The Aery series has set a low bar for itself, and in aiming to perch on that bar, it screws the landing and ploughs headfirst into it. Squawk! - down it goes.
You can give us all the choices in the world, and they won’t mean anything if none of them are satisfying. And that’s the problem in Twice Reborn: A Vampire Visual Novel.
Bumblebee - Little Bee Adventure is the latest 3D flying experience from EpiXR Games; prolific developers looking to create a buzz. They’re well versed in this genre after churning out numerous Aery titles and a couple of Life of Fly instalments. The idea for Bumblebee - Little Bee Adventure is to deliver a similarly relaxing, narrative-driven exploration adventure, but involving a bee instead.
So, is this new venture the bee's knees, or in the end is it not all it’s cracked up to bee?
Space Accident is set in the year 2119, at a time when human civilisation has decided to up their game in regards to the colonisation of the planets within the solar system. With many projects in development, the idea is to harness and establish power on the untapped space territories. You’re part of the Callisto Colonization Mission crew, which is on a five year expedition of Jupiter’s satellite. Something happens during the journey however, putting the important mission in jeopardy - the captain is found dead and all signs point to murder.
Speedway Racing is a grim and joyless drive. It plops itself in the middle of arcade and simulation, but takes the worst from both worlds: it takes the punishing, exacting controls from a sim, and the shallowness of an arcade game.
You’re not going to enjoy an escape room if you can barely see it, and you’re not going to feel the satisfaction of completing a puzzle if you are forced to use a guide. The Experiment: Escape Room is that murky, and that obscure.Â
Under the deck, Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale looks to be a challenging simulation title, but the real challenge is figuring out what to do; it currently feels very inaccessible for console players.
Ship Graveyard Simulator tries to bring the excitement of breaking ocean-bound vessels to your sofa. However, it ends up feeling like something best left buried at sea.
Considering Mahjong - Xbox Series X|S low-balls its efforts, creating a game that’s absolutely devoid of ambition, it’s a wonder that it still gets so much wrong.
A short walking simulator was absolutely what we fancied as we arrived at One Step After Fall. But as pretty as it is, it’s a particularly poor example of one.
