Death’s Door’s atmosphere and story work in concert beautifully, the combat feels perfect, and the enemy design is spectacular.
Weekly Cheapery: Death’s Door – A Dreary Delight
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Nintendo Switch Games to Play in December
We may have lost Advance Wars as a big December release, but there’s still a lot of great games to check out during the Holidays!
The Last Friend: First Impressions
The Last Friend is a fun tower defense, brawler type game with adorable dogs! And yes, you can pet the dogs too.
What is Kitaria Fables? First Impressions
Elinzia is absolutely hooked on Kitaria Fables. Read about her first impressions of this adorable farming ARPG!
LAWN MOWING SIMULATOR : It Makes The Cut
Lawn Mowing Simulator is relaxing. Listen to some music, have some chamomile tea, and chill. It might even be good for your mental health
The Skylia Prophecy (Switch) is Terribly Close to Being a Game I’d Love
The Skylia Prophecy is another smaller scale Metroidvania, and even though there’s a lot to like it’s just not clicking.
Golf With Your Friends (Switch) Review – The LoFi Girl of Video Games
Troytle has finally checked out everyone’s favorite minigolf game, and is completely entranced!
Mighty Goose (Switch) Review – Waterfowl-centric Run-n-Gun Action
There are few joys simpler than a good run-and-gun shooter. Enter Mighty Goose. This game brings great gameplay, a ridiculous story, and wonderful presentation.
Astalon: Tears of the Earth – Creator Interview and First Impressions of a retro-action-platformer-exploration game
Troy got a chance to chat with Matt Kap and Jon Lepage, the creators of a new retro-action platformer called Astalon: Tears of the Earth!
Sludge Life (Switch) Review – A Dreary Platformer That’s Stuck in My Head
Sludge Life is a short game that oozes personality and style, and even the somewhat aimless gameplay fits right into the world it’s created.
What is Beautiful Desolation? – First Impressions of an Isometric Adventure in Post-Apocalyptic South Africa
I am totally engrossed by Beautiful Desolation, but it is not a game I could easily recommend to a stranger. From the graphics to the gameplay, the whole package feels like a relic from a bygone era. This game feels old, but in a way that I love.
What is Biomutant? – First Impressions of the Fuzzy Apocalypse
Now that it’s finally out, I’ve had a few hours to explore it’s post-apocalyptic, cybernetically enhanced, biologically mutated world in order to try to figure out what this game actually is.
