Review: Grand Guilds

Grand Guilds (2020)

Developer: Drix Studios

Platform: Nintendo Switch, Personal Computer (Reviewed)

Induction Date: 03/20/2020

Let's just get it out of the way. Grand Guilds is a grand failure. It's a promising game that combines card battle mechanics on top of turn-based strategy role playing game with graphics that reminded me of the golden years of PlayStation 2 RPGs. It is unfortunate that I couldn't even complete this game because it's utterly broken in more ways than one. The harder I pushed myself through the game, the worse things got so I had no choice but to stop playing it.

These cool looking characters deserve a better game.

Review: Sigma Theory - Global Cold War

Sigma Theory: Global Cold War (2019)

Developer: Mi-Clos Studio, Goblinz Studio, FibreTigre

Platform: Personal Computer

Induction Date: 03/09/2020

Manipulating the world from a cozy little office.

We all crave power, whether we know it or not. The power to live a better life, the power to buy more games, the power to control the world? This need for power is the most compelling aspect of the game for me: you take the helm as a director of operations for a team of agents and scientists in a race against both the doomsday clock and the world to secure advanced humanity altering technologies extracted from a newly discovered scientific method called the "Sigma Theory". It's a rather epic setup and if you buy into that fantasy, the game is able to fulfill some of your expectations with its effective offerings before you realize how deceptively simple things really are.

Review: 3000th Duel

3000th Duel (2019)

Developer: NEOPOPCORN Corp.

Platforms: Personal Computer (Reviewed), Nintendo Switch

Induction Date: 02/21/2020

The title, 3000th Duel, may mislead one into counting the number of enemies that can be found along the journey to find its significance but perhaps it's an allusion to the number of attempts it will take for one to beat some of the game's tough bosses? What is certain is that this little 2D action role playing game borrows heavy inspirations from the ever popular "Souls" series - which means that it's a game that rewards persistence - and those who are looking for such diversions will not be disappointed despite some of the game's glaring flaws.

The amount of "karma" you need to level up will increase with every level.