Highwater Review (PS5)
Annapurna Interactive has set a standard where a good story sometimes trumps intricate and detailed gameplay. And I will always say that a prioritized story is what makes a game memorable. Sometimes a great story can make up for gameplay shortcomings. We’ll definitely revisit this in future reviews. Now, developer Demagog Studio and publisher Rogue Games, Inc. have taken that structure that makes ...[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 bathing themselves in such gratuitous displays without coming across as adolescent, edgy, or entirely thoughtless. But Cookie Cutter‘s carefully constructed aesthetic reminded me of such champions like Aeon Flux, Ghost in the Shell, Hotline Miami, a...[Read More]
SPRAWL Review
Way back in the day, somewhere around 2008, a game came out from DICE and EA called Mirror’s Edge. There was a considerable amount of hoopla for it when it was announced and shown off at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (RIP) two years prior. The gimmick for Mirror’s Edge was wall-running from a first-person perspective. At times, the game was frustrating and downright unplayable, and the story w...[Read More]
Dust & Neon Review
Isometric twin-stick shooters have been around for decades. The concept of a high-octane action experience mixed with simplistic mechanics is easy enough for anyone to pick up and go. The additional elements to make it more than just a point/shoot experience, such as a role-playing game backbone and interesting enemies are what makes this type of game more engaging. And that’s where Rogue Games Du...[Read More]
Harlow Review
Harlow is an interesting puzzle game. It has a lot of personality to it, both visually and sound-wise, with influence from games like Loco Roco. Much like the latter, Harlow is incredibly addictive with a side of tricky. Let’s dig into it. It’s party planning time! The idea behind Harlow is simple. You play as one of two robots residing on a space station and you are tasked with collecting party d...[Read More]