Game Reviews7.9/10
Xeodrifter Still Gets In and Out in Four Hours, and That’s the Point
Xeodrifter review: a compact 2014 Metroidvania from Renegade Kid and Atooi, starring an astronaut, four planets and one cracked warp core. Score: 7.9/10.
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Review — Four Paths, One Save Slot, and 200 Hours of Fantasy
A tale of four heroes, each bound by fate unto the same doomed realm, wherein fortune must be rewound ere ruin falls.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Victor Vran’s demon-hunting builds hold up, but its 2015 diablo-like still lacks a reason to stay
Victor Vran review: Haemimont's 2015 isometric action RPG with no classes, free weapon swapping, destiny cards and co-op — scored 7.2 out of 10.
Game Reviews7.8/10
Amplitude Review: Harmonix’s Sci-Fi Rhythm Reboot Scores a Solid 7.8
Amplitude review: Harmonix's 2016 PS4 rhythm sequel scores 7.8 — great four-player couch mode, a concept album story that never lands.
Game Reviews7.7/10
Gigantic’s servers were shut down before most players could find out what it was
Gigantic, Motiga's 5v5 guardian game, shut down in 2018 and returned as Rampage Edition in 2024. A review of its design, movement, and flaws.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Armello Review: A Crown Worth Chasing, a Randomness Problem Worth Naming
Armello review: League of Geeks' 2015 digital board game mixes cards, dice, and betrayal across four clans. A cunning throne chase undone by bad rolls.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Steampunk Mech Battles and Match-Three Puzzles Share One Grid in Ironcast
Ironcast review: Dreadbit's steampunk match-three roguelite pits British mecha against a French invasion. A smart hybrid with a real ceiling, 7.6/10.
Game Reviews7.5/10
Samurai Warriors 4-II polishes the formula without moving it forward
Samurai Warriors 4-II review: Omega Force's 2015 revised take on Samurai Warriors 4, with a character-focused story mode and two-character switching. 7.5/10.
Game Reviews7.4/10
Human Resource Machine: Forty Puzzles, One Worker, and the Cleverest Programming Lesson in Disguise
Human Resource Machine turns office drudgery into assembly language lessons across forty puzzles, teaching how a processor thinks without ever saying so.
Game Reviews7.3/10
Kinect Sports: Season Two Review — More Sports, Same Ceiling
Kinect Sports: Season Two review — six sports, 300+ voice commands, and a Kinect camera that still needs big motions to work. Score: 7.3/10.
Game Reviews7.3/10
River City: Tokyo Rumble Review: A Solid Kunio-kun Brawler That Respects Its History
River City: Tokyo Rumble review — Kunio's 3DS brawler mixes fists, RPG jobs and a Lion Alliance boss ladder, plus a localization that kept Tokyo intact.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Songbringer’s procedural worlds still hold up, but its combat wears thin
Songbringer review: Wizard Fu's 2017 procedurally generated sci-fi action RPG with a nanosword, artifact forging and co-op, scored 7.2 out of 10.