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Undoubtedly aspiring to capture the feel and excitement of the Tony Hawk franchise, a lack of any onboarding, honestly feeling a bit too fast, and not much in the way of originality make it crash and burn
While it has some novel and creative ways to use resizing items tied to puzzling, it also struggles to be satisfying
A weird, wild, and wacky take on the Vampire Survivors formula that works out better than expected
With a solid main story, plenty of space to explore, engaging combat, and a load of DLC to enjoy as well, this is an impressive package
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