Super Lucky's Tale is a 3D Platformer originaly developed by Playful Studios and published by Microsoft for the Xbox and PC in November 2017. An expanded version called New Super Lucky's Tale was developed and published by Playful Studios and released in November 2019 for the Nintendo Switch and August 2020 for the Xbox, PC, … Continue reading New Super Lucky’s Tale: A Plucky Pastiche of 3D Platforming
Carto is a puzzle game developed by Taiwanese indie studio Sunhead Games and published by Humble Games. It was released on PC, PS4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch in October 2020. MSRB is $20. I played the Nintendo Switch version. Back during the NES era, exploration-based games like The Legend of Zelda and Metroid had limited … Continue reading Carto: A Cute Puzzle Game That Mapped Its Way to My Heart
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt is an open world RPG developed and published by CD Projekt Red. It was originally released on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC in May 2015. It was ported to the Nintendo Switch in September 2019, and will be released again for PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2022. MSRB … Continue reading The Witcher III: A Novel — I Mean Game — That I Couldn’t Put Down
So last year I made a newcomer's guide to Metroid, and I liked writing that post so much, I decided to make more of them. This year, with the recent announcement of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, I'd love nothing more than to introduce more people to Xenoblade. I'm going to structure this much like my last … Continue reading A Newcomer’s Guide to Xenoblade Chronicles
Sound Shapes is a music-based 2D platformer developed by Queasy Games (with the assistance of Sony Santa Monica studio), and published by Sony. It was released on the PS3 and PS Vita in August 2012 and on the PS4 in November 2013. MSRB is $10. I played the PS Vita Version. Everyone knows that a … Continue reading Sound Shapes: A Musical 2D Platformer That’s More Than Meets the Ear
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a 3D Platformer developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. It was released in March 2022 as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. MSRB is $60. The Nintendo Switch has been defined by a lineup of what I like to call "Video Game Olympic Athletes." For example: Zelda went open … Continue reading Kirby and the Forgotten Land: An Unforgettable 3D Platformer
Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a 2D Action/Adventure game developed by Greg Lobanov (and friends) and published by Finji. It was released in June 2021 for the PC, PS4 and PS5 and again in December 2021 for the Nintendo Switch. MSRB is $20. I played the PC version. Greg Lobanov's previous game Wandersong charmed me … Continue reading Chicory: A Colorful and Heartful Tale
Like the contrite parent of a neglected child, I've missed the PlayStation Vita's 10th Birthday in February, and now I'm trying to make it up to it. Though, in my defense, it's not like Sony tried to remind me or anything... Sony's unveiling of the PlayStation Vita at E3 2011. I'm still fascinated by this … Continue reading The PlayStation Vita: 10 Years Later
Sokodice is a puzzle game developed and published by The Socially Awkward Studio. It was released on PC and iOS in 2020, and on Nintendo Switch and Android in 2021. PC and Switch versions cost $6, while the iOS version costs $3, and the Android version costs $1. I played the Nintendo Switch Version. Disclaimer: … Continue reading Sokodice Review: Thinking Outside the Isometric Box
Kirby Star Allies is a 2D Action Platformer developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. It was released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch in March of 2018. MSRB is $60. Back in the 1990s, most Platforming mascots like Mario and Sonic packed their bags and moved away to live in the Big City of … Continue reading Kirby Star Allies: Two-Dimensional Gameplay, Multidimensional Cute
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