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While certainly expectations for something so dirt cheap can’t be high, if you’re not looking for extreme simplicity you’ll want to pass
Much like it’s practically-identical cousin Catgotchi, but in the case of its meager mini-games even less fun
Certainly not for those lacking in skill and patience, Bleak Sword DX distills the likes of Dark Souls into a lo-fi and brutal arcade-like action game
Designed as a horror title that makes you feel more uneasy than scared, Decarnation succeeds in being creepy but won’t be for everyone
Though it mechanics and style may be quite traditional (and even a bit stale), the addition of fire to the mix helps this be more memorable
While you could perhaps get some classic gaming vibes from 7 Horizons there’s just an overall blandness here it can’t shake
If you’re looking for that tension in the pit of your stomach as you peek around the next corner, and don’t mind some warts, this delivers
While a step up from the game this variation has spawned from, there’s no mistaking that it has a mobile-esque simplicity that dulls quickly
Original, brilliantly designed, varied, challenging, and loads of fun the Shovel Knight series has shaken up the action puzzler genre nicely
With its inspirations clearly on its sleeve, this 3D platformer/shooter has some ambition but struggles with execution
If you’re a shooting fan you know Raiden, you probably love Raiden, and you’re likely to want this Raiden. More casual folks, it’s a toss up
While perhaps its VR-ish setting is only minimally functional, the parts that deliver like the voice acting, suspense, and humor work wonderfully
Aside from the letdown of it generally just having a “racing on a blue track” feel, there are other issues that sink this duckie
This could have been great for younger or less seasoned gamers, but poorly-implemented controls and a lack of direction hold it back
While this budget-friendly adventure is pretty humble overall it delivers a reasonably-good core experience and solid puzzles
Granted, in many ways it’s another variation on the “creature collector” RPG subgenre, but it is able to differentiate itself nonetheless
Sure, it’s a budget game just about anyone could play… but it also seems better suited to your phone if you’d play it at all
While as budget mobile ports go I’ve played worse, the sluggish pace and overly-simple play make it a bit of a snooze
If you’re willing to put in the time to get invested in the story, and don’t mind gameplay taking a backseat, this could have some charm
It builds a bit more variety and depth into the formula of the original, but the majority of the core mechanical play remains pretty well the same