A cyberpunk, visual novel with light interactive elements, Dry Drowning has great presentation and an intriguing story to tell but is held back by some elements of characterisation and gameplay.
22/02/2021
21/02/2021
๐ฒ️ Kinetic Edge | Ten minute Taster | PC | "Crazy Golf Neon Marble Madness" ๐ฒ️ @KineticEdgeGame #IndieGames #GameDev
Kinetic Edge is a physics platformer based racing game where you have to figure out the best way to overcome obstacle courses with a shape of your choice.
20/02/2021
๐ฎ๐น️๐ป Remembering My Childhood Video Game Store ๐ฎ๐น️๐ป #RetroGaming
Sitting down in lockdown 3 watching some rubbish on the TV whilst reading Retro Gamer Magazine late at night I was dreaming of the time when we could walk into shops and browse video games and then my mind wandered off to when I was an 11-year-old boy who would visit LOGIC Computers in Cheshunt Hertfordshire to buy my Atari XE/XL tapes and cartridges for my ATARI XEGS.
19/02/2021
๐๐จ The Dark Eye : Chains Of Satinav | Review | Nintendo Switch | "A Game that will please old school point n click enthusiasts but that may also put off newcomers to the genre" ๐๐จ @daedalic #IndieGames #GameDev
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav was originally released by Daedalic Entertainment in 2012 on PC and has now come over to the Nintendo Switch.
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav can definitely be defined as an old-school point-and-click adventure game and it's definitely entrenched in the design decisions that will please old school point n click enthusiasts but that may also put off newcomers to the genre as the frustration levels may increase unless you play with the assist / easy mode switched on.
๐ง♂️ The Theme of the New Wonder Boy trailer is Pepelogoo ๐ง♂️ @ININ_Games @pr_hound #IndieGames #GameDev
The theme of the new Wonder Boy trailer is Pepelogoo, Asha's trusted blue sidekick and one of the main characters in the game!
The trailer shows the two of them working together to overcome any obstacles.
18/02/2021
๐ฒ️ Glyph | Review | Nintendo Switch | 8/10 | "Glyph is an expansive title that has a lot under it’s sleek hood" ๐ฒ️ @PlayGlyph #IndieGame #GameDev #MadeWithUnity
A game based on fluid movement and exploration, Glyph is an expansive title that has a lot under its sleek hood but also isn’t shy when it comes to the difficulty curve.
17/02/2021
๐ง๐ซ Gal*Gun Returns | Review | Nintendo Switch | "A Light Gun Would Light This Up" ๐ง๐ซ @PQubeAsia #GalGun
Whilst I’m not familiar with the Gal*Gun series, my initial thought was that any rail-shooter that is to be controlled by anything other than a light gun would really suffer in the gameplay department and those worries were indeed well-founded.
As well-presented as the game is, it feels to tame to be titillating and too repetitive to be engaging.
16/02/2021
๐⚔️ Nioh 2 : The Complete Edition | PC | Review | "Swinging Your Spiky Balls Around Has Never Been So Much Fun!" ⚔️๐ #Nioh2
15/02/2021
๐️ Moving Out | Review | X Box Series X | 9/10 | "An extremely fun and silly party game that will clearly remain installed for a long time to come" ๐️ @smgstudio #IndieGames #GameDev
Upon seeing the trailer for Moving Out, I initially assumed it was some sort of mobile port due to the top-down viewpoint and colourful aesthetic.
I’m VERY glad that my intuition won out and I ended up playing the game, however, as it’s an extremely fun and silly party game that will clearly remain installed for a long time to come (especially as there is imminent DLC!).
14/02/2021
๐ Evan’s Remains | PC | Review by Pixel Hunted | 2/10 | "Evan’s Remains is about hitting ‘A’ over and over and over (and over) again" ๐ @PixelHunted # Evansremains #GameDev #IndieGames
13/02/2021
⚔️๐ฒ Morbid: Seven Acolytes | Review | Nintendo Switch | "A Lovecraftian Hack n' Slasher ARPG That is Really Punishing" ⚔️๐ฒ @MorbidTheGame #IndieGames #GameDev
A Lovecraftian hack n' slasher ARPG that is really punishing at first?
That, reader, is the sound of my boxes being ticked.
Morbid: Seven Acolytes packs a ton of lore and gore into a very nice-looking package. The pixel-art graphics are really lovely and detailed, letting you see the frankly disgusting range of enemies and characters that populate the world of Mornia.
12/02/2021
⛏️ Aground | Review (revisited) | XBox Series X | "One of The Best Games I Have Ever Played 10/10" ⛏️ @WhiteThornGames #GameDev #IndieGames
I first reviewed Aground in its initial PC incarnation back in July 2020 (https://www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2020/07/aground-pc-review-best-2-d-crafting.html) and I absolutely adored it. Rich (my hateful, drunken boss) tends to cover a lot of the PC games we receive for review and I lean more towards console releases.
I mention in my original review that it was totally by chance that I picked it out for coverage when my Switch was being Animal Crossing-ed to death by someone who shall remain nameless* and I’m so glad that I was introduced to it.
11/02/2021
๐ฎ Pre-order Boxed Physical Starts on 21st Feb - Speed Limit (PS4 & Switch) ๐ฎ @RealStrictlyLTD @HoundPicked #IndieGames #GameDev
Strictly Limited Games will be releasing an exclusive limited physical, boxed, version for pre-ordering commencing on 21st February for the out and out action title Speed Limit for PS4 and Switch.
The exclusive pre-order for this unforgettable arcade experience will start from Strictly Limited Games on February 21st.
๐ฅ Turrican Flashback | Nintendo Switch | Review | "Turrican was a must-have video game and every kid at our school had it" ๐ฅ @ININ_Games #RetroGaming #Turrican
In the days of the Commodore Amiga, Turrican was a must-have video game and every kid at our school had it.
Turrican was famous for running and gunning your way through levels using creative weapons, destructive bombs and sometimes even a grappling hook! It was a great series and now you finally get the chance to relive this great series on one release from Inin Games.
10/02/2021
๐ต️♂️ Disjunction | Review | Nintendo Switch | "Cyberpunk is a Genre That Always Makes My Bronzed Fists Vibrate" ๐ต️♂️ @soldout #IndieGames #GameDev
Cyberpunk is a genre that always makes my bronzed fists vibrate. You know there’ll be achingly beautiful music, towering cityscapes lit at night and a moody tale to tuck into, populated by shadowy characters.
Whilst stealth has often been a part of this, I believe that Disjunction is the first Cyberpunk game that I’ve played with such a heavy focus on the stealth aspect.
Whilst Disjunction is a solid game with a great, pixelated aesthetic and music, I couldn’t help but wish the focus was more on narrative as opposed to stage-by-stage sneakiness as I enjoyed the setting, audio and presentation so much.
09/02/2021
⚔️๐ฐ๐ Hero U : Rogue To Redemption | Review | Nintendo Switch | "Hero U Combines Old School Point n Click Adventure Style Gameplay with a Harry Potter Style Storyline" ⚔️๐ฐ๐ @SilesiaGames #GameDev #IndieGames #PointNClick
Silesia Games brings us Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption and manages to somehow effortlessly combine old school point n click adventure style gameplay with an intriguing Harry Potter esque storyline which is set around a small but perfectly formed set of memorable characters and on the switch I feel that this game really comes into its own.
Hero-U is a spiritual sequel to a game series that was released in the ‘90s called Quest for Glory and after playing Hero-U Rogue To Redemption I’m intrigued by the Quest For Glory anthology of video games as I missed those titles the first time around.
08/02/2021
๐ธ๐ Habroxia 2 | Review | Nintendo Switch | "After a ‘mental reboot’, I realised the subtle genius of the design" ๐ธ๐ @LillymoGames #GameDev #IndieGames
Upon initially playing Habroxia 2, the game didn’t quite click with me and it was very much my fault.
07/02/2021
๐น️๐ฎ๐ Name A Year and I Will Name 4 Video Games (1979 to 2020) ๐น️๐ฎ๐ #RetroGaming #GamersUnite
I saw this cool trend on Twitter whereby you name 4 games from any requested year.
I thought it would be a good idea to compile my 4 games from every year of my life so far...so here goes!
06/02/2021
๐ค๐ฅ๐ค The King Of Fighters XIV | Review | PS4 | "Right I’m off to build my own fight stick out of a cardboard box and a banana" ๐ค๐ฅ๐ค @SNKPofficial #KingOfFightersXIV
Released back in 2017 King Of Fighter XIV was the newest entry in the acclaimed THE KING OF FIGHTERS series of fighting games.
The project was led by the legendary veteran creator of FATAL FURY Yasuyuki Oda.
KOFXIV took the classic fighting game gameplay that the series was known for and implemented lush new 3D visuals which were a first for a mainline entry in the series!
The game comes with a massive roster of 50 characters in the base game along with 4 DLC characters, including both returning fan favourites and new characters.
It was billed as a perfect entry point for veterans and newcomers alike...
05/02/2021
๐ฅ๐ฝ๐ฅ Alien Scumbags | Review | PC | "A Fantastic 2D Pixel Art Horror Game Inspired by Doom and Duke Nukem" ๐ฅ๐ฝ๐ฅ @KKindiegame @TristaBytes #GameDev #IndieGames
As you explore the dark corridors of an abandoned spaceship you stumble across a shotgun!
It’s just what you were looking for to fend off these alien Scumbags once and all for all.
The tannoy announcements play out loud as you tread carefully.
You hear a noise and jump into an empty locker to hide from the impending doom!
Nothing nasty comes along so you carefully make your way out of the locker and tiptoe along the corridor preying to avoid any trouble and maybe discover a health drop from a vending machine.
Then it hits you! “BAM!”
A massive Alien Scumbag lurches towards you with the intent of ripping your head off, so you unload a shotgun into its midriff and bring it to its knees and then finish it off with your final shotgun shell!
Meanwhile, the darkness and the foreboding atmosphere envelopes you as tread carefully forwards towards another impending scrap with an Alien nasty.