Gates of Eden Review
In what is described by developer Li Create as "Doom But in Heaven", I found myself easily suckered into giving their first title Gates of Eden a shot. Boasting a gorgeous and fanciful visual style, I think this was the sweet poison that initially drew me in, like honied words for The Deceiver himself. With such a fantastic visual direction, and a very interesting pretense for a plot, surely there is a (in the exact words of the Li Creates website) "...polished and emotionally resonant experience(s)" to be had... right?What you see is what you get. A single screen, your levels that
Somber Echoes Review
Somber Echoes is a platform heavy side-scrolling Metroidvania with progressive mechanics and an extensive interconnected maze of a world to explore. It feels a bit like playing Ori, if Ori was set in a dark, mostly destroyed spaceship and had multiple endings, each with their own boss battle. Co-developed by Norwegian based indie Rock Pocket Games and Lav Games, it’s part sci-fi, part post apocalyptic, and also draws from Greek and Roman mythology for both the story and impressive 2.5 D visuals built in Unreal Engine 5. It was originally released for PC on January 21st and later on PS5 and Xbox
Lost in Random Review
Have you ever imagined living in a world where a single dice roll decides your destiny? Even if the idea never crossed your mind, now you can experience it in Lost in Random, a game developed by Zoink and Thunderful, and published by Electronic Arts. It was released on 10 September, 2021.The story takes place in the strange Kingdom of Random, where everything is controlled by dice. When kids turn 12, they must roll a magical dice that chooses which part of the kingdom they’ll live in forever. You play as Even, a brave 11-year-old girl who wants to save her
Cubic Odyssey Review
Cubic Odyssey is a voxel open-world survival game, kind of like Minecraft if it got launched into space and dipped in neon. You crash land on an alien planet because Earth is being attacked by something called the RED DARKNESS... Basically evil red goo that’s ruining everything. There’s a princess involved. She sends space knights to go fix it and you’re one of them, I think... I wasn’t really paying attention because the intro was kind of dramatic and confusing.Anyway, you wake up in your busted ship and meet QB-1, your little robot buddy who acts like a tutorial with attitude.
Hawthorn Early Concept Demo Review
Fans of cozy games, adorable critters, and the Redwall series rejoice! After many years of wishfully dreaming, NEARstudios (consisting of former Bioware and Bethesda developers) has brought us Hawthorn. While still very early in development, this little cozy town of critterfolk looks like something right out of a dream, absolutely making this game a dream come true for many. Gaining a start on Kickstarter, Hawthorn has absolutely crushed it's goals. Though the main campaign itself has ended, pledges are still open to try and hit some of the amazing stretch goals they have in place. One of the main goals they