Based on the launch trailer, Shines Over: The Damned promised to be a walking simulator with a dark atmosphere and horror elements, with a particularly gloomy atmosphere. Being a fan of this kind...
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I’ll leave the green poison lobbers last, mainly because while their throws cover the distance to my avatar, they are actually hitting the cliffs above. So, I’m safely ignoring them as I move...
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It’s the laser beams that get me most of the time. I know there’s a color change that signals when they are about to fire but I often have my hands full with dozens of robot enemies, all read...
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I pushed the tank too far ahead of my main force. Shermans might be plentiful and relatively reliable in battle but this one crumpled pretty fast when ambushed by both a Panzer IV and a classic a...
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The cultists have been getting smart. They once stood out in the open and in groups, almost begging someone to end their chain-smoking misery. Now they tend to gather only indoors, with sentries ...
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There is a long running commentary on how most AAA games lost their soul and got rotten to the core. While the behavior of publishers and recent releases support this point of view more and more,...
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The pirates aren’t really a problem, but they keep trying to attack my trade routes. My trusty airship, along with its dedicated escort, quickly teleports to the closest friendly location and t...
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The enemy fortress looks mighty, with the classic barricade backed by a watchtower filled with archers. Behind them stand two catapults and a big group of other warriors, some of whom are probabl...
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Recycling is a big issue on a spaceship that’s traveling through space to a habitable planet. People have PDAs to communicate and take down notes but a few specialized buildings, including a sc...
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The prequel completing a truly weird trilogy, initially available only as a Netflix title, has now landed on PC and consoles as well. Those who played Golf Club: Nostalgia and The Cub will be cur...
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We have a problem that only a solid light pulse can solve. I need to get some extra fuses, activate some machinery, re-direct the beam, use it to take out a few enemies, and then shift it again t...
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The forest is inviting, and I’ve chosen to create a house made mostly of wood. It blends into the landscape to some extent, although its bright orange roofs make it stand out. There are birds p...
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I’ve successfully drilled through a giant beetle ridden by a monster who was able to shoot purple fire at my character. Yes, it took a dozen tries, mostly to figure out exactly how the four pha...
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There’s a circus elephant trapped inside a small transport wagon, clearly unhappy with his situation. The red-haired protagonist that I control clearly wants to set him free, both literally and...
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The big problem with Aether-powered improvements is that they use Specialists, which aren’t really plentiful. I really need that extra power to get some big city boosts, with a focus on those t...
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A dash and some fast slashes are keeping both the lance-wielding battle maidens and the hammer-equipped hulking proto-Space Marines in check. Of course, more are jumping into the fray, and they a...
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Before there was Resident Evil or Silent Hill, there was Alone in the Dark. The grand pappy of survival horror games had more misses than hits during its career, before it faded away into oblivio...
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Curly is eating apples and drinking water, presumably bored by this rather restrictive diet. The island she’s on has two trees that she’ll shake to get more fruits and a pump that will refill...
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We can see a surge of “cozy” simulators from Stardew Valley to games depicting various serene themes such as life at grandparents, life at the farm, life at the farm with dinosaurs. This genr...
Timothy and Catherine are in the middle of an arcade date, the only location I have unlocked which is almost guaranteed to draw a positive reaction from both of them. It all starts off well, with...
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Reveil is a courageous ropewalking act that tries to balance the tropes of a walking simulator with the crucial elements of a horror game. Next to taking you on some leisurely strolls and benign ...
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How many black cubes are there in the underground of this otherwise empty universe? I’ve been running my initial extractor for more than two hours, augmented by a range of other industrial buil...
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One of my dice is incomplete, which feels very weird and has already adversely affected one of my battles. I got a wound, which is a very bad thing in a run-based game where taking five of them m...
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I’m jumping from stone staircase to stone staircase, at night, keeping the dark, virus-transformed creature behind me. The idea is to get him into the light and then shoot him with my weapon. T...
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Interactive dramas may be considered by many a stretching the definition of a video game, but when they are well executed, they sure are memorable. Just think about Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become...
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A version of Teagan from the past is running around, a little disoriented, coming to terms with the situation and stakes. I know because I, as the player, was the one controlling her. I am a bit ...
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From the top of my head Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons was not among the games that would need or would get a remake on the current gen. But now that is here, I am glad that even more people have t...
Life without a head can be challenging, but as the strange hero of Airhead will find out, life with a head can be even harder. With its instantly recognizable visual style, puzzle platforming gam...
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I’m bowling, which means I am holding down a key to rotate my player’s arm. When I release it, it will fly from his hand toward the other end of the screen, as long as I time my move well. My...
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Even a powerful Archfiend can’t have it all. I really want to get a new legion and, in a perfect Hell, attach a capable Praetor to boost its combat effectiveness. There’s a spell that would b...
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