Wavetale is a great example of style winning over substance.
Tag: Nintendo
Wild Bastards Review
As a space western shooter with randomly generated campaigns, Wild Bastards is greater than the sum of its parts, though not by much.
Donut County Review
A detestable protagonist and repetitive storytelling sabotages Donut County’s appealingly simple puzzle design.
The 5 Must-Play Indies of 2024
These five videogames were beacons of joy in 2024’s tide of misery.
No More Snow Review
While mechanically sound, No More Snow’s level design fails to create good environments for twin-stick shooting.
Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons Review
Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons is an adequately sized, moderately difficult nonogram puzzle collection that should do more to interest players in its source material.
Blasphemous II – Mea Culpa Review
Mea Culpa reinforces my evaluation of Blasphemous II: Good, great even, but conventional.
SCHiM Review
SCHiM vexes me. I want it to be incredible. It’s a boring platformer with an empty protagonist and a wasted story.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Review
Trine 4 is made with refinement, intelligence, and heart. It is easily the best videogame in the series so far.
Europa Review
Europa’s whimsical movement and watercolor art style contrasts poorly with its dreary and misanthropic backstory.