Bone Robot Games

  This game felt like an expansion pack, and not in a great way.  The new features they added were an improvement on paper, but are actually tacked on and unnecessary.  In the effort to create a new feel with a sequel, they left a lot of the old Ori on the table.  I also had a ton of frame rate issues.  Sometimes it would only drop for a few seconds.  Once, it glitched out so bad, I had to quit out and restart the game.  At least that time it was by choice.  Three times while I was in Baur’s Reach the game froze entirely, and eventually crashed to the main menu.  Luckily their save system didn’t cost me much, but it is not what I expected from the developers.   I liked the story, although I will say it is basically the story of Blind Forest.  You have your light that needs saving, your giant, flying, big bad boss, and your cute, lovable characters.  Naru and Gumo got gutted into non-characters, and the ones they replaced them w...

I'm making this an entry into the Revisited Series, with a caveat:  I never played Resident Evil upon it's initial release. It's my first experience with the original game, albeit the GameCube remake version -  being played via Xbox Series S.   My first Resident Evil game was Resident Evil 5, and my most recent one being Resident Evil: Biohazard.  (*Addendum - After playing this Resident Evil 1 remake in 2021, I have since played the Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes as well)   Resident Evil 5 was an action packed romp with little substance overall  that ended in a volcano. Biohazard is more in touch with the original,  but couldn't resist adding long, tedious action sequences.  The Resident  Evil remaster maintains its allure almost 20 years later. My  initial impression with this game was pure joy, and it stuck with me throughout. It's got a sort-of campy, B-Movie feel to it, but it pulls it off extraordinarily. It takes its...