Cool Name. Poor Gameplay. Soulblight, a top-down Roguelike action RPG, separates itself by use of the taint system. Not to be confused with the area of your body where the sun don’t…
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REVIEW – The Swindle: A Steampunk Cybercrime Caper (Xbox One)
Stealing Stealthily If you mixed the randomly generated 2D action of Spelunky with stealth and light RPG elements, you would get The Swindle. The goal is to infiltrate banks and steal their…
REVIEW – Jake Hunter Detective Story: Ghost of the Dusk (3DS)
3DS Reading Here in the West, the Jake Hunter series is mostly unknown despite its Famicon roots in Japan. Jake Hunter: Memories of the Past was released on the original DS in…
REVIEW – Marble It Up! (Switch)
Ball Without the Monkey If Marble Madness was made today, it would be Marble It Up! With the goal of reaching the finish line in the shortest amount of time, this ball…
REVIEW – Fishing Sim World (Xbox One)
Fell Off the Hook The makers of Train Sim are dipping their toe in the fishing sim pond once again with Fishing Sim World. Euro Fishing was released in 2015 and now…
REVIEW – MagiCat (Switch)
High on Catnip Inspired by 8 and 16-bit platformers on the early 90s, MagiCat feels and looks like a spiritual successor to Mutant Mudds. For only $5, there is a ton of…
REVIEW – Valkyria Chronicles 4 (Xbox One)
A Return to Form Born on the PS3, Valkyria Chronicles made a name for itself with its unique blend of action strategy with 3rd person shooting. It eventually spawned a couple sequels…
REVIEW – Arcade Islands Volume One (Xbox One)
Party Planet 1.5 At the end of 2017, Mastiff and Teyon released Party Planet on Switch, a mini game compilation that supported local multiplayer with several controller options. Arcade Islands Volume One…
REVIEW – Ninjin: Clash of Carrots (Xbox One)
“Ehh, what’s up doc?” Mixing a beat’em up but with a twist of an endless runner, Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is easy-going, mindless fun especially in co-op mode. In classic brawlers like…
REVIEW – Blade Strangers (PS4) with stream
Strangers Indeed The fact that Blade Strangers exists is a bit of a miracle unto itself. With a roster of uncommon characters and casual combat mechanics, this 1v1 fighting game has the…