Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

Constant stream of simple puzzles mean you never get stuck but always have something to do, and the environment feels pleasantly physical. Steady pace of set pieces, decent in-game play storytelling, graphics and atmosphere that hold up shockingly well even on the PS2 version let alone the 360 upgrade, companions to worry about which means the pacing stays deliberate and measured - as long as you don't mind the fact…

Review · jmcaddledmind

Tunic

Brilliant sense of discovery. Filling out the manual as you go is a great mechanic. Loses a half-star for frustrating/underwhelming combat and some eyebrow-raising late-game puzzles. Watched someone meticulously translate the in-game language during their playthrough and may never been as impressed.

Review · sjables

Super Metroid

Super Metroid is an impeccably designed game. It's remarkable to see how many staples of not only Metroid, but search-action games generally, were born in this game and persist to this day in action games and modern Metroid games, both 2D and 3D! You could release this game today with a modern graphical coat of paint, and it would be among the most buzzed-about games of the year. It's amazing to see where this dev…

Review · scathinghotspur · 1 like

Alone in the Dark

When talking about survival horror, it is important to note that the entire genre is very open-ended. Many tend to cite titles such as the original Resident Evil or Silent Hill as being the “purest” examples of what the genre may offer, while modern audiences have used independent games or small budget titles as pure examples of a revival of horror-based video games. Of course, while many point to Resident Evil or…

Review · linksocarina · 1 like

007 First Light

Ever since I played it in 2004, I wanted another Bond game like Everything Or Nothing. For someone to expand on that game and its ideas. And when it was announced that IOI were taking the reins on 007 I was hopeful we’d finally get that game. And here it is, First Light rules. It’s the next step in Bond games. It’s not perfect, there are some pacing issues and while the combat is mostly chaotic positive, it can get…

Review · bigevil1987

Super Mario Bros.

To be fair, I think this would easily be a 5-star review if Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World didn’t exist. SMB1 is perfect for what it is. But those two sequels being such leaps forward, such even MORE perfect masterpieces makes me ding this one the slightest bit just to emphasize that it’s not quite on the level of its sequels. Anyway, this is an all-timer platformer. An utter delight.

Review · Levihunt · 1 like