After Sega started pumping out mediocre Sonic games, I eventually gave up on the blue hedgehog altogether. Having no intention of returning to the Sonic franchise unless they produced something that really stood out, I couldn’t help but take notice of Sonic’s first 3D adventure, Sonic Frontiers. Nevertheless, after buying multiple lackluster games in the…
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Dredge: Demo Review
On the surface, Dredge seems like a relaxing fishing game where you’ve been recently hired as the new fisherman for the coastal town of Greater Marrow. But something is clearly amiss amongst these idyllic isles when you start to catch strange fish and uncover eerie mysteries, such as tales of a mayor who went insane…
Glyph: Demo Review
Glyph is a rather obscure indie game where you play as a scarab beetle. The demo covers three stages of increasingly sparse platforms, over which you can traverse by rolling like a ball, jumping up walls, and flying short distances. You can really pick up speed in this game and cross some mighty impressive distances,…
Yoshi’s Crafted World: Demo Review
Having never played Yoshi’s Wooly World, I was at least given a chance to play a small portion of the game’s successor, Yoshi’s Crafted World, thanks to a short demo available on the Switch. One of the biggest features that stand out with both games is the unique aesthetic. Where the former took place in…
Spiritfarer: A Poignant Game About Death…and Appreciating Life
Described by the developer as a “cozy management game about dying”, Spritfarer follows the story of Stella, who has been tasked with ferrying the spirits of the dead to the afterlife. Joined by her trusty cat Daffodil, Stella will be sailing about the ocean, looking for spirits and caring for them until they’re ready to…
Kirby Fighters 2: Demo Review
Kirby Fighters 2 is a bit like what you’d get if you took Super Smash Bros and only themed it around everyone’s favorite pink puffball. It took me about 15 minutes to play through the game’s demo, during which only Story Mode was available to me. I was able to choose from three Kirby abilities…
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – A Pleasant, But Padded, Puzzle Game
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a slow-paced puzzle game starring Captain Toad (and Toadette) where you explore various stages that you can rotate in order to look for secrets. The game is extremely generous, with roughly 80 stages that will have you seeking out hidden passages, moving and rotating platforms, riding minecarts, avoiding a dragon’s…
Saints Row (2022): Just Good Enough
At the end of Saints Row’s prologue, the “boss” shares a sly smile with the audience when one of their cohorts says that they’ve done just about everything there is to be done. It’s a clear nod to the fact that Deep Silver Volition (from the start?) made the Saints Row reboot into a live…
Tears of the Kingdom is Bigger, But is it Better?
The short answer: yes. The long answer, however, is just a bit more complicated. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the long-anticipated sequel to the most ambitious entry into the Zelda franchise to date, Breath of the Wild. As the release date for this game neared, I couldn’t help but waver between…
Mythic Ocean: Demo Review
Mythic Ocean takes place in the ocean of a brand new world that you can shape by speaking to the various gods that inhabit it. The demo took me roughly 40-50 minutes, and during that time, I mainly wandered aimlessly about a few underwater environments that weren’t terribly interesting to explore and spoke at great…
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