9 Monkeys of Shaolin Review

2020 saw a resurgence of the beat ’em up genre, with Streets of Rage 4 getting rave reviews, the Battletoads reboot finding some success, and the long-awaited return of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World on the horizon. Now Sobaka Studio has released its own beat ’em up for 2020 with 9 Monkeys of Shaolin, but…

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Amnesia: Rebirth Rebirth

In 2010, the horror video game genre was not in a good place, as its biggest franchises largely abandoned it in favor of more action-oriented approaches designed to appeal to a wider audience. But then Frictional Games launched Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a pure horror game that became a Let’s Play phenomenon, revitalizing the genre…

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Nightdive on the System Shock remake: ‘Even though we’re changing and we’re updating it, it’s still part of the System Shock pedigree’

O remake de System Shock da Nightdive Studios está em desenvolvimento há quase oito anos. Originalmente anunciado em 2015, teve um ciclo de desenvolvimento mais longo do que os dois jogos System Shock existentes combinados, e isso inclui a lacuna entre eles. Mas o bebê cibernético incubado por Nightdive está finalmente se preparando para o…

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Pumpkin Jack Review

While the genre has gradually faded away in the AAA sphere, some modern games have tried to revive the late 90s to early 00s 3D action platformer. Insomniac released a more polished take on the original Ratchet and Clank in 2016, Other Ocean Emeryville took on the task of remaking the first MediEvil game last…

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The Analysis of Guise

There are many games filling the Metroidvania genre these days, particularly on the Steam Marketplace. The Guise by developer Rasul Mono and publisher GameNet is another such game that seems to take inspiration from titles like Ori and The Will of The Wisps and Carrion, however, it never feels like it’s quite nailing the same…

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Horace’s analysis

Every year, countless retro indie platformers flood the digital marketplace, so it’s no surprise that Horace flew under the radar when it launched on Steam last summer. But that’s unfortunate, because Horace is really something special, and now that it’s coming to the Nintendo Switch, hopefully it’ll get the attention it deserves. Horace manages to…

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