Crying Suns Review
FTL: Faster Than Light was one of those games like Left 4 Dead that managed to capture a very specific fantasy and it hasn’t truly been replicated by similar games that came after it. In FTL‘s case it had essentially created the perfect Star Trek game with randomized diplomatic situations, boarding parties, power transfers, crew assignments, and many other tiny features that all went perfectly together to create an experience that hasn’t be properly done since. So essentially what I’m saying is that you should go play FTL, but if you’ve already done that to death and want to try something similar you might want to look into Crying Suns, a Kickstarted, Humble Bundle-published game that came out about two and a half years ago. On paper FTL and Crying Suns are very similar, as both start with you picking a ship with limited customization options and heading out into the…
A Devil’s Advocate Review of Elden Ring
It was recently brought to my attention by both myself and others that all of my complaints about Elden Ring are irrelevant nitpicks. Whether it’s because it’s a problem that doesn’t actually matter in the grand scheme of things or it’s something that most players won’t ever experience, I have already workshopped a lot of my problems with Elden Ring among other players and they’ve almost all been dismissive about my concerns. So, as always when I run into a brick wall while writing a review, I’m going to take a different approach with this one and play devil’s advocate where I’ll point out most (reasonable) problems with the game and the counter arguments against why they aren’t a problem. This way I can complain as much as I want while also admitting that most of my problems have no merit! Everyone wins. Problem: Repetitive bosses/dungeons and the disappointing rewards…