GameSpew's Reviews
Despite being yet another zombie game, Deadlight still feels fresh and unique thanks to being played entirely on the 2D plane
Forgetting about the repetitiveness and lifelessness of the environments for a moment, it's clear that there's strong art design behind it all, combining clean lines with bold colours to create a world that feels clinical, cool and futuristic
The best feature of Sssnakes however is the price: this game can be purchased for just a penny short of two quid!
Those minor faults aside, Mecha Ritz: Steel Rondo is a wonderful little game. The pixel art is strong, wiry, and grainy. The FM Synth soundtrack creates an effect like watching an 80s action movie on a dusty VHS cassette. The cherry on top is fast-paced dodge-and-destroy gameplay against a rogues gallery of killer robots. Now, if only somebody could explain to me what’s up with all of the coffee references.
The music brilliantly added to the creepy, empty atmosphere of the Ark, and the drama is so well done that at points I was frustrated at the game for asking me to make dialogue choices
The idea of being able to poop on people to the rhythm of 'Barbie Girl' made me more excited than it should have
Variety is the spice of life they say, and if true, Trials of The Blood Dragon could very well be the key to immortality
Mastering other games tends to be a matter of simple pattern recognition or savviness to the mechanics, but mastering Star Fox Zero is more like taming a wild animal: once you have it, you have it, and it's all a cruise from there
The important bit, the actual combat, is where Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator genuinely shines
Where [The Descendant] really shines is in its unique story and interesting characters with mysterious pasts that I can't wait to find out about
Thanks to the dual-stick system, movement is constantly fluid and you can pull off some wonderful dodges using the slow-motion ability
To call [Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus] a pure fighting game would be dismissing it as a poorly developed Dynasty Warriors-lite title with some sexy thrown in for good measure
There's around 20-30 hours' worth of content on offer, but the lengthy load times and boring puzzles make it feel like such a slog that after 10 or so your interest wanes
Frogwares' past Sherlock Holmes games… have always been unexceptional interpretations of the world's most exceptional detective, at times displaying some moments of brilliance, but mostly held back by their ineptitude and desire for safety
Fragments of Him is masterfully written, with impeccable dialogue that’s realistic, emotive and never clunky or awkward
Whilst the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired, one area where One Piece: Burning Blood hits the mark is content. Well, mostly
If you’ve never played Odin Sphere before, then now’s the time as this is about as good as an action-RPG can get. If you fell in love with the original all those years ago however, prepare to reassess your feelings; Odin Sphere: Leiftrasir will be akin to finding your soulmate, leaving the original title to feel like the empty husk of some great person you used to know in comparison.
From a presentation standpoint, Duelyst is beautiful in its relative simplicity, though a bit thematically confusing
Sound design is at it's best when you don't really notice it, you just absorb it – and that's exactly the case with Overwatch; I'd go as far to say that its sound design is revolutionary
Raiden V’s true longevity comes from its leaderboards, where true fans of the game will strive to hit the high scores