#5 - Scars Above (2023, PS5) Oh my GODS, what a freaking fantastic game this was!!! Let's start with the Metacritic score, because some of you may look it up after this. It has a 65. That score is objectively wrong. IGN gave it a 5/10, and another outlet scored it a 1/5. Both of these scores are ut...

I've been playing Scars Above , which just released on Feb 28. I was kind of expecting to be disappointed, given the middling reviews... But guys, barring a failure to stick the landing, this is a strong contender for my GOTY. Like my previous GOTY, The Chant, this game is just... A game. No DLC, no...

There seems to be a lot of misinformation surrounding Metroid Prime Remastered, but here's what I think is happening based on my education in supply chain management: Quite simply, the game was shadow dropped. Having a mere 2 week turnaround between production and delivery to retail is absolutely in...

I gave the Sea of Stars demo a whirl. Great music, amazing visuals, interesting gameplay mechanics that seem fun to play. Dialogue is absolutely awful. It's ostensibly the worst kind of American "dork" humour that western indie games cannot seem to purge. It genuinely feels like it was wri...

Shinsekai is a must-play Switch exclusive no one talks about.

#4 - Guardian Heroes (1996, 360 - via XB1) Treasure games are very hit and miss for me. I loved Gunstar Heroes, but that was also the first Treasure game I played, back when it launched on the PS3. Since then, I've really enjoyed the likes of Astro Boy: The Omega Factor and Dynamite Headdy, but bou...

Funny enough, Sickly Limited Games just put out a handy chart.

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Played a bunch of random stuff this weekend, which is nice, because I have a bunch of new games for the sell pile now. :P Blinx the Time Sweeper - Most certainly from the era of, "wacky =innovative", I found this game to be way too mechanically dense for what should be a 3D platformer. Not...

#3 - Alligator Hunt (1994, Arcade - via Evercade's Gaelco Arcade 1) Is Wild Guns too hard for you? Want something easier to hone your crosshair shooter skills? Do you enjoy horribly translated English? Give Alligator Hunt a go. It lasts about an hour or so, and for its time, this is a visually impr...

It's... Fine. I don't really see how this game blew up as it did. It's a well-made rhythm action game, but the style isn't for me and I find the music ranges from uninteresting to grating - but that's purely personal preference. I think fans of rock will get on with it. I'm much more fond of electro...

ratsoalbion wrote: ↑February 11th, 2023, 6:36 pm

It needs a whole video to explain it? Amazing. XD

So I picked up Darius Burst Another Chronicle EX+ for $10 physical today. What's the difference between that and Chronicle Saviours? I can't find a clear answer online.

I've noticed a lot of 80s and 90s SHMUPs have theming with lots of alien gore and fleshy biomechanical masses... Is there any particular cultural touchstone in Japan that influenced this?

I played an hour or so of Hi-Fi Rush , and honestly... I'm not really a fan. I see that it's a well-made game, and I'm glad it's a showcase of how single player games with no tacked on monetization can still kick ass and do really well. But it's a game where the music is centre stage... And I kinda ...

Haven't had much time to game, but I've put in a few minutes here and there on R-Type Final 2, Hydro Thunder: Hurricane and Back 4 Blood . All on my Xbox One. That thing is getting a lot of use this month, probably because I love the Series X controller so much... And because it has a rather large b...

Jan. 22: Star Wars Jedi - Fallen Order (PS5) - Wow. I never expected an attempt to combine gameplay aspects of Sekiro, Uncharted, and Metroid with the Star Wars IP to come together this well. The worlds were fun to look at and explore. The combat was always engaging and stylish. And the story wasn'...

Truthfully, Sony and Nintendo both seem woefully out of touch this generation... Xbox seems more like they're actually giving a shit about what gamers want, but they aren't putting out the bangers I would expect for a major console platform. It's just a weird gen all around. The Switch is an underpo...

- No backwards compatibility. - VR is a gimmick to begin with. - Far too expensive for all but the monied enthusiast. - Won't be compatible with tons of games launching in future for other platforms because of its own kneecapped install base. Mark my words, PSVR2 is going to be a Sega 32X moment for...

I really like the progression mechanics in R-Type Final 2 . On first attempt, the game feels impossibly hard, but as you press on, not only do you learn the levels, but you unlock new stuff - ships, pilot gear, etc. So instead of just being an arcade type game you play through once, you gradually ch...

Played a teeny bit of Dead Space remake last night on my Series S. Is it just me or is the S not performing, visually, as I'd hoped. Everything just seems a bit fuzzy. The Series S has really been struggling to keep up the last year or two. It seemed to be doing great when games were still targetin...