I don’t usually do much research when I download demos. They’re free, so there’s really nothing to lose but a little bit of time. With that said, I didn’t expect much from The Jumping Donut, and I didn’t get much, either. I guess I’d kind of describe this game as a puzzle-platformer. As the name…
Tag: platformer
Rayman 3 is Packed with Secrets!
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is a platformer from the early 2000’s starring Ubisoft’s neglected limbless mascot. For whatever reason, the game allows you to collect these gems in order to rack up points, which served no other purpose than to unlock some random minigames (and a hidden room in the Tower of the Leptys, which…
Trine 1: Sometimes, Fun Doesn’t Have to be Complicated
The Trine games are a series of fantasy 2D platformers with physics-based puzzles and 3 playable characters. I’ve been writing a lot about the series lately, so this is feeling rather redundant at this point. But to recap, you’ve got Amadeus the wizard who can conjure various shapes and levitate objects, Zoya the thief, who…
Rusty Rabbit: Demo Review
Rusty Rabbit is a Metroidvania about a grumpy old rabbit named Stamp who explores the ruins of Smokestack Mountain in his mech suit, Junkster, in search of even more, well, junk. The demo takes roughly 30-45 minutes to complete, and in that time, you explore two industrial looking areas and meet another group of rust…
Mario Vs Donkey Kong: Demo Review
Mario Vs Donkey Kong was originally a puzzle-platformer for the GameBoy Advance that was remade for the Nintendo Switch. Donkey Kong wanted to buy one of the new Mini-Mario toys, but after he discovers that they’re all sold out, he decides instead to just rob the toy factory where they’re made! The demo contains four…
Princess Peach: Showtime! – Demo Review
Princess Peach: Showtime! Is Peach’s very own spin-off game, where she is tasked with taking on the leading role in a variety of plays and defeating the Sour Bunch! From what I’ve seen, this game features a variety of gameplay, as Peach changes outfits and, therefore, abilities throughout the game. The demo contains two stages,…
Promenade: Demo Review
Starring a boy named Nemo and his pet poulp (octopus), Promenade is a 2D collectathon that is inspired by 3D platformers. The demo contains four stages, a simple tutorial level, a beach level, a rather challenging slingshot level, and a boss fight against an angry, bomb-chucking monkey. The game is very cute and colorful, and…
Listmas 2024: Friends and Family Are the Greatest Gift of All
The one thing more important than gifts and good food during the Christmas season (as much fun as they are) is having friends and family to share the holidays with. (After all, who else is going to give you those presents, ha ha!) So it’s about time we listed some of the gaming relationships that…
Ranking the Bosses from Donkey Kong Country 3
Donkey Kong Country 2 already had some perfectly memorable boss fights. But the third game’s penchant for gimmicks meant the bosses tended to vary even more in their mechanics, from a snowball fight with a nightmarish snowman to feeding bugs to a giant sentient barrel until he burps himself off the stage. Frankly, I found…
The Horror That Surrounds: Mouldwood Depths
I’ve heard it said, “I’m not afraid of the darkness, I’m just afraid of what’s in it”. This statement rings true 99% of the time. Darkness typically hides all sorts of sneaky things that like to slither and skitter about unseen. But the darkness itself…it can’t actually hurt you, right? Right? Well, in Ori and…
VIRTUAL BASTION 