Changing Regimes, One Bullet At A Time
HIGH A sniping post across a lake from a chalet with glass walls.
LOW Why doesn’t this super-mask work?
WTF Why do I have to worry about windspeed in an underground lab?
Sniper Ghost Warrior: Contracts Review
Tag: first-person-shooter
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Review
Boots Nailed To The Ground
HIGH Three distinct game modes!
LOW Two of which feel pretty dang stale.
WTF I’ve no idea what they were aiming for with Frank Woods’ dialogue.
Dusk Preview
The best part about experimental retro games is the ability for game makers with some vision to explore an interesting idea – what if previous generations of devs kept making titles at a given level of technology rather than constantly chasing graphical improvements?
Killing Floor 2 (Xbox One) Review
From A to Zed
HIGH A well-balanced and well-implemented class system.
LOW Graphical glitches abound when the action gets fierce.
WTF Exactly why are we doing this again? Plotless games are so passe…
LawBreakers Review
Goal Makers, Life Takers, Don’t You Mess Around With Me
HIGH Letting the other team charge the battery to 100% and then stealing it.
LOW The dialog and aesthetic are thoroughly forgettable.
WTF The tutorials are literally just YouTube videos? What is this, Elite Dangerous?
This Is Not A Review: STRAFE
Welcome to This Is Not A Review. In these articles we discuss general impressions, ideas and thoughts on any given game, but as the title implies, it’s not a review. Instead, it’s an exercise in offering a quick recommendation (or dismissal) after spending enough time to grasp the ideas and gameplay of a thing without necessarily playing it from A to Z.
The subject of this installment: STRAFE, developed by Pixel Titans and published by Devolver Digital.
Verdun Review
Home By Christmas
HIGH Disappearing into the trees and picking off a dozen soldiers before anyone knew where I was.
LOW Getting spawn-camped three lives in a row.
WTF The devs just didn’t bother putting in a ‘wearing gas mask’ version of the AI models.
Ace Banana Review
Don’t Play Ace Banana
HIGH There wasn’t one.
LOW A boss that offers no visual cues for how to beat it.
WTF Wow, that flesh-toned baby banana bares an uncomfortable resemblance to…
Overwatch Review
Team Fortress 3?
HIGH: Launching into the air and landing the perfect Pharah ultimate
LOW: The feeling of helplessness against a Bastion/Reinhardt combo
WTF: A Play of the Game in which Junkrat kills himself and three others by flooding a room with grenades.
Doom (PS4) Review
Doom. Doom never changes
HIGH Remembering to use the one-hit kill chainsaw in a tight spot
LOW Frustrating boss fights
WTF Antagonist Olivia Pierce looks like Tilda Swinton