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Review – La-Mulana
Completing La-Mulana without a guide is a feat of strength. That's probably why I couldn't do it. After an unsuccessful run some years ago, I tried again on another console and with a begrudged willingness to get outside help. It went a lot better this time.
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Review – Hotline Miami
Killing without consequence is something that video games seem to share with action movies. Regardless of how heroic a protagonist is supposed to be, they usually leave a wake of dead bodies. In reality, each of these deaths would have serious repercussions, from families robbed of father figures who made questionable decisions to severe problems with the law. But according…
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Review – Twisted Metal 2
When speaking of my childhood, I often describe my younger self as a die-hard Nintendo fangirl, but that might be inaccurate. In the days before the weight of reality crushed my childhood, I often spent time on other consoles belonging to my friends and relatives. For example, many of my mornings saw me deposited at childhood friend’s house where I’d…
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Review – Twisted Metal (PS1)
The original Twisted Metal has been something of a mystery to me. A friend of mine used to own a PS1 (he doesn’t anymore because I own it), but the rental store we frequented only carried the sequel in perpetuity. I have vague recollections of having experienced later entries in the PlayStation series, but never the first. In fact, gazing…
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Review – Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
I can’t claim to have been impressed by Yomawari: Night Alone during my recent playthrough, though I do confess that its story and aesthetic at least left an impact. That’s generally why I still play horror games; rarely do I find them legitimately scary, but usually, they have some of the most introspective stories within the medium, and that’s absolute…
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Review – Yomawari: Night Alone
I’m not so sure about horror games, anymore. Back in my younger days, I was easily frightened by the Resident Evil series. Heck, I remember dealing with frequent nightmares after the release of the Gamecube remake of the original game in the series. These days, however, I’m too confident in my capabilities in video games and too analytical of gameplay…
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Review – Undertale
I purchased Undertale shortly after its initial release way back in 2015, but I never finished it. This is because my initial experience was interrupted when I ended up enduring a period of emotional unrest (to put it lightly). I’m not prepared to get into all the depressing details, but the events were so traumatic that I’ve been avoiding certain…
