Mario Party tends to evoke a range of emotions. Some who grew up with this particular brand of star-starved, mini-game-driven chaos love the randomness and friction – the feeling that a comical series of mistakes can send you from first to last place or vice versa at any moment. Others think it’s crazy. I think ...
@N00BiSH Mostly I just think that Superstar Saga suffers a lot from being really over aggressive with its tutorials, thinking it’s a lot funnier than it actually is, and constantly breaking the momentum of the game with pointless minigames and with each subsequent game those problems just get worse and worse. At least I can ...
Another Mario party lies on us. Does this game finally deliver an unmitigated masterpiece of board game antics and mini-game fun? Maybe, almost, not quite? First reviews for Super Mario Party Jamboree are here and while they are mostly positive, there is also a lot of criticism. The Yakuza developers should cast these celebrities in ...
Now, let’s get to the review. We’ll kick things off at the top with similar positivity GamingBiblewho also awarded Mario and gang an “exceptional” rating of 9/10. Like someone who was a little enthusiastic Super Mario fun and wanted more than Mario Party Superstarsthis title feels like the best of both worlds and I’d be ...
I’m not a woman with a sword and I don’t live in a soft watercolor world quickly overwhelmed by dark, barren shadows. But I feel like I do. Most days are a struggle as I head towards the abyss that threatens to overwhelm me; I have a lot more in common with right now NevaAlba’s ...
Recorded on Nintendo Switch (plugged in) Europa is a puzzle-platformer that’s light on puzzles and platforming, set on (and named after) Jupiter’s moon. This indie title from Novadust Entertainment and Future Friends Games combines beautiful expanses of green with futuristic elements. Its gameplay and story are meant to awaken your inner child and give you ...
Image: Ollie Reynolds / Nintendo Life Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmone of Nintendo’s most baffling yet delightful products in recent memory was announced and launched simultaneously on Wednesday, October 9th. We managed to get our hands on one, so if you’re wondering if this unusual new device is worth the windfall $99.99 / £89.99 / $99.99 ...
Recorded on Nintendo Switch (plugged in) Modern survival horror games that want to recapture the aesthetics and essence of classic titles from the 90s often make one fatal mistake. You see, when the fans who were nearby play Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare looking back at the PS1, they do ...
Indie studio Ketchup Entertainment has a new Hellboy movie out, but you won’t find it Hellboy: The Crooked Man hits theaters this week. It’s a small film: no big stars, a limited theatrical release only in the UK and Belgium. It was transferred to digital offerings without much fanfare. So the exercise of going over ...
Making a great film is a big task. But making a great “bad” movie is more challenging. Steven Kostanski has made the big bad movie his calling card: No one elevates trash to treasure like the Canadian FX makeup maven turned director whose skills manage to transcend pastiches and defy indie budgets in films like… ...
