Game Reviews8.6/10
Soul Blazer: Rebuilding a World One Soul at a Time
A quiet SNES quest wherein each demon put down restores a soul unto a broken town — a tale of ruin made whole once more.
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Tag: classic games
Game Reviews7.9/10
Out of This World Proves Wordless Cinematic Platforming Earns Its Cult Status — 7.9/10
A man of no name falls upon a strange world with no gun, no chart, no word of aid — a tale told in motion alone.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Flashback on SNES Still Rewards Patience — Rotoscoped Motion, Hard Puzzles, 8 of 10
A hero wakes upon a strange world, memory gone, amid peril and mystery — a tale of motion, puzzle, and patience.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Illusion of Gaia: A Quiet, Sad Adventure That Still Holds Up
A tale of ruins, three forms, and a hero named Will, whose sojourn through grief and shadow endures upon the Super Nintendo.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Actraiser Mixes Action Stages With Town Simulation on the SNES — and Both Halves Work
A god's toil and battle in one ancient cartridge - Actraiser, a work of solemn art and fury, weighed and found worthy.
Game Reviews9.5/10
Square’s SNES Time-Travel Epic Chrono Trigger Earns a 9.5 Out of 10
A look back at Chrono Trigger, the 1995 Super Nintendo tale of time, allies, and a coming catastrophe, still clear and fast decades later.
Game Reviews7/10
Section Z Review: Capcom’s Branching NES Shooter Earns Its 7
A chain of chambers, a winding ship, a single fighter within: Section Z for NES remains a strange, firm curiosity worth a look.
Game Reviews6.5/10
Free-Roaming Exploration Lifts Ironsword Past Its Predecessor, but Spotty Difficulty Keeps the NES Sequel at 6.5
A knight roams open worlds seeking a magic sword's four pieces on the NES — bold freedom, uneasy difficulty, fine sound.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Maniac Mansion Let You Fail, Split the Party, and Still Made Every Playthrough Feel Like Yours
A mansion that answers back: puzzles, teens, and charm in a house that never explains itself.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Jackal on NES Still Earns Its 7.4 as a Two-Player Jeep Rescue Shooter
A vehicle, a gun, a battlefield of foes, and prisoners to free — Jackal endures best when two souls share the fight.