There’s something a little ironic about having such a blast mowing virtual lawns while the real one outside my window goes neglected for weeks, sometimes months on end. But then, that’s a big part of the appeal of “job simulator” games like Lawn Mowing Simulator: they’re a chance to enjoy …
I didn’t necessarily go into Waifu Impact expecting it to be great, but I hoped it’d at least be a bit of silly fun. There’s potential in the concept of a shooter given a fanservice-filled makeover by replacing firearms and combat gear with swimsuits and water blasters is a neat …
The “Simple Story” subtitle for Arise is fitting: there’s a beautiful simplicity to Piccolo Studio’s heartfelt adventure. Through the eyes of elderly man moving on from this world to the next, reflecting on most important moments in his life—from the most joyous to the most heartbreaking—it weaves a tale of …
The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story is a frustrating game. Part of that is the sort of deliberate, atmosphere-building user-unfriendliness that you often find in horror games; part of that is puzzles that are more tedious than brain-bending. But most of all, Sorrowvirus is frustrating because it’s an intriguing, original …
Mosaic Chronicles isn’t your typical jigsaw puzzle game. Forget the usual puzzle piece shapes, with their tabs and holes; here, you’re assembling pieces of stained glass, and what at first seems like a superficial distinction changes the nature of the game to a surprising degree. The smooth edges of the …
At a glance, Moo Lander bears a striking—and intentional, I’d assume—resemblance to Ori and the Blind Forest. Beautiful hi-def 2D scenery with the use of natural colours, corrupted plant life that feels both organic and slightly alien, and level design built around flow and momentum create a similar atmosphere of …
There are few philosophical thought experiments that have captured popular imagination quite like the trolley problem. Originally conceived more than 50 years ago, it’s been reinterpreted and expanded upon countless times, as people explored how changing details in the basic premise could elicit different responses. In the social media age—especially …
I really want to like Ganryu 2. From the instant you load it up, its vibrant, detailed pixel art and slick character designs call to mind the twilight years of the Neo Geo arcade system, when SNK (and other developers) were really pushing that hardware as hard as they could. …
I don’t know what I was expecting when I spent five bucks on a cheap-looking Metal Gear Solid clone, but it sure wasn’t whatever the hell Hundred Fires: The rising of red star is. For one thing, I thought I was getting a full game, since nowhere on the eShop …
Slipstream isn’t the first retro-style racing game on Switch, but absolutely nails that ‘80s pseudo-3D arcade racer aesthetic. Back before 3D graphics were the norm, games like Hang-On and Out Run managed to simulate three-dimensional effects with sprite scaling; aside from being an impressive technological accomplishment for the time, it …
