Rating of
4.5/5
Unicorn Overlord
“Unicorn Overlord” is the latest High Fantasy effort to come out of Japanese Indie studio, Vanillaware, following on the successful releases of titles such as the PlayStation exclusive “Dragon’s Crown” and “Odin Sphere.” However, in the years since Vanillaware got its start as a niche developer of niche PlayStation exclusives, the entire concept of ‘PlayStation exclusives’ – and, indeed, exclusives in general – has become a bitter pill to swallow, limiting a given game’s potential audience and relegating titles to a limbo state of planned obsolescence, with Sony deigning to order up remasters (or re-remasters) from underlings at its whim.
Instead, starting with their previous game, “13 Sentinels,” …
Rating of
4/5
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The Force is Strong Once Again
While Star Wars is one of the biggest franchises around, Star Wars games - especially decent ones - are few and far between. You can mention the Super Star Wars/Empire/Jedi games from the Super NES days, Shadows of the Empire and fan favorites Knights of the Old Republic aka KOTR (and its sequel). I never got into the MMO (despite owning the super special edition) or the Battlefront games. The Force Unleashed games were only so-so. When Respawn (also responsible for Titanfall and Apex Legends) brought in Fallen Order it was amidst a long drought of truly inspired Star Wars titles. Luckily, thanks to an original story, some great graphics and inspired use of force abilities - Fallen Order was a breath of fresh air and truly helped usher in …
Rating of
2.5/5
Viewtiful Joe
One of those games much beloved by critics but I have trouble understanding why exactly. The platform element is simplistic, the fighting although smooth and accessible is little more than two button-bashing and the boss fights can be infuriating. Sounds good on paper but It's not much fun to play in reality. And that name is *awful*.
Rating of
4.5/5
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The story in Super Mario Bros. Wonder sticks to the classic Mario formula, which isn’t a bad thing. This time Mario and friends set out to save the Flower Kingdom from Bowser. Bowser took over the Flower Kingdom becoming the greatest Wonder. You set out to collect all Royal Seeds to then weaken Bowser to confront and defeat him to restore power back to the Kingdom. Even though it’s a familiar setup, Nintendo came through with a unique take on the 2D platformer series and added plenty of fun.
Presentation
The game looks amazing, simple as that. It has that classic Super Mario World vibe but cranks up the visuals with bright colors and lively animations. Every level is packed with personality, making it a joy to explore. …
Rating of
3.5/5
Demon's Souls
Difficult, Frustrating, and also Rewarding
Demon's Souls is a remake of a game with the same name on PS3. It's a beautiful, difficult, and rewarding game that lacks when it comes to controls and explaining things.
I had never played a game in the "Souls" series before starting this so when I began I only knew a couple things. First, the series is pretty popular and second, that it's viewed as extremely difficult. By the time I finished I understood both of these things very well.
The story of this game isn't that intriguing. In a land called Boltearia an evil presence is taking over. A fog is enveloping the area and there are evil creatures and demons strung about. Once you're in there is no escape and it appears there's a evil being making people like you kill …
