Category: Reviews
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Before Your Eyes: Broken, Buggy, Beautiful – PC Review
I sincerely wanted to enjoy Before Your Eyes. I really really did. It’s a game that offers an inventive way of playing video games. You quite literally blink your way through the narrative. Upon hearing about this new mechanic, I was sceptical, to say the least. My greatest fear was that it would amount to…
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Quinterra: A Work In Progress – PC Early Access Review
Strategy games were my bread and butter growing up. I would sink thousands of hours into titles like Imperial Glory and Medieval 2: Total War. As I grew older, my fondness for strategy games introduced me to trading card games. Unsurprisingly, one of my first loves was Magic: The Gathering. While I don’t play it…
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It Takes Two: The Pinnacle of Co-Op Gaming – PS5 Review
Playing games with friends has always been something I have been interested in. To me, multiplayer games heighten the experience of any game I play. Hazelight Studios’ first game, A Way Out, introduced the mandatory two-player gameplay, which proved interesting and unique. It Takes Two takes the idea and blows it out of the water,…
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Paradise Lost: Wasted Potential – PC Review
As a wannabe author, I’m often envious of other’s ingenious ideas. The likes of What Remains of Edit Finch and Firewatch offer narratives that get my creative juices flowing. Delving into their intricate adventures and character studies inspires me to improve my own writing. Upon hearing about Paradise Lost’s narrative, I felt that I had…
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Narita Boy: An Experience Unlike Any Other – PS4 Review
When I was young, my mother took me to see Tron: Legacy. On our way there, she excitedly told me about the time she had first seen the original Tron. In the 80s, for a young and impressionable Parisian like my mother, it was like nothing she had ever seen before. When we left the…
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A Long Way Down: A Dull and Uninteresting Experience – Switch Review
I’ve had an interesting history with A Long Way Down’s publisher, Forever Entertainment SA. On the one hand, they published the incredible Frederic franchise. On the other hand, they published the terrible, god-awful Go All Out! As a result, my hopes were tentative at best when it came to A Long Way Down. However, its…
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Genesis Noir: Unquestionably Brilliant – Switch Review
Over the past few weeks, the games that have released, more often than not, have been adequate at best. While there have been some diamonds in the rough, unfortunately, most of them have been significant letdowns. I’ve tried to adopt a stance of not letting myself get overwhelmed with excitement. I’ve tried to temper my…
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Immortals Fenyx Rising: Myths Of The Eastern Realm – PS4 Review
I had very little interest in purchasing Immortals Fenyx Rising when it first came out. While it was certainly hard to resist its spectacular visual style, its gameplay was reminiscent of a poser doing their best to list off songs they’d never listened to. However, when Ubisoft announced that they would be releasing downloadable content…
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Synergia: Go For The Story, Stay For The Characters – PS4 Review
This review marks my 200th article for The Game Crater. I was ecstatic to share that achievement with Synergia, a visual novel I was extremely excited about. From the moment I first covered it, to the umpteenth time I watched its slick, atmospheric trailer, Synergia never failed to impress. Unfortunately, upon further inspection, Synergia is…
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Flow Weaver: Gorgeous Yet Hollow – Oculus Quest Review
In recent years, escape rooms have been growing in popularity, and so has virtual reality. So, it seems only fitting to combine the two and create a claustrophobic, puzzling experience. Flow Weaver draws the audience away from the usual horror setting that plagues escape rooms to create a unique experience of magic and sorcery. Flow…
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Phantom: Covert Ops: A Comfortable, Safe VR Shooter – Oculus Review
First Person Shooters have always captured my attention, dating all the way back to GoldenEye 007. In my eyes, silenced guns, snipers, night vision, and stealth aspects make for a relatively engaging shooter. Amalgamating this with virtual reality transforms the experience entirely. Unfortunately, Phantom: Covert Ops didn’t challenge the boundaries and, if anything, became a…
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What Comes After: Heart-Wrenchingly Beautiful – Switch Review
Unsurprisingly, in a time where people are at their most isolated and depression runs amok, mental health has become increasingly more prevalent and discussed. While it is heavily discussed and politicised in the media, elsewhere, it is being treated a little more subtly. In recent memory, the videogame Spiritfarer sought to illuminate serious mental health…