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When there are plenty of tower defense games out there with a unique hook or some sort of personality, this falls flat
While it may not offer up quite as much variety of some of its competition, there’s an undeniable charm and polish to this platforming adventure
While it may be budget-friendly and offers a fair number of things to unlock, the vanilla gameplay lacks the oomph to make it worthwhile
If you’re able to take into account that this is an older title, and perhaps are able to play with friends, this may not be a bad diversion for Tolkien fans
While I had high hopes that this wild and crazy take on sports could channel some old-school Mutant League vibes, I’m wishing perhaps they’d stopped the jank at mere amateur status…
While the twin-stick shooter junkie in me wishes that this budget hybrid of shooting and tower defense was quite a bit tougher, it still manages to have surprising appeal even with its overall simplicity
The latest in what has seemed to be a string of gambling roguelikes, all seeming to be looking to grab some of the success of Balatro, CloverPit is fair, but ultimately feels limited
An absolute mixed bag, featuring 2 reasonably good and distinctive RPGs, but then 2 lesser offshoot efforts that muddy the overall picture of quality for the package
While I’m happy to see this sexier and high-octane take on the gameplay style that Vampire Survivors really defined, the Switch 2 port has some unfortunate problems that can hopefully be patched
While there can be some appeal to the game’s mix of some horror, tension, and what amounts to relatively simple mini games, it ends up feeling like it’s lacking in depth pretty quickly
While sharing its claustrophobic sensibilities with the likes of Iron Lung, its narrative side is a bit less robust, but in general its execution and playability at least feel more accessible
Takes elements of earlier titles like Boulderdash and combines them with more modern challenging elements like you’d see in games like Spelunky
A melding of concepts and styles from monster trainers, deckbuilders, and tactical strategy titles packed into a new package that works well overall
A novel idea, mixing together chess pieces and movement with a piece-switching puzzle mechanic, but it runs out of steam
While this very casual photography adventure with plenty of cats to capture has charm, it’s also a bit thin on substance
There’s a straightforward quality to how the game has the player use deduction that could make it great for beginners, but veteran mystery fans will likely find it too stripped down and simplified
While I was hoping that the game would do more to leverage actual narrative of some kind to add interest, its different heroes and the wildly different rules of their decks and cards helps make it interesting
While there have been some great action-oriented co-op games in the last generation, Big Walk takes a big swing at throwing you and your friends into a space full of varied puzzles with little direction, expecting that you’ll work things out
One of those cases where I suppose the concept the developers had in mind is implemented reasonably well, but that it’s so lacking in overall ambition and depth that it’s hard to consider much of a game
While not all of its events are of equal quality, and without friends or family to play with it loses some appeal, it’s a decent and varied sports party game package