Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World Review
2D Platformers are refreshing in today’s gaming landscape, as the market is flooded with open-world games and first-person shooters. Most platformers often fall by the wayside as they don’t stand out to games like Celeste. Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World rather falls somewhere in between. It resonates to me in its Legend of Zelda-like puzzles but doesn’t come close in depth. Master of none, jack...[Read More]
Ghosts n’ Goblins Resurrection Review
When I was told I would be reviewing Ghosts n’ Goblins Resurrection, the information flew right over my head. Up until then, I was completely unfamiliar with the franchise… and its punishing reputation. I was told about how challenging they were and after some research, I came away with an appreciation of their cult status. So, after putting in several hours with the latest adventure in the Ghosts...[Read More]
Odd world: New ‘n’ Tasty Review
When the original Oddworld: Abe’s Odysee was released in 1997, I was only just born into the world. I never knew much about the series growing up, except it was about aliens and food and watched my stepdad play it, and always wondered what the hype was about. Little did I know, the Oddworld series has always been known for being weird and wacky, but that’s what makes it special. Not only tha...[Read More]
Firework Review
Firework is an 8-bit action platformer designed by Fantastico Studios that may be small in size but huge in gameplay. You begin the game as a Yan, a caretaker, whose job it is to watch a group of sentient black balls. These balls all have a mind of their own and soul desire to leave their ports to wander around the facility. Yan’s responsibility is to keep these balls safe and in their ports...[Read More]
Blasphemous
Quite a few games have found fantastic success on Kickstarter. Popular games like Yooka-Laylee and Friday the 13th: The Game wouldn’t exist without Kickstarter. Another fantastic game found success thanks to the charity of individuals: Blasphemous. This Kickstarter project asked for $50,000 and 9,869 people pledged $333,246 to bring this project alive. Not only did people meet the goal, but ...[Read More]