It is hard to compress in one short review just how much Atomic Super Lander offers, basically because what it offers -the very deep and complex mechanics behind its premises- is very well hidden, it comes of as natural. The premise is simple: you are a regular, everyday, normal guy …
Read More »Tinker Island: The Love Affair of a Tamagotchi and RPG – Review
In just over the two weeks I’ve played Tinker Island, I keep finding myself repeatedly coming back to the game again and again. It’s not that I can’t stop playing the game; in fact, it’s the fact that I have to stop myself from playing that makes me want to …
Read More »Choices Stories You Play: Your Own Adventure! – Review
When I was younger, my favorite books to check out from the local library were the choose your own adventure novels. If you want to continue reading this review, turn to page 87. If you don’t…I guess just hit the back button. The reason I bring this up though is …
Read More »Defend Your Turf: battle in the streets – Review
Oh, thank god. After getting angry at myself for the Kerflux review, and angry at the developers when it came to Pandora’s Books, it’s nice to see something that I can be a bit more positive about, even if that something lasted less time than the average sneeze. I guess …
Read More »Fuse Up: Pestering Ads Match-3 – Review
Fuse Up is a fun little puzzle game by Animanya Games. The gameplay is simple, you have a grid upon which the faces of dice, numbered 1 through 6, will appear. You can slide the rows or columns horizontally or vertically to match into groups of three, which will then merge …
Read More »Ranger Up Armadillo: timed puzzle experience with RPG elements – Review
Deep within the depths of one particular Amazonian jungle, a very serious problem has become apparent. Firstly, an evil worm and his army have invaded, and secondly, they are threatening to transform the beautiful biome into a grimy bog. To stop their wicked plan, Toby the teenage armadillo embarks on the perilous …
Read More »SoulTactics: needlessly complicated – Review
SoulTactics is a hodgepodge of multiple genres thrown into one. At the core it’s a strategy RPG with elements of card games and match-3 puzzlers thrown in for good measure. The narrative centers on a clash between good and evil, if I had to generalize it, with an art style …
Read More »TIME LOCKER: a ticking time bomb – Review
Some might consider TIME LOCKER to be a game that practices minimalism, with its rough, simplistic character designs and a grid-like interface that almost seem bare. It seem the developer wanted to keep the interaction with the players to a minimum, for the game has no tutorial or how to …
Read More »Polyforge: beautifully infuriating – Review
Every once in a while, a game is released that you find extremely difficult—a game so difficult it takes you weeks until you feel you’ve reached a point confident enough to review it. For me, Polyforge is one of those games. In Polyforge, you play as a little triangle, circling a shape—each …
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