Clearly inspired by retro first-person shooters of the late 90s and early 2000s, specifically Half Life, Kvark is a new, old game purposely designed with quality, lower-res visuals and janky polygons. It…
Tag: Xbox Series X
Starlight Legacy (XSX) Review
Developed by a small team and published by EastAsiaSoft, Starlight Legacy is a cozy, nothing fancy, relatively straightforward 16-bit style RPG. This old-school 10-hour campaign doesn’t always hit high notes, but it…
Copycat (XSX) Review
Created by a small development team, Copycat is an interactive narrative designed to pull at your heart strings. Told through the eyes of an adopted cat, the plot takes center stage as…
Knight’s Night (XSX) Review
Knight’s Night is the latest $5 platformer published by EastAsiaSoft. The gimmick this time comes from the 1-bit visual presentation, small sprites, and loads of spikes. It isn’t a reflex-based, tough-as-nails, platformer…
Undivine (XSX) Review
Undivine is a dark, 2D Metroidvania by indie dev Brainium Games, makers of Aidan in Danger and Beef Cat Ultra. Despite a few minor blemishes, this is a ten-dollar digital download that…
Super Engine GT Turbo SPEC (XSX) Review
Published by EastAsiaSoft for five bucks, Super Engine GT Turbo SPEC is a simple top-down racing game that is nothing more than occasionally flicking the analog stick left and right while fighting…
Final Zone (XSX) Review
Released for $6, Final Zone is the latest retro re-release to be given new life thanks to the dedicated efforts of Ratalaika and Shinyuden. This forgotten isometric Genesis title is a flawed…
Blazing Trail (XSX) Review
Blazing Trail is an isometric action shooter published by EastAsiaSoft for $12.99. Playing as a tank, it is your job to save hostages, run over enemy soldiers, destroy watch towers, and even…
Submarine Survivor (XSX) Review
Published by EastAsiaSoft for a measly $5, Submarine Survivor offers tremendous value. Sure, it is the next Vampire Survivors clone to come out this week, but this underwater survival simulator has a…
Hegzis (XSX) Review
Published by EastAsiaSoft for $5, Hegzis is a low-stress hex-based puzzle game about placing hexagons on a grid. If a row of hexagons stretch from one end to the other, the formed…