That Dam Level redux
That Dam Level is an impressive, challenging… I don’t want to say “platformer”, given that there is a minimum of solid ground, but it requires the same precision and timing skills as your Supers Meat Boy and similar games. A clever, non-infringing tribute to a painful challenge from the 80s NES era (a level where you swim through a booby trapped dam in a Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles game), your goal is much the same: swim without hitting various absurd obstacles, disarm X bombs per stage in under Y time, and don’t die in the process.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
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In all the time I wanted this game, I hadn’t seen any reviews here…at least ‘not in my language’, so allow me to chime in even without too much playing time: I’m already enjoying this game enough to recommend it. I thought it looked really cool, and like the visuals, and find no disappointment there. There’s some good challenge to the gameplay, it’s set up to be difficult. Think ‘Super Meat Boy’ type gameplay but more colorful…and even with some hair-pulling moments thus far, there’s really nothing unfair or overly-frustrating, plus you have PLENTY of choice for difficulty. I think the trailer gives a good idea of what to expect from the game. I’m pretty sure I got the gyst of ‘That Dam Level Redux’, and at very least can already recommend it!
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Waxworks: Curse of the Ancestors
Time for an actualized review, since the game evolved and got way bigger :-)
Waxworks: Curse Of The Ancestors is in Early Access for a year and some months now and despite some Corona related hickups, development has been going steady and progressing very well. The game is a love letter to the original, the soundtrack has been recreated in a very high quality and even improved. You can feel the nods to the Amiga version, but it still has it’s own unique character. Graphics are good, while you can’t expect crispy, sharp 4K textures in a small Indie game, it doesn’t need to hide from other modern indie titles.
– Real player with 36.8 hrs in game
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I played the original and this remake perfectly captured the fear of Waxworks classic! This game made me jump in a way that I haven’t experienced since I first played Amnesia: the Dark Descent!
– Real player with 16.9 hrs in game
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
TLDR: An unbalanced and buggy mess that is too short for the price. Only worth getting (on sale) if you’re looking to continue the story.
This game makes it hard to have fun with, because it has a lot of bugs and glitches that have a negative impact on enjoyment. It’s very obvious that this game was rushed out of development and hasn’t seen much support. It makes this game stink of money grab intentions. This one is rather shameful in comparison to the original Dead Island.
Some combat moves were added that might’ve been neat on paper but were glitched to hell to the point of being almost useless. You can do a jump attack from above, which is an instant kill to normal zombies, but doing so runs the risk of being stuck in the attack animation. For a few seconds your character is floating slightly above the ground, you can’t move, and you are vulnerable to attacks while it’s happening. Most of the time, it’s not a good idea to use this move.
– Real player with 53.9 hrs in game
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What is Riptide?
Riptide was a stand-alone expansion to Dead Island back in 2013. Releasing such content was already a rarity at that time; you usually make do with DLCs where your best bet is to purchase the corresponding Season Pass instead of individual contents. So, releasing an expansion to an already well-known game seems a pretty cool idea. The story takes place immediately after Dead Island - from Banoi we switch to Palanai, another tourist resort-like location which is taken over by our undead friends.
– Real player with 36.5 hrs in game
Gothic 1 Remake
The Kingdom of Myrtana has been invaded by an implacable horde of orcs.
King Rhobar II, in need of a large quantity of magical ore in order to forge powerful weapons, operates the Khorinis mines with all available prisoners.
To prevent them from escaping, the monarch asks his best magicians to create a magical barrier. But something goes wrong. The magic gets out of control and a mutiny turns the mines into a wild territory now controlled by the most violent prisoners.
The King is forced to negotiate with the new owners, while the tension between the different factions of the mines increases. What no one expects is that the arrival of an unknown prisoner will change absolutely everything.
Features:
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Faithful full remake of the original Gothic 1
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Modernized combat system that takes the basic premises of the original combat system to the modern age
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Return to The Colony, in a full blown remake of the popular and revolutionary game Gothic from 2001. Rediscover the world of the mining colony, its secrets and challenges
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Play as the Nameless Hero – Manage the fate of a lifetime convicted prisoner who must survive in a world of wild animals, creatures and convicts of dangerous reputation.