Spiritfarer is a “cozy management game about dying” where you’ll be ferrying the spirits of the dead to the afterlife. As such, I formed a very different sort of relationship to these characters than I would in a regular game, and on the most part, knowing that a character is soon to pass on helps…
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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…
Going with the Flow in Tears of the Kingdom
Since picking up The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at release I have been making my way through it ever so slowly. My opinion of it so far stands with what others have already said, like my cohort, The Duck of Indeed. My quick review at this point (main story-wise, I’ve so far…
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…
I’ll Always be a Mario Side-Scroller Fan
During the recent Nintendo Direct, a game was revealed that made my heart grow three sizes. That game was Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Due out in late October, it represents Nintendo’s latest take on Mario’s classic side-scrolling adventures. There will be pipes! There will be castles! There will be little Mario, big Mario, and Yoshi!…
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…
Spiritfarer: Demo Review
Described by the developers as a “cozy management game about dying”, Spiritfarer has you playing as Stella the ferrymaster, whose duty is to care for the spirits of the dead before sending them off into the afterlife. Right from the start, the game is quite a treat for the eyes, with the bright, cartoony art…
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…
Top 5 Best Levels from Kaze and the Wild Masks
Kaze and the Wild Masks is a modern platformer disguised as a retro SNES game. The game makes little effort to hide the fact that it took clear inspiration from the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy from the 90’s, which many would agree are some of the best retro platformers of all time. In fact,…
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