Truxton Extreme (Nintendo Switch 2) Review

Masahiro Yuge’s approach to designing Truxton was novel in that memorization was key to winning the shoot ‘em up (shmup). Rather than implementing ridiculously complex bullet patterns that border impossible to navigate or high-risk-high-reward gameplay by way of grazing bullets, Truxton had players memorizing enemies’ positions and bosses’ attack patterns. Memorization-heavy games tend to be given...[Read More]

Snow Bros. Wonderland Review (PS5)

The best thing about reviewing games is seeing something that you didn’t expect. My last great unexpected funfest was Simogo’s Sayonara Wild Hearts, a game that was on rails, beautifully written, executed, and accompanied by one of the best video game soundtracks I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying. I still play that once a year. It has been out since 2019. Having an unexpected game surprise me is a...[Read More]