Thumb Wars's Reviews
Don’t Nod has taken what they learned with Life is Strange and made something different, yet impressively better. It’ll make you think, both about your in-game actions and out of game life, and will stick with you long after you switch off. Most importantly, it goes to show games are an art form that can have a message, be fun and also still be unique and different to what we’ve seen before.
Odd Bug Studio has managed to build on the first game in some great ways, with deeper combat, even better visuals, and the magnanimous Doug Cockle narrating throughout, but a boring story and some lackluster additions make it fall just short of being perfect.
Rebellion gives us another go-round with the arcade sniping sim with Sniper Elite: Resistance, and all-in-all it's an enjoyable one. A few post-launch patches from the devs could go a long way to fixing some issues, but a stronger story and more interesting characters are much needed next time. That said, shooting Nazis was an absolute riot, which is the most important thing.
Aspyr has done enough with Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles to warrant the remaster, giving it a fresh lick of paint, tighter controls, accessibility through the wazoo, and a bit more besides, but performance problems, lacking story and audio that keeps cutting out do tarnish the experience somewhat.
Dreamcore may not be the longest game, nor one full of features, but what it aims to do, it does incredibly well. Spend your time walking through seemingly never-ending mazes of desperate environments you never feel safe in, and do your best to escape. And then play the level again.
Infinity Nikki is a cozy game aimed at gamers who want a carefree exploration, simple mechanics and a gameplay experience that’ll make you unreasonably relaxed and cheery come the time you switch off. A lackluster narrative, poor and congested menus and hollow characters will make some parts of Infinity Nikki feel like it’s dragging though.
Aged combat can prove repetitive, with some rinse-and-repeat combos, but an incredible facelift both in graphics and audio proves enough to keep the experience as good as we remember it. Add some basic quality-of-life additions like the compass, and Aspyr has succeeded in making this a more than serviceable remaster, but also a genuinely fun one.