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There’s a lot to like about Unknown 9: Awakening and I’m glad I played it. The story and characters are among the best of the year, and the skills Haroona possesses and stealth gameplay has it’s moments. Ultimately though the game is held back by its weightless combat and outdated graphics. If Bandai ever gives the franchise another chance there truly is enough here to build upon, but I fear this might be a one and done situation. That said, if you are looking for a game with a great story to connect with like I do, you can absolutely find that in Unknown 9. If you are someone who puts gameplay above all else though, you will likely want to look elsewhere.
The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication was a scary and campy ride from start to finish! The eerie buildings of Wen Hua University were a treat to explore as well! The story, while a tad bit dragged out near the latter half, was still very exciting and had me invested to the very end! Despite my complaints, the game was still a fun, campy time that you should play this Halloween!
I’ve been back and forth on what I would rate A Quiet Place The Road Ahead. At the end of the day, its issues stick out to me so much because this game flirts so much with perfection. They aim to immerse you in to an experience that will make your heart stop. It successfully does so until you hit a minor flaw that can break your immersion.
Overall, I enjoyed my time with “Swag”. The game knew what it wanted to be and doesn’t overstay its welcome, clocking in at about 3-4 hours for a standard run and about 5-6 hours for getting all the achievements. I would recommend giving the game a go for its stylish presentation and if for nothing else to experience father and mother boss battles and that epic song.
Small complaints aside, Sega did an excellent Job with Sonic X Shadow Generations overall. Although it would’ve been nice to see a bit more for Sonic Generations to help it stand out more next to Shadow, it’s still an excellent game overall and this is an excellent package with excellent replay value and a sign that the future of Sonic will continue to be great as it has been the past few years. And hey, it’s nice to see another platformer be so well made.
All in all, “Transformers: Galactic Trials” doesn’t have a lot going for it. The concept of combining racing with Transformers-style combat is intriguing, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. I think I would have preferred each mode to be separated to be honest. The Transformers themselves are generally well-represented in both visuals and audio, but the rest of the game almost screams mobile game ported to PC. There’s no microtransactions currently, but the reward box animations are so reminiscent of lootboxes I’d be surprised if they weren’t introduced later.
Bandai Namco and Spike Chunsoft have hit it out the park with this new entry in the Budokai Tenkaichi series! Sparking! ZERO is a massive love letter to the 40 years worth of Dragon Ball. I love all of the new additions to the game such as the what-if Sparking! Episodes! Everything from the beautiful graphics to the downright incredible soundtrack kept me coming back for more! Despite the game’s minor shortcomings, this game still made me feel like I did all those years ago playing Budokai Tenkaichi 3 on PS2 with my older brother.
Starship Troopers: Extraction is an amazing experience, but it isn’t perfect. The graphics are not great, the enemy AI has weird behaviours where they will run at you and almost clip and jump around making them very hard to hit and the bugs get stuck on the environment a lot but that does not take away from the boat loads of fun i am having.
Drova – Forsaken Kin is a fully realised, living world where you shape who you are as well as the world around you, a story that you can write again and again based on your decisions. The few flaws and bugs the game has are far outweighed by the cohesive nature of the game’s world and it’s mechanics. If you are a fan of cRPGs and similar games you must pick up Drova – Forsaken Kin.
Ultimately Aaero2 hit most of the boxes you’d want from a sequel to a successful game. It’s built on the foundation that was laid and made the experience that much more enjoyable. With a great soundtrack and improved shooting mechanics riding the beat has never felt more enjoyable. With the added co-op mode you can turn it into an enjoyable concert for two. Outside of the strange decision to make everyone invincible in multiplayer and a few minor hiccups elsewhere, Aaero2 is worthy of your attention.
While Undisputed falls short in it’s presentation department and I know how much that means for some, I’m personally always a gameplay over graphics guy and once I started to understand how Undisputed plays, I didn’t want to stop playing it. I don’t want to knock it too hard for the presentation points since it’s easy to forget that this is a new studio trying their hand without a massive budget. It’s not trying to be better than Fight Night, rather it took the blueprint those games built and tries to do it’s own thing.
Nothing is ever going to take away from or replace my love for the original. It came out at a time when I hadn’t played anything like it at the time, so it made an impact that will never be recreated. Normally, I take some points off performance, and maybe I should here too, but in this case, it didn’t seem to take away from my enjoyment. I told you I’d try to answer if it lives up the Silent Hill name. Yes, yes, it does.
Overall Necro Story is a truly fun and funny game. The comedic timing alone makes this a game I’m going to be recommending. It took me just under 8 hours to roll credits and I’m already planning my next playthrough. Necro Story is a game that doesn’t take itself to serious, it won’t waste your time and will have you chuckling left and right. Filled with RPG elements, fun battles, team management and strategy are all rolled into this game.
The short of it is that Vessel of Hatred was full of content, both campaign and endgame. A thoroughly fun and interesting story addition to the base game, with what seemed to me, was more polished graphics (even conduit shrines seemed to pop out at you). The Spirtborn was extremely fun to play, and that’s putting it mildly. The amount of meta builds that are going to come out of the new class might outnumber all the other classes combined. All in all, a great expansion, worth picking up day 1.
Selfloss is heart-wrenching and wonderful; a game that won’t spare its players the gory details, that tells a clear story in a world still veiled in mysticism. With its focus on rewarding exploration mixed with very satisfying puzzle-solving and light combat (pun intended), Selfloss is one of the best games I have played in 2024.
Shattered Space was a fun experience for me. I enjoyed exploring Va’ruun’kai as well as seeing how the reclusive House of Va’ruun operates. I had fun going through the different quests as well and it was refreshing to not have to jump from planet to planet all the time. Unfortunately however, there’s still a lot of the more annoying aspects of Starfield present and it feels like they missed a few opportunities. While not too short, the overall content just doesn’t feel as beefy as Bethesda’s excellent expansions from other games in terms of payoffs.
Ara: History Untold is absolutely gorgeous, the ambient sounds and music and event dialogue is wonderful. The focus on building and developing your nation rather than combat, alongside it's great tutorial makes it feel very accessible to newcomers, while also being a lot fun for fans of the genre.
Enotria: The Last Song was just the summer holiday away from the more usual Soulslike games. It’s bright setting, great characterisation and great mechanics make a really fun, and challenging Soulslike experience. As someone who is involved in amateur theatre, I particualrly loved the focus on actors, the arts, and the framing of staging and stagecraft. It was a breath of fresh summery air on a playbill often filled withfamiliar but musty and dank acts.
The Plucky Squire may not be very hard but that’s a small drawback due to how charming and fun the game is overall.
Overall, I had a positive experience with Frostpunk 2. Whilst I found the game quite challenging to complete, I believe much of that difficulty stemmed from a subpar tutorial. Given the complexity of the game and the numerous mechanics it offers, a more comprehensive tutorial is definitely required.