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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 does a great job of reminding you how to have fun and just enjoy a game without the need to throw in a lot of unnecessary theatrics. The gory mess brought me back to my childhood and reminded me what gaming is about and I think that says a lot about what modern gaming has become. Scenic beauty and unadulterated violence are all I needed to enjoy this game despite my lack of knowledge of the franchise as a whole.
Squirrel with a Gun is a blast and harkens back to the days of old sandbox games that can keep you busy for hours thanks to its stupidity and silly gags. With that being said, there aren’t enough nuts in the game to keep me entertained outside of a few hours. While the gunplay is fun and puzzles are interactive, there is a lot missing from the game that could give players a reason to come back.
Crossy Road Castle is a fun time on console, especially with friends. The cooperative grind to get through as many rooms as possible will keep you coming back for more, but that’s about all this game offers. Overall, the content well here is very shallow, but the water it does have tastes very good.
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland is a title that I came away from my first playthrough very frustrated. I found it far too easy to take damage, and while I love the HD art style, there were many times the levels just didn’t feel good to get through. Switching to the 8-bit style to find missing tokens was a little better because the janky gameplay matched the old graphic style. It’s not something that typically felt great, but it was more manageable.
Overall, Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD would be a great buy for someone who never played the original. If you did play the 3DS version, I’m not sure there’s much else to bring you back other than chasing some nostalgia. $60 is a bit much for a 3DS remaster, but it looks and runs well both in docked and handheld mode, and Luigi is animated brilliantly. Don’t go in expecting a genre-defining experience, and you might get a lot of value hunting ghosts through these halls. Its 3DS background might hold it back from being the best of the series, but being just behind Luigi’s Mansion 3 isn’t something to scoff at.