With its large pixel graphics and platforming, Ageless is clearly homaging Celeste, right down to the lead character suffering with depression. But is it as immortal as that indie classic, or tragically destined to die an early death? The Finger Guns Review:
Year: 2020
Maid of Sker (PS4) Review – All Kinds Of Sker-y …
A gorgeous looking horror title from veterans Wales Interactive, channeling a story from their native namesake. Does it provide enough scares in its claustrophobic setting, or does it delve into cliche? The Finger Guns review:
Get Back In Your Cel – 9 Games Breathing New Life Into Cel-Shading
The second title for this was, Why Cel-Shading And Hoverboots Go Together Like Chocolate Chips And Mint Ice Cream. I don’t know, but they do. A list of new cel-shaded games on the horizon and strangely how many of them are directly influenced by Jet Set Radio and Breath of the Wild.
Superliminal (PS4) Review – What Dreams May Come
An absolutely mind-blowing new puzzler from the brains behind Antichamber, Superliminal is a treat. But is its run time and linearity enough to justify the price of admission? The Finger Guns review…
Othercide (PS4) Review – Lock Up Your Daughters
With its creepy cool design, Othercide certainly demands a second glance, but is it all flashy Sin City style over substance, or is there a game to kill for under there? The Finger Guns Review:
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Switch) Review – Stardew Badly
Harvest Moon returns – kind of- in a remake of a 17 year old Game Boy Advance game. Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Town, the Finger Guns Review;
Destroy All Humans! (PS4) Review – B-Movie Inspiration, A Grade Remaster
Crypto returns for alien anarchy in a remake that transforms Destroy All Humans! from a relic from the past into 2020’s most cathartic video game. The Finger Guns Review.
Cubicity (Switch) Review – One Trick Pony
A classic puzzle gets cutesy and overdone in Cubicity for the Nintendo Switch. The Finger Guns Review.
Clash Force (PS4) Review – Not-Quite-Mega-Men
Inspired by the NES run and gun classics, Clash Force doesn’t manage to reach the levels of its muses. The Finger Guns Review.
Ghost of Tsushima Review – All The Colours of the Wind
The last big first party release of the PS4 era, Ghost of Tsushima combines an achingly beautiful world with tight cinematic combat. But is it the swansong that the PS4 deserves, or just another open-world paint by numbers? The Finger Guns review: