Nostalgia is an effective emotion. MythForce, released on April 20th, wields this nostalgia as effectively as any weapon in Beamdog’s dungeon crawling first-person roguelike. The opening credits animation and theme song invoke early 1980’s cartoons. MythForce‘s cheesy villains and four character classes all play into this cartoon esthetic. The 80’s nostalgic visuals will rightfully draw… Continue reading MythForce (Early Access Impressions)
Tag: rogue-like
Royal Frontier (REVIEW)
Developed by: WoblywarePublished by: Ratalaika GamesReleased: March 18, 2022 (PC, Playstation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox) Royal Frontier is Slay the Spire meets the Paper Mario. Rogue-like mashups work. Hades mixed in action RPG combat to great success and awards. Tunche mixed in the beat’em up brawler genre and it was one of my favorite games of… Continue reading Royal Frontier (REVIEW)
Tunche (Review)
Tunche is a charming, excellently designed rogue-like brawler. The Peruvian LEAP Game Studios, created a beautiful hand-drawn art style, with satisfying beat`em up combat wrapped in a procedurally generated run-based game. Yes, this is a run-based rogue loop, but it is a loop that respects the player’s efforts and time. With five different characters, all… Continue reading Tunche (Review)
Review: Utopia 9 – A Volatile Vacation
Thanks to QubicGames for providing GWW with this review build. Easy to follow Rogue-like gameplay loop Affordable price ($9.99) Awkward controls Utopia 9, developed by Whalegun and published by QubicGames, is a must-play for any Switch owners that love a good Rogue-like game. Getting into the action happens quickly – no lengthy introductory cut-scenes or unnecessary tutorials. Once you’re in the game you may… Continue reading Review: Utopia 9 – A Volatile Vacation
Review: Sundered (Nintendo Switch)
Thanks to Sundered developer Thunder Lotus Games for early access to the game. Smooth gameplay Skill tree is vast and clear to understand Slow fed narrative Sundered isn’t a new game, but it’s new to the Nintendo Switch. It’s a Metroidvania with a Rogue-like gameplay loop. I love this genre of games, yet I passed… Continue reading Review: Sundered (Nintendo Switch)
Monster Slayers – Indie Goodness on PC
Thanks to the kind folks at Nerdook for providing GWW with a key for Monster Slayers. For several years GWW has been a destination for indie game developers. As you can imagine, our inboxes fill up with Steam keys and press releases. It can be difficult to keep up with the flow. Naturally, not every… Continue reading Monster Slayers – Indie Goodness on PC
A new “Shiren the Wanderer” comes to PS Vita THIS SUMMER!
Go forth, brave warrior, and loot. From Aksys Games and Spike Chunsoft, Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate releases July 26th 2016 for retail and digital in North America – exclusive to the PlayStation Vita. If you’re not already familiar, the Shiren the Wanderer series goes all the way back… Continue reading A new “Shiren the Wanderer” comes to PS Vita THIS SUMMER!