Tag: action-RPG

Vampyr Second Opinion

HIGH The player’s choices have far-reaching consequences.

LOW Repetitive encounters and samey-looking environments.

WTF No fast travel and constantly respawning enemies?!


Legend Of Mana (2021) Review

Same Legend, Now In HD

HIGH Solving a mission that ends with a great boss fight.

LOW Wandering around for thirty minutes trying to figure out what to do.

WTF How exactly are these towns trapped inside the artifacts!?


Biomutant Review

The Post-Human Future Is Furry


HIGH Battling a giant floof while wearing power armor.

LOW There’s no excuse for melee combat this awkward.

WTF The giant monster that wears teddy bear-themed pajamas.


A Knight’s Quest Review

More Like Zel-Don’t

HIGH The opening setpiece is thrilling in a way the rest of the game isn’t.

LOW What if Ocarina of Time‘s Water Temple didn’t have a map?

WTF Now you want me to fast travel? No thanks, I’ll quit instead.


Tokyo Xanadu EX+ Review

They’re Pushing Into Our World…

HIGH Wiping out a boss in seconds by unloading a chain of six super attacks on it.

LOW Picking the wrong partner for a dungeon because I had to choose before knowing what was inside.

WTF So we’re just going to watch a whole musical performance now?


Secret of Mana Review

Now With More Accordion

HIGH The option to switch back to the original soundtrack.

LOW The fact that said option was necessary.

WTF So we get this game, but still no Seiken Densetsu 3 localization?