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What I really wanted to do (and loved) is dance in VR. Just Dance VR: Welcome to Dancity absolutely nails in this regard. I have no idea why Ubi took this long to release a virtual reality version of one of its most successful franchises. It’s a perfect fit for a portable VR system like the Quest. Even if the current selection of songs is admittedly sparse, it does cover a wide assortment of genres and styles.
All You Need is Help is cute and welcoming, but can be quite repetitive and directionless. It’s the epitome of a party puzzler: incredibly simple to pick up, play and enjoy. It’ll get you a few minutes of joy, and you’ll probably want to get it when you return home so you can recapture that excitement. Yet, if you do, be sure to always have friends on hand or a good online connection, because solo play will simply never be a part of this game’s future. Yes, you do need help, but all you really need is someone else to play with.
It is, admittedly, pretty loyal to the source material, and can be fun with the right mindset and group of friends. If you can either put up with playing it on reduced visual settings in order to mitigate its optimization issues, or if you decide to just wait for a few patches, there might be some hope on what’s essentially a fun, but flawed, multiplayer shooter, one which will be constantly (and, unfortunately, unfairly) compared to a much better multiplayer game, also inspired by Starship Trooper, which also came out this year.
I will commend NBA 2K25 for being more accessible than basically any other modern iteration of the franchise I can think of, making this more of an interesting purchase for newcomers to the franchise. Veterans and/or fans will still buy this in droves, no matter what, so for them, this is just business (in more than one sense of the word) as usual.
Nightdive has helped revitalize this forgotten gem, with incredible improvements to its visuals, framerate, and controls. It might not be one of the most glamorous outings by the company (I really don’t think a lot of people are even aware that this game has existed for nearly 30 years), but it’s also one of their most impressive feats so far. Finally letting this underrated title have its time to shine on PC and mainstream consoles, you can’t help but respect the hell out of them for that.
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE+ is phenomenal on the PS5. I tinkered with it on the PS Portal and having that portability with the raw power of this behemoth of a console made for a pleasure like I’ve never felt before. Moreover, this is Danganronpa, but with the various mechanics jumbled. The spirit of the trilogy is intact and it’s potent. You’d actually have to be blind not to see it. There are faults to it, of course, but nothing that derailed my session. I never felt like jumping ship.
Neva is a fantastic and emotional journey the whole way through. The bond between Alba and Neva feels real and earned, so the stakes feel even higher when danger befalls them. It’s a game that makes us think about the hardships of life and survival, but at its core drives home one main theme: hope. Neva will have you running through a whole gambit of emotions in its four hour run time, so have some tissues handy, but it’s an experience well-worth your time.
Overall, Fairy Tail: Dungeons is a fun little romp around for a while. It’s not a game I see myself coming back to too often as there are just a lot of Roguelike games that do various aspects of its gameplay better, but it’s still a fun way to spend a few hours as you search around for some of your favourite characters.
I may not think that UFO 50 fully succeeded at feeling like an actual compilation of 8-bit games released for a long-lost console in the early 80s, with pretty much all of its titles feeling actually like modern indies covered in a retro coat of paint, but when a good chunk of these titles is so much fun, that’s just anecdotal.
In a way, I get it: there isn’t a lot that differs Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 from its predecessor. It’s a bunch of new levels and characters, with the added benefit of feeling a bit more polished than before. With that being said, just being able to enjoy more of a shockingly competent formula with slightly better visual effects, less glitches and even more content is already great in my books. It’s still tons of fun, so “more of the same” in this case is a good thing.
I think that the best thing I can say about Parking Garage Rally Circuit is that I wish this was actually available on the Saturn, as it’s an absolutely phenomenal retro achievement. As cliché as it might sound, it is a perfect recreation of a Saturn game, from its visuals to its simple physics and scope. It plays well, even if it’s a bit too hard at times. It might lack some polish in some aspects, but it more than makes up for it in terms of charm.
It may have taken nearly three years for the port to be released, but it’s basically the same game as the PS5 version, if you’re a Series X owner. For Series S owners, there may be one or two setbacks, such as the framerate cap, but the game is still beautiful and very much enjoyable. The final verdict is simple: Kena has issues, but it’s still one of the most fascinating indies released over the past few years. I fully encourage you to give it a go, if you still haven’t at this point.
All in all, Victory Heat Rally suffers from a handful of issues, but what really matters is that it is a really fun and easygoing arcade racer. It’s not exactly meant to make you think very hard: just pick a course, pick a racer, and have at it with its intuitive drifting controls and adorable graphics. There isn’t too much of a reason to continue playing after the career mode is done, but it’s worth a shot regardless, especially if you can play it on the Switch or a device like the Steam Deck.
Still, it’s an engaging and interesting play. One Last Breath will test your reflexes and your fortitude, and potentially your own constitution for bearing the weight of guilt. This unapologetic and direct accusation of the pollution that plagues this world may not have a solution, but it certainly has a memorable presentation, and it compels me to keep playing all the way to the bittersweet end. Give an indie title a chance to hit you in the heart instead of your mind. While the horror titles of the year slowly roll out, why not take a moment to pick up something that may scare you in a different way?
I’m not going to say that the re-release of Backyard Baseball ’97 is a game-changing moment for baseball titles, with MLB The Show still being equally accessible and enjoyable, but I’m glad this exists, and it’s so readily available on Steam. It’s a charming and nostalgic reminder to specific era of kid-centric PC gaming, when titles featured long and high-quality spritework and animations, and were filled to the brim with fun dialogue and simple controls. I guess you had to be there, but well… I was. So I’m glad I’m now able to revisit some of Humongous’ more “gamey” games in an easier manner.
If the game were a bit shorter, and more focused on what it really wanted to be, I feel it would have been a lot more enjoyable. As such, I can only truly suggest picking it up if you want to enjoy a gauntlet of puzzles, without ever wanting to care about why you’re doing that, and what are these puzzles leading you towards.
Byte The Bullet is a game with a neat premise but shoddy-at-best execution. For every interesting idea, such as the premise, retro levels, or level completion fanfare, there was something else either hindering it or just making me feel fed up with the game as a whole, such as the wonky platforming, unfunny references, or unfair level of difficulty. I won’t deny that the game gets a lot more manageable and interesting the more you play it, but in order to fully enjoy it, you need to deal with a ton of jank at first. Whether you’ll have the patience to muster through it is up to you.
It keeps calling me back and and I keep going, so something is going right in the design. While I personally feel there’s a lack of long term game investment, not every title needs to consume your waking existence: sometimes a game can just be fun and done.
Considering the mature sense of humor and somewhat obscure references, the simplistic gameplay loop and premise don’t fit at all with its “charming” Lego-esque vibes. There are so many sections that miss the mark, and this game relies fully on the series names and characters that are in it. Some of them might be neat, but rarely do they feel like a reason for you to even consider picking the game up. Add in game breaking bugs, softlocks and more, and there’s basically no reason to give Funko Fusion a go, even for an ironic playthrough.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is a very interesting remaster, keeping the same core gameplay whilst deploying vastly better tech that allows a much greater level of detail. It’s not perfect, and I would have liked to see a few more changes to Franks’s adventure, but as the title suggests, this is still nothing more than a remaster, with not that huge of a budget. Regardless, this is a great addition to the series, and perfect for newcomers. Hopefully, this leads to some bigger Dead Rising projects at some point.