Tag Archives: Platformer
Mega Coin Squad Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4 (review), Xbox One, Steam What do you do when you’re down on your luck, can’t find a job, trying to return to your former glory, or need to pay off your outlandish medical bills for a surgery that turned you into a robot? Why, join the Mega Coin Squad of course. This […]
Adventures of Pip Review
Platforms: Windows, OS X, Wii U, iOS, PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One The hallmark of a great platformer is having such tight, precise controls and intuitive level design that when you fail it almost always feels like your fault. On the flip side, the hallmark of a terrible platformer lies in having such shoddy controls […]
Little Nightmares Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Xbox One, Steam As Little Nightmares begins, you wake up in a cold, wet room as a young child with nothing more than a yellow rain coat, a lighter, and your wits. Outside of that, you know very little about what is going on and that’s one thing I loved about […]
Downwell Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita (reviewed), iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows Downwell is a frantic, vertically-scrolling, action platformer all about seeing how deep into an endless well you can make it. It’s a simple game with a simple premise, but mastering the descent will be anything but an easy endeavor. This mysterious well is populated by […]
Flinthook Review
Platforms: PlayStation 4 (reviewed), Steam, Xbox One As you begin Flinthook, it’s apparent that the game isn’t lacking in charm and is just downright cute at times. As you begin to dig deeper into its gameplay and variety of levels you quickly realize that its charm is actually concealing a brutally challenging platformer that’s also satisfying, […]
Rain World Looks Adorable And Horrifying
Coming to Playstation 4 and PC later in 2017, Rain World is a platformer that has you, as a slugcat, trying to reunite with your family. Of course, it won’t be a simple task (otherwise it would make for a fairly boring experience). You’ll be forced to evade predators while trying to keep yourself alive through […]
Murasaki Baby Review
Platform: PlayStation Vita How much influence should art and music have in the critique of a game where the gameplay fails to shine? Trying to find an answer to this question is the dilemma I found myself in when I sat down to review Murasaki Baby. In Murasaki Baby, you’re tasked with leading a little […]