Siliconera
HomepageSiliconera's Reviews
Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections is good mindless fun, but folks looking for depth (in story & combat) should look elsewhere.
Coral Island is an essential cozy game for any fan of the genre, but it might be worth holding off until its bug problem has been addressed.
SteamWorld Build is a charming city builder with some fun ideas that just fails to capture what makes the genre compelling. PC version reviewed.
Backpack Hero features a novel premise that makes constantly collecting items and arranging them endlessly exciting.
Spirittea offers the same sort of satisfaction in experiencing daily chores as games like Stardew Valley and Story of Seasons.
In Stars and Time takes a unique approach to a time loop, with some QOL features to make the repetition more manageable.
Gargoyles Remastered exists for fans of the animated show or people who played this game before, but doesn't really have much else to offer.
Given the amount of content the game has, Yohane the Parhelion -Blaze in the Deepblue- will pleasantly surprise both Love Live and Metroidvania fans and is well worth the price.
In the right situations, KarmaZoo can be fun, but it relies heavily on helpful characters and other people.
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Pirates of the Disturbance made me realize I wouldn't mind being a villainess.
In 1996, Square teamed up with Nintendo to make Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Nearly three decades later, the SNES classic is getting a much-deserved second chance with the excellent Super Mario RPG remake on the Nintendo Switch.
Persona 5 Tactica shows the series can adapt well to strategy genre, as the game is largely entertaining and includes familiar concepts well.
Fashion Dreamer isn't the Switch Style Savvy successor I was hoping for, and what's here is a very basic, tedious experience.
Harvest Island is a horror RPG-farming sim hybrid that, while flawed, can be frightening and shows promise for the developer.
Much like a mug of chamomile tea, Cuisineer is a great way to relax at the end of the day, but it can leave some wanting more flavor.
Virche Evermore is a Switch otome game that tackles some tough topics in an interesting way, but the walling off of endings is demoralizing.
RoboCop: Rogue City may not do anything extraordinary, but it doesn't have to. It takes the RoboCop license, makes me care about it, and provides a solid Deus Ex-like RPG take on Detroit.
It's hard to evaluate Gaiden as a standalone game. And that's because it isn't? Sega took what could have been a flashback chapter in Infinite Wealth and tacked on some extras.
Alan Wake 2 is a narrative masterpiece, and is the culmination of Remedy Entertainment's previous works. The long-awaited sequel is not only a groundbreaking thriller, but it raises the bar for how story-based games should be told.
A Perfect Day is a beautiful, but dull, visual novel and puzzle game hybrid that quickly wears out its welcome.