it’s half of a good game instead of an entirely bad one, but it’s quite difficult to recommend it. The amount of work that was put into this reboot is technically impressive, enough to make me interested in trying out its sequel; let’s just hope that one can stick the landing.
If you like Resident Evil, school horror games, or stealth, you’ll enjoy Fear the Spotlight. The horror is also family-friendly, with no gore or jump scares, so it’s safe to gift this to a younger family member or sensitive friend even if they normally don’t like horror.
From a gameplay standpoint, this is passable for a $3 game, but the physics based stuff needs a lot of fine tuning.
Big Helmet Heroes is a very safe choice for young gamers who are new to the genre that won’t overwhelm them with complex mechanics. Being able to pick up weapons allows flexibility to mix and match fighting styles with different classes on the fly while still playing as your favorite character. The toy-like aesthetic will certainly please kids.
The blueprint for a title like this has already been set by 2017’s Deadwood, so it’s disappointing to see Edge of Sanity completely miss the mark in such a way, failing to provide a competent horror experience as it chooses to ignore its strengths to focus on tedium and repetition instead.
If you are looking for an excellent, semi-realistic RPG, look no further than Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. The combat within the game can get your heart racing with adrenaline pumping through your veins. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II will provide you with hours of gameplay that will feel worthwhile whether you buy it for full price or during a future sale.