It’s magically delicious. Bugsnax is a perplexing vessel of idiosyncratic ingenuity and unapologetic creativity, encapsulating the raw essence of absurdity which is delightfully engaging and wholeheartedly charming. As a robust collect-a-thon and a cleverly orchestrated example of logical problem solving, Bugsnax is such a joyously enthralling experience that enforces an engaging and intricate stimulus of […]
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A medium of great ideas and poor execution… As a prolific love letter to the psychological and survival horror tendencies that fostered a renowned genre and platform, The Medium boasts an impressive layer of creativity and complex ingenuity with its harmonization of its atmospheric and gameplay components. Bloober Team’s latest in their repertoire of terror […]
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An occasionally rocky voyage across the sea… As a welcomed amalgamation of Metroidvania style progression, intuitive platforming, and an Animal Crossing-like management system, Spiritfarer is an engaging piece of time management and organized structure, all of which is fostered in an impressively fulfilling sense of progression. With an impeccably crisp and vibrant visual pallet and […]
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An enjoyable dystopian mess… As a non-hyperbolic platform for hype and unfathomable expectation, CD Projekt Red’s follow up to the gargantuan success that was The Witcher 3 was promised to be a generation defining experience that exemplified a dynamic sense of world building and open-ended structure. Cyberpunk 2077 was illustrated as an exquisitely detailed and […]
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A freerunner’s fever dream… In a cadence of free-flowing, responsive fluidity, movement in Ghostrunner strikes a resounding semblance of elegance and satisfaction. With an illustrious cyberpunk setting that is bombastically rich with atmosphere and some of the most electrifying and addictive music to grace the gaming hemisphere, Ghostrunner is as blissful to the senses as […]
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Favoured by the gods… Rogue-lite games have never been my bread and butter – their sporadic and random nature seldom appealed to my acquired tastes of strategic learning and understanding. Rogue-lite titles rely on your ability to endure and adapt to foreign, yet familiar situations, which provide an idiosyncratic sense of allure and satisfaction. From […]
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Disconnected at the seams… Kojima’s inaugural foray into nonrestrictive, independent waters is one of the most obtuse, idiosyncratic, fascinating, and convoluted experiences in the medium of video games. The legendary creator is able to expel a vast litany of creative intricacies and constructs; a profound level of creative freedom and opportunity that is conspicuously present […]
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Whispering beauty… Ori and the Blind Forest was a near flawless game, with little I complained about when I reviewed it at its initial 2015 release. An exceptionally vibrant painting in motion which cascaded an emotional nuance that was endearing and palpable; Ori and the Blind Forest was a brilliant experience that I thought required […]
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A bloody good time… Battlemode will not be weighed into this review as I primarily focused on the single-player aspect of Doom Eternal. 2016’s reboot of the 1993 FPS innovator, DOOM, was a revitalizing breath of fresh air in a stagnant, overpopulated genre that was quickly overstaying its welcome. In the crowded era of the […]
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*This review originally appeared at wizarddojo.com* A kingdom reborn… The original Ni No Kuni, Wrath of the White Witch, is not only one of my favourite games on what is arguably my favourite Sony console, but it is arguably the greatest modern JRPG in recent memory – ranking meteorically high amongst the small repertoire of contemporary […]
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