My favorite area in Mina the Hollower
Taking elements from other games and building something new and unique is one of Yachtclub Games’ specialties. The biggest ones in Mina the Hollower being Link’s Awakening and…
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Poverty in Mina the Hollower
It’s pretty obvious from the get-go that Mina the Hollower has stuff to say about wealth inequality. I’m only a third of the way through, so I can’t say where exactly it’s going.…
How Age of Imprisonment makes you feel like a leader
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is excellent at making you feel like a leader. The story puts a great emphasis on the fact that you play as these chiefs of the kingdom that…
Mother 3 - Building character through combat
The combat of the mother series is in several aspects unique. These games are known for their surreal heartfelt narratives and absurd mashup of real world and JRPG elements.…
Mother 3's spin on turn-based combat
Something I find fascinating about Mother 3’s combat is how the player’s health gets displayed. For the un-initiated: Damage and healing don’t happen instantly but instead count up…
Dragon’s Dogma 2 makes me feel like a NPC
Even as someone who didn’t have any experience playing Dragon’s Dogma before booting up the sequel last week, one thing I knew about it were the ludicrous screen filling special…
Getting lost in Demon’s Souls
Something that Demon’s Souls isn’t afraid of is letting the player get lost. All of it’s five areas are designed in drastically different styles. The classic fantasy palace of…
The many styles of Fate/Samurai Remnant
The first hour of Fate Samurai Remnant really impressed me. A story setup that has great potential for interesting ideological conflict, a fun and diverse combat and a small open…
Pokopia feels constructed... in a good way
I don’t know how they pulled it off, but Pokopia has the perfect framing for it’s gameplay. The game communicates with the player transparently what they should do but this never…