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Author: Rich Meister
Over the past week, I’ve seen a lot of people in and around the games media refer to Kena: Bridge of Spirits as a “great PS2 game.” It’s a fair comparison, but I think looking at Kena as merely an old style of game does it a disservice. Sure we don’t regularly get this brand of third-person action platformer anymore. Still, Kena excels at it and does so while bringing a Pixar level of charm to its characters and environments, even if it is a little rough around the edges.
Relationships are tricky. If you and a potential partner are to stand the test of time, compromise is vital. You can’t only take your feelings and perspective into account in anything you do, not if you’re looking to build a life with someone else truly. 3D puzzle game, A Fold Apart tackles the trickiest of relationship pitfalls. The often ill-advised long-distance relationship. To traverse this problematic relationship, you need to fold some paper and push some blocks. A generic story is driven further by unique gameplay and vibrant art style.
It was a fascinating choice to model the narrative in Crash 4 after a goofy Saturday morning cartoon. On the surface, it makes sense, sure, because crash bandicoot is an adorable animated character and a legendary gaming icon. Not to mention Toys for Bob, developer of crash 4, also made the Spyro reignited trilogy and Skylanders. Both games were a huge success with a younger audience. The interesting thing here is anybody under the age of 15 is going to get their asses handed to them. This was a fairly tough game for me and I am a 34-year-old man (allegedly) who plays games for a living! Crash 4 makes some important strides to move the franchise into the modern era but the overall package is a bit too frustrating and overwrought.
