XIII Remake Review: Worse Than Before

Related WhenXIIIoriginally released in 2003 , it was considered something of a novelty by fan and critic alike . XIIIsported a cel - shaded art expressive style unadulterated with comic Word of God - style panel , cutaway drawing , split - screen cameras , and drift onomatopoeias that would appear whenever a gimcrack noise occurred . Cel - blending was n’t nearly as popular a choice in the early 2000s as it is today , but those player who give the originalXIIIa probability found it to be a smooth , enjoyable FPS experience with unique visuals and some decent melee andstealth gameplay options ....

November 15, 2020 · 5 min · 922 words · David Bentley

Apparition Review: A Horror Game That Forgot the Horror

Related Indie developer MrCiastku ’s roguelike repulsion gameApparitionbegins with a lot of potential , but ultimately devolves into a repetitious and shallow experience . The gameplay and mechanics do n’t offer up up anything different to separateApparitionfrom the sleep of thesurvival revulsion genre , and while it does have a singular setup , it fails at the most crucial facet of the writing style : actually being scary . InApparitionplayers are dropped into the shoes of aparanormal investigatorwho decides to locomote to a small camping area called Green Creek that had been host to a grievous sequential cause of death identify The Plague in the early 2000s ....

November 13, 2020 · 5 min · 859 words · Michelle Mathews

Choices That Matter: And The Sun Went Out

Related Text adventure games are a voiceless sell in 2020 , specially at a time when next - gen systems like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S are launch . Even though they ’re generally pick up as a relic of a sentence when computer were not adequate to of displaying complex graphics , there is still a securities industry for them , and developer Tin Man Games prove it ’s still equal to of delivering some interesting experiences withChoices That Matter : And The Sun Went Out ....

November 13, 2020 · 5 min · 904 words · David Campbell

Liftoff: Drone Racing

Related dawdler racing is not a hobby that a lot of multitude can do in their excess time . It demand specialist equipment and the local resources necessary to actually conduct a race . It makes some sense , then , for Astragon Entertainment and developer LuGus Studios to make a plot base on the sport , as it is far more approachable to copy the experience . Liftoff : Drone Racinghas already been uncommitted on PC for some time but has now come to both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , and the result is jolly middling overall ....

November 13, 2020 · 5 min · 892 words · James Gonzalez

Strobophagia Review: Unique Horror Plagued By Bugs

Related Horror is a difficult writing style to get right no matter what form of media it is in , but repugnance telecasting games in finical can be finicky . Developer Green Tile Digital has a unique conception inStrobophagiaby coiffure the biz inside a neon and dubstep - soaked rave , but the memorable place setting can only carryStrobophagiaso far as it fall apart under the weight of itsmany biz bugsand lack of polish ....

November 13, 2020 · 4 min · 748 words · Alexis Brown

Godfall Review: All Style, No Substance

Related In extremely anticipated looter - slasher titleGodfallfrom developer Counterplay Games and newspaper publisher Gearbox , players master Orin , one of the last of the Knight ’s Order , and experience a tight - paced , stunning , high - fantasy world with realms base on the elements . As Orin recovers from an injury inflicted by his brother , Macros , who aspire to godhood , he must travel around the different realms and increase his strength so he can take on Macros ' Lieutenants and eventually face up his brother ....

November 12, 2020 · 8 min · 1500 words · Larry Fisher

Handball 21 Review: Staining the Beautiful Game

Related Handball 21brings a simulation of the recession sport to fans for the first prison term in four years . Developed by EKO Software , responsible for apassable rugby game originally this year , Handball 21is a dedicated simulation in the same vena asFIFA , unadulterated with accredited leagues and career style that hope to rectify some of the criticism received by the last game , Handball 17 . Unfortunately , flat gameplay , falter animations , and some submersion - breaking glitches intend this game is once again more amateur league than pro electric circuit ....

November 12, 2020 · 4 min · 766 words · Miss Tiffany Wilson

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Review

Related With eighteen eld of history , Kingdom Hearts : Melody of Memoryis a solemnisation of the series at large . AlthoughMelody of Memorytechnically has new story content , fans should n’t go in ask any world - shattering revelations , but rather a game that lets them relive their favorite minute with fantastic rhythm gameplay that keep things interesting . Melody of Memorysees Kairi diving back through her memories looking for a hint that might help the crew find Sora after theending ofKingdom Hearts 3 ....

November 12, 2020 · 7 min · 1315 words · Thomas Kent

Observer: System Redux Review

Related Observer : System Reduxis a remake that grows even more important because it ’s one of the first to be available on and design for next - gen consoles . Bloober Team and Aspyr decided to make over the psychological horror ofObserverto takeadvantage of the young engineering and extra poweravailable in PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. That mean HDR kindling , support for 4 K result , ameliorate character animations , and ray tracing take middle point ....

November 12, 2020 · 5 min · 969 words · Matthew Black

Freaky Review: A Love Letter To '80s Slashers With Heart (& Blood) Galore

Freaky Christopher Landon and his co - writer , Michael Kennedy , deliver a love varsity letter to the ' 80 slasher pic that ’s enwrap up in an important message of ego - identity operator inFreaky . star Vince Vaughn , Kathryn Newton , Katie Finneran , Celeste O’Connor , Misha Osherovich , and Uriah Shelton , this teen scream takes the framework of movies likeHalloweenandFriday the 13thand wraps a clever body - swap premise into the tight , at times screaming script that ’s emphasize with snarky dialog in copiousness ....

November 11, 2020 · 7 min · 1293 words · Joshua Norris

Sackboy: A Big Adventure Review's Greatest Adventure Yet

Sackboy: A Big Adventure TheLittleBigPlanetfranchise has wavered in quality within its last few entries , which roam from kart racers to its bug - riddled third entry , butSackboy : A Big Adventureis a return to form in both quality and diverseness . arise by Sumo Digital , this 3D platformer sends musician across the cosmos of the Imagasphere to locate Dreamer Orbs and defeat Vex , a jester - comparable entity that challenge their very way of life-time ....

November 11, 2020 · 5 min · 904 words · Joanne Adams

Wolfwalkers Review: A Bewitching Irish Folktale That Borders On The Sublime

Wolfwalkers Few films manage to imbue a special form of charm , strengthened by bold storytelling and ocular poetry , weaved together to create a yarn of enchanting beauty . alive narratives with a simple , yet profound premise seem to work well , much like Studio Ghibli ’s oeuvre of classic , such asSpirited AwayorPrincess Mononoke , which twine coming - of - age figure with culturally - relevant concerns ....

November 11, 2020 · 5 min · 956 words · Jacob Stewart

Jurassic World Evolution Review: Even Rougher Than Before

Jurassic World Evolution When developer Frontier Developments to begin with released its simulation gameJurassic World Evolutionback in 2018 the reception was definitely miscellaneous . This was for good reason , as the simulation aspects of the game are insistent and shallow andJurassic World Evolutiondoesn’t do enough to aid players understand its mechanics . The experience has now made its means to Nintendo Switch anddespite come with all ofJurassic World ’s DLC , this version of the game might possibly be its worst iteration yet due to some genuinely wonky graphics ....

November 10, 2020 · 5 min · 869 words · James George