Tag: Xbox Series S
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Loved and Lost
I think there’s value in telling stories similar to Maquette, where relationships fall apart and don’t get put back together. But I don’t really think this game gets there.
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Hi-Fi RUSH is the Best ‘Mid’ Game of 2023 So Far
I’ll tell you what wasn’t on anyone’s radar: a colorful, cartoonish Shinji Mikami-produced rhythm action game set to a soundtrack of Nine Inch Nails, Number Girl and The Black Keys with obscenely high production and animation values and some really funny gags. And yet,
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Somerville is a disappointing slog through the storyboard of a better idea
As a rule, it’s never a good idea to judge a game – or any piece of media – based on its marketing. Unfortunately, you can basically get the gist of Somerville from its trailers.
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Review: Chorvs – a “Cult” Classic?
There’s a point where Chorus (stylized Chorvs) begins to grip you. That point is probably situated at different places for different people, but for me it was about ten hours in.
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LumbearJack Envisions a Hopeful Climate Future, Even If It Falls Short
At times silly but always clear-eyed about its message, LumbearJack is a surprising amount of fun.
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The Artful Escape Doesn’t Reach Escape Velocity
I’ve had to sit on my feelings about The Artful Escape for a few weeks, because I was honestly so put off by it right after I finished that I didn’t trust myself not to be overtly critical. I wanna be clear that I don’t think the game is technically – either in the sense…
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First Impressions: Lost Judgment (spoilers)
As soon as work ended today (9/24), I started playing Lost Judgment, the sequel to Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s 2018 Kamurocho-based Yakuza-lite detective thriller, Judgment. Now, almost four hours (roughly one chapter) in, I have some spoilerific thoughts.
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Review: Genesis Noir
Genesis Noir (Feral Cat Den, 2021 – Xbox Series S) reframes the Big Bang – and subsequently, the human creation myth – as a jazz-infused noir mystery tale. This framing mostly works, aside from a moment of jarring tone shift toward the end, and getting from the beginning to this point is a pretty good…
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‘Adios’ might have a way with words, but it’s the silence that comes through the strongest
The most striking thing about Mischief’s Adios (Xbox, 2021) isn’t the existentialist drama by way of shooting the shit about farming, the Vietnam War or “utility coupes.” It’s the silence of your last rites.