The original Psychonauts was quite significant among the many 3D platformers that were abundant during the 6th generation of consoles. For one thing, the setting and level themes were incredibly original taking place in various characters’ minds with a wide range of gameplay styles. But what was mos...

Jan 23: Yakuza 3 Feb 12: Wonderful 101 Remastered Mar 25: Freedom Planet May 22: Psychonauts 2 Will write up my full thoughts for the show coming up but to sum up, really had a great time with this one. Thought the original was great, think this is a more than worthy follow up especially considerin...

Been playing through Psychonauts 2 at the moment and I am enjoying it quite a lot so far. I was a bit skeptical how a sequel would have worked after the original was released over a decade ago but it directly picks up after it with a particularly memorable opening level. I have not played a 3D platf...

So last week I was making good progress in Chicory: A Colorful Tale when it started crashing on me and I started getting numerous error messages where I would report the error and I could restart the game again and continue on my adventure. This happened to me at least five times until one day when ...

Jan 23: Yakuza 3 Feb 12: Wonderful 101 Remastered Mar 25: Freedom Planet I finally finished off this nice classic Sonic inspired platformer after first buying it a few months ago. The three heroines you play as were their own twist on the classic trio of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles with some interest...

I once wrote a blog about how I think JRPGs are "cozy games". The music, the humor, how much detail goes into small towns, the fact that characters rest, the quiet mini games like fishing and cards, and turn-based battle systems that can move at your own pace. Just the thought of sitting ...

Getting closer to the end of Chicory: A Colorful Tale and I have to say it has really grown on me now. Getting access to new brush powers opens the game up tremendously and I love exploring the world when you have a multitude of ways to navigate and solve puzzles. It is also a lot more hard hitting ...

I have been playing Chicory: A Colorful Tale for the upcoming episode as I was a big fan of Wandersong and wanted to try another title from Greg Lobanov. I do like it but it just is not grabbing me the same way that Wandersong did. I can definitely see the Link to the Past influences as you have a b...

Been playing... New Super Mario Bros 2. Quite possibly the most by the numbers Mario game in existance. The "New" aesthetic is still plain and the coin gimmick isn't much to write home about and the levels feel like they've been grabbed from Mario Maker 2. Not sure why it exists, to be ho...

Yeah, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was a victim of this as well. Got a very muted response (and a limited print run) on release IIRC. Didn't Sony actually have a policy of discouraging and downplaying 2d titles because they were perceived as old-fashioned (the obvious irony being that 16 and ...

I remember there is an infamous level in Crash 1 set on a bridge and you have to make very precise jumps on rickety planks of wood to navigate it. If the landing space for jumping is smaller in the remaster then I can imagine this level could be especially nasty. Again, really eager to try the trilo...

Yeah, Crash only looked impressive in the time span before Mario 64. I imagine the more imprecise controls would be due to being made before the Dual Shock really took off and yeah this is a genre not suitable to Dpad movement. Those running towards the camera levels were dynamic and exciting to you...

I never played any of the sequels but the original is easily the best PS1 3d platformer as far as I'm concerned. I never saw what all the fuss was about with Crash Bandicoot - I thought it was a somewhat mediocre series even at the time. Yeah, only played the first Ape Escape as well but was always...

Yeah, the whole " it is not truly 3D so not as good" mentality was rife in the gaming press in the early 3D gaming days. Lots of great games got unfairly looked over because of that and not surprised Klonoa was one of its undeserved victims. And Klonoa is far above the likes of Bubsy, it w...

You can tell this is a love letter to the works of Clover Studio with the superhero antics of Viewtiful Joe and unleashing your powers by painting mechanic of Okami. Its gameplay of beat em up action underneath a superficial real time strategy shell really makes this game stand out from anything els...

In terms of games that I played which I want to see be remastered/remade then I would like Sony to do an Ape Escape trilogy remake ala Crash and Spyro. I remember those being fun platformers and it would be nice to see that series get some more love. Far less likely is I would like a remaster of Roc...

Live a Live was an RPG that always interested me and it was such a surprise seeing that game get the HD2D treatment. Since Nintendo is publishing this one, it seems it is going to be exclusive to the Switch which is a shame as it looks amazing and I am struggling with keeping up with one console, le...

I have neglected handheld gaming for an awfully long time but decided to get back on my 3DS again when I saw a copy of Dragon Quest VIII in the shop. XI has pretty much converted me to a fan of the series and I plan to try out the most beloved titles so I knew I had to pick up VIII sooner or later. ...

Jan 23: Yakuza 3 Feb 12: Wonderful 101 Remastered Will do a proper write up on this for the upcoming C&R episode later on but overall, had a lot of fun with this. Very tongue in cheek and over the top that it really gives the game a lot of personality. While I would imagine the Wii U version wo...

It is the height of irony that contrary to its ubiquity on so many platforms these days, that back in the day I could never find this in the shops. My cousin had Sonic 1, 3 and Knuckles but for some reason Sonic 2 was never available for us to rent or buy. It had become the elusive white whale of my...