2D Action Platformer
Spirit Mancer Review
When the dust settles, I’ll remember more of what Spirit Mancer got right than where it stumbled. Even when a game is flawed, it can still make ...[Read More]
Decline’s Drops Review (PC)
When you think about difficult games, usually FromSoftware games like Elden Ring or Bloodborne come to mind. But, if you suck at platformers like I do...[Read More]
Tevi (PS5) Review
Last year, I was given an opportunity to preview Tevi for the PC. At the time, it was in Early Access, meaning that much of the game was unfinished an...[Read More]
Saviorless Review (PC)
Saviorless feels very familiar to Limbo and Inside, but far more wordy. The three hours of gameplay took me through hand-drawn environments, platformi...[Read More]
Berserk Boy Review (PC)
When I saw the initial trailer for Berserk Boy, I immediately felt a sense of familiarity from its 2D platforming, upbeat tunes, and power-swapping pr...[Read More]
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Review
There is a perpetual sense of wonder throughout Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Admittedly, I was worried for a minute. In its opening hours, the ga...[Read More]
Cookie Cutter Review
Cookie Cutter‘s brazen attitude towards violence, sexuality, and legibility is one of its crowning strengths. Few games have insisted upon bathi...[Read More]
9 Years of Shadows Review (Nintendo Switch)
Metroid Fusion is one of my most favorite and cherished metroidvanias from my childhood. It’s not the perfect metroidvania by any means, but it’s memo...[Read More]
Summum Aeterna Review (PS5)
At the start of 2022, I had the pleasure of reviewing Aeterna Noctis, Aeternum Game Studios’ premiere hand-drawn Metroidvania. The Spanish independent...[Read More]
Gunbrella (Chumps Preview)
Chumps Preview is a special kind of post where we unofficially preview games in Early Access, Beta, or are otherwise “unfinished.” This kind of previe...[Read More]
Gravity Circuit (PC)
Thinking back to the SNES era of platforming, I immediately recognize fast-paced traversal, ranged combat, and incredibly satisfying soundtrack making...[Read More]
Souldiers
For developer Retro Forge, Souldiers is an extremely safe bet for a first game. Studios can throw all the money in the world at a game and there will ...[Read More]