Arietta of Spirits opens with Arietta and her parents visiting the island where her grandmother once lived before her recent passing. It’s not long before she discovers that she can speak to spirits, including her Spirit Guide Arco and her grandmother’s ghost. During her subsequent quest to defeat the Roamers who have overrun the island,…
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Dredge is a Seemingly Relaxing Fishing Game with an Eerie Undercurrent
Dredge is an intriguing fishing game where something sinister lurks beneath the surface. Shortly after you are hired as the fisherman for a sleepy little town by the name of Greater Marrow, you soon catch on that something’s not right. People warn you not to go out after dark. The mayor asks you to deliver…
The Gravity Trickster: Demo Review
The Gravity Trickster is a puzzle-platformer where you play as a robot and navigate floating stages to collect keys and reach the exit. The full game is 150 levels, while the demo spans 10 of those. Various hazards include slippery ice, dark levels with low visibility, and electrical panels that appear when you approach. You…
Tetragon: Demo Review
Tetragon is a 2D puzzle game that follows the story of a father looking for his missing son. The demo covers a good handful of these puzzles, all of which take place within a square-shaped space. While your character cannot jump, he can climb and utilize two tools for changing his environment. First off, you…
Angst and Admiration Abound in Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
It seems like only yesterday that I began tackling the weird and wild world of law under the guise of fresh-faced defense attorney Apollo Justice. In fact, it’s been a few months since I began that journey thanks to the Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy for the Switch, and it just recently concluded. When I…
Oddworld: Soulstorm: Demo Review
I first heard of Oddworld when I saw an advertisement for Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee on the back of a poster for Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge. (Betcha didn’t know there was a Banjo-Kazooie game for the GBA!) The series remained in the back of my mind for the ensuing 20 years until I found the demo for…
Big Times in Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Over my winter break, I was looking to clear out my backlog a little, and I stumbled across Sackboy: A Big Adventure. It had become free at some point through PS Plus, and as I had heard decent things about it when it was new, I snatched it up…only to have it sit, sit, and…
Fall of Porcupine: Demo Review
Fall of Porcupine follows the story of a new doctor named Finley at the underfunded St. Ursula’s Hospital in the small town of Porcupine, inhabited only by anthropomorphic animals. The demo took me about 1.5 hours to complete, and in that time, I mainly focused on treating three patients, hanging out with fellow coworkers Karl…
Two Point Campus: A Great, But Unstable, Sim for Newcomers
I’ve never really been big into simulation games. My only two experiences happened many years ago when I was in school, and neither went well. I once played a game where you ran your own zoo, except instead of normal animals like zebras and lions, you kept dinosaurs. Being in elementary school and not yet…
Unravel: A Unique and Heartfelt Trip Down Memory Lane
Unravel is a puzzle-platformer where you play as a little creature named Yarny who can use his yarn to traverse beautiful, photo-realistic environments as we explore an old lady’s memories. The whole mechanics of the game are extremely unique, with Yarny being able to make rope bridges and trampolines and lasso his yarn onto objects…
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