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Shadow Corridor Review
Shadow Corridor has elements in it that can easily make it a great game if it left its brutal design to higher difficulty levels rather than making it the default design of the game, and while the game does have an easy mode that allows for a mini-map to be displayed, it doesn't change the fact that checkpoints are few and far between with all progress essentially being lost with a few exceptions like collectibles that all leave your inventory upon death. The designs of the locations with Shadow Corridor are fine, but its massive maps feel almost endless when realistically an estate would have at least some sort of limited floorplan put into place. Instead, every map in Shadow Corridor feels like an amusement park, but one where the amusement is the last thing on anyone's mind.
Stranger of Sword City Revisited / Savior of Sapphire Wings Review
The package of Saviors of Sapphire Wings and Stranger of Sword City is an incredibly solid duo of one of the fondest experiences when it was mainly calling Vita its home next to its PC and Xbox releases, and thankfully some of its biggest issues have been addressed and polished between its interfaces and structures, though odd little omissions like the lack of an options menu in Saviors of Sapphire Wings certainly make it questionable as to why it wasn't touched up further. Having an already great dungeon RPG ported to the Switch alongside the never before localized Savior of Sapphire Wings, however, makes this an enticing and must-have package for any RPG fan looking for some turn-based dungeon goodness.
Destiny Connect Review
Destiny Connect: Tick Tock Travelers is a wonderful RPG that's simple yet effective, with a solid score filled with melodies and sounds that take you on your way through past, present, and future, and a story that's wholesome and heartwarming. It’s an experience that’s one-of-a-kind, thoughtful, and innocent while still being appealing to an RPG fan both old and new, young and old.
METAL MAX Xeno Review
With Humanity on the brink of extinction, its unique view on how technology ruined the world - almost Horizon Zero Dawn-esque - keeps things intriguing for the player throughout, and while the world is empty - understandably so - that feeling of hopelessness and scarcity lingers with the player as they traverse through Dystokio.