Review by Harvard L. I hope you’re not expecting a succinct description of what Uurnog Uurnlimited is in this review, because after hours of play I still don’t think I know exactly what it is. It’s a puzzle platformer with a level structure similar to Super Mario Bros. 2, in…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. It’s hard to be angry in a room full of grinning faces. LocoRoco is proof of this fact – it’s a cutesy platformer developed by Sony CEJ originally intended as a flagship title for the PSP (along with the also very underrated Patapon series). A critical…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. At the height of his powers as a filmmaker and storyteller, Tim Burton had such a mastery over the juxtaposition of innocence and the macabre that his films had a tone all of their own. He loved dropping the gothic on suburban America, and loved making…
Read MorePreview by Matt C.At a glance, Prisma & the Masquerade Menace probably looks like a lot of other platformers out there, with its jumping puzzles and colourful presentation. However, its defining characteristic is inspired by something quite different: Ikaruga. In Treasure’s famously difficult shoot ‘em up, the only way through…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Nippon Ichi has already demonstrated that it has a Grimm-like fascination with taking pure innocence and exposing it to corruption or utter horror. Last year’s Yomawari, and The Firefly Diary from the year before it, were very different games, but the common thread between them was…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. I think BoxBoy! took everyone by surprise when it was released in 2015. Coming seemingly out of nowhere, it delivered a puzzle platforming experience unlike any other, and a game dripping with minimalist charm. It got a well-earned sequel, BoxBoxBoy!, a year later, and now the…
Read MoreReview by Matthew C. The boom in indie development has seen a wonderful surge in puzzle platformers over the last few years. It makes sense, when you think about it: this is a genre that’s low on development needs (relatively speaking), but with an incredibly high ceiling for creativity and…
Read MoreReview by Mikhail M. Hue by Fiddlesticks surprised me in every way, which is good, because on paper it doesn’t sound like too much; it’s a puzzle platformer that relies on colours. That simple concept belies one intensely well-crafted game, however, in which everything from the title screen music to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Unravel is heartbreaking. But it’s not a depressing kind of emotion that lies at the core of this charming and pure little puzzle-platformer. Rather, as an introverted little reflection on life and human relationships, Unravel is heartbreaking because it represents a warmer, more sentimental side of…
Read MoreI’m a fan of the Assassin’s Creed franchise, which I see as the more intelligent and insightful of the major blockbuster franchises. That being said, I am a much bigger fan of the games in the series where Ubisoft takes a creative risk and does something a little daring to…
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