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I look forward to continuing experiencing Monster Hunter Wilds, as there’s always something that’s in need of farming and the game keeps getting new updates. More armor sets, more weapons, and even new friendships to be made with other hunters.
It would have been nice to have a few things updated like a better way to hot-bar or cast spells, similarly to how it’s possible to quickly use potions. Strangely the lack of modern-day quality of life features such as this manages to only add to this game’s charm as a fantastic time machine, back to when western developers embraced dungeon crawler RPGs
I can confidently say Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark is consistently amazing. The utterly lovable two protagonists complement each other with their polarized personalities. The clever yet sometimes perverted humor never fails to make me smile or laugh. The perfect and responsive 2D-pixel platforming gameplay and great co-op implementation make this cleaning a job a hard one not to recommend.
KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT is a densely packed weeb bonanza of jokes and challenging platforming that keeps platformer fans on their toes. His form may be mostly vanity muscles, but this cat is strong where it counts.
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Ultimately, Reignbreaker will scratch your itch if you crave fast-paced combat isometric combat and already beat Hades. However it also doesn’t really offer anything new to the genre, and with its clear winners and losers in terms of power-ups and repetitive enemies, the creativity feels like it stops at its art direction and character design.
The game feels a lot smoother when compared to prior years and between the roster size and the game modes updates, you are in for hours of enjoyable playtime. The Island is only available on PlayStation and Xbox, however, it is not something that is necessary to experience, it’s just a fun alternative option.
The combat system is gonna be competing in uniqueness against Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. I have to hand it to Gust with what they were able to accomplish with their team this time. Using fantastic references, they have made another fantastic recipe with Atelier Yumia that will please ongoing fans.
Since Fragpunk is free to play it is definitely something that is worth checking out.
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is an excellent example of how to craft a game that’s full of representation for a distinct group of people, yet still remain completely approachable for anyone else who wants to experience the tale.
The open world and RPG aspects are not perfect by any means, but those are minor issues on an otherwise very engaging and competent experience that is acted out masterfully. If you are interested in Japanese history or simply want more of Team Ninja’s brutally satisfying combats, go grab Rise of the Ronin.
Avowed has its moments when players are invading a camp full of thugs and monsters, where the sparks can fly and the blades can clash. Between those moments are insufferable dialogues with a cast of characters you won’t care for, in a setting that never feels convincing. It’s a shallow and dumb game that could be a guilty pleasure if you got it for $20.
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The Suikoden games often go out of their way to do these things, and that’s the kind of grit I miss from the genre. This is a fantastic remaster for Suikoden I and II, which are two of the greatest JRPGs ever made. The stars shine bright in this franchise, and I hope to see Suikoden III make a return now after this incredible change of events.
The gameplay is pretty standard for what it is, but for its time, it would have been incredible to have an action game like this on a portable like the Gameboy Advance. Ninja Five-O was never truly worth the insane eBay prices. Curious gamers will finally get closure and play it to see what they were missing out on. As it turned out, it was just pretty good.
MACROSS -Shooting Insight- is a milquetoast shooter that wouldn’t be so offensive if it was priced more appropriately.
While Sword of the Necromancer: Resurrection seems like it faces a lot of issues, it manages to still play like a very fun dungeon crawler. Some of these hiccups might even grow on the player, like the very strangely paced combat and proper use of controlling the monsters. The UI is ugly and could use some finesse.
It isn’t the most dramatic story, but it made me feel like a child playing a new mysterious game on SNES again. The Triangle Stars is a place I enjoyed visiting and hassling the locals was always fun. Thanks to the music, text, and imagery, Omega 6 felt like I was hanging out in a real place for a fleeting moment.
The first trilogy collection was a solid release of nothing but hits with minor roughness to the remaster. It got patched up and became better and hopefully, that might be the case for IV-VI, because it does not seem finished yet. Having retro graphics run at 60 fps is a wonderful option to have and the photo mode is still lots of fun. Even the alternate controls are an interesting way to replay these.
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.