Reviews – The Videogame Backlog

(Review) Roguebook

April 24, 2022May 9, 2022 Ailingforale 0 Comments

While in need of a bit of optimization on the Switch, Roguebook is a pretty fantastic deckbuilder even with the hiccups.

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Slime Fantasy

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Ailingforale 0 Comments 1 Bit, Adventure, Hard, Pixel Graphics, Platformer, Precision Platformer, Slime Fantasy, Super16bits

I think that even if “killing you” platformers aren’t your thing, the low entry price and the love clearly put into Slime Fantasy is worth a try.

Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A.

(Reveiw) Cannon Brawl

April 14, 2021 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D RTS, Cannon Brawl, Multiplayer, Nintendo Switch, RTS, Single Player

It’s good to have Cannon Brawl back in my life and I’m excited to be able to play a strategy game with my kids that they can pick up and not be overwhelmed with while enjoying it myself.

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Roll For the Galaxy

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Ailingforale 2 Comments Board Game, Multiplayer, Roll for the Galaxy, Space, Strategy, Temple Gates Games

“… if you are a sucker for digital board games you can play solo and/or with your friends, Roll for the Galaxy is a safe and easy bet.”

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines

August 10, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Indie, Nintendo Switch, PC, RPG, STEAM, The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines, The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild, tinyDino Games, Twin-Stick Shooter, Xbox One

There is a fair bit of use to the time-stopping ability that stops it from feeling like a gimmick and I’m happy to see they struck that note just right.

Android Reviews Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Tiny Little Kingdoms

June 1, 2020June 9, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Android, Board Game, City-Builder, Resource Management, Simulation, Tiny Little Kingdoms

An app on the phone that feels like an actual game and not some gimmicky, shallow version of something you’d want to play elsewhere? Yes!

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Broken Lines

April 25, 2020April 26, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Broken Lines, PortaPlay, Strategy, Tactical, Turn-based, World War II

The game mechanics alone are fantastic and the “stop your action phase when an enemy is spotted” feels so right I wonder why it wasn’t implemented in more games in the genre.

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Warhammer: Chaosbane

June 2, 2019June 4, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, ARPG, Bigben Interactive, Co-Op, Eko Software, Old World, RPG, Warhammer, Warhammer: Chaosbane

“… wherever you are, whoever’s face your blade meets, it’s still a joy to kill all of the things and that fact helps me gloss over a lot of the issues I have with the game.”

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) 10,000,000

May 23, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments 10000000, Casual, EightyEightGames, Indie, Match 3, Puzzle, Retro, RPG, STEAM

Match-3 games are a dime a dozen, so it’s nice when one stands out as having more thought put into it.

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Swag & Sorcery

May 16, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Adventure, Lazy Bear Games, Pixel Graphics, RPG, Sim, STEAM, Swag & Sorcery, tinyBuild, Uroboros Games

Swag & Sorcery appeared to be everything I’ve wanted out of a management/RPG sim, but ends up working like any other number of grindy phone apps that I’ve begrudgingly deleted after a few days.

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) SiNKR 2

May 8, 2019May 9, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments

This is exactly what I wanted out of a sequel.

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Faeria

May 2, 2019May 15, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments

Finally, a card game for me.

PS4 Reviews Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Outward

April 11, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments

The score is pending, but Outward keeps me coming back even though it treats me poorly.

Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Assault Android Cactus+

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Assault Android Cactus, Bullet Hell, Indie, Nintendo Switch, Twin-Stick Shooter, Witch Beam

So much explosive fun to be had here!

Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Review) Gunpowder on The Teeth: Arcade

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D, Action, Arcade, Demo, Gunpowder on The Teeth: Arcade, Gunpowder Team, Indie, Platformer, STEAM

I love the aesthetics, but hate the barbed wire. If you’re up for a platforming challenge… here you go!

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-(5/1/22) Somehow an old version of M1.5 saved over my current version(which makes no sense as I didn’t keep any old saves). All current code/pixel art/level progress is now gone and I don’t have the heart to start all of that again yet. I’m still pretty upset.
-(4/20/22)When I finish 40 levels of Mazungeon v1.5 I’ll put that up on the Scirra Arcade like I did the first game so people can try it out and give me feedback. I’m having issues with saves and load currently. That’s the biggest hurdle. I’ve got a few levels to hammer out, but the saving and loading is the biggest issue I want to fix before showing it off. I’d say this could happen in about a month / mid May. I’ll post a link when I can.
-While patching my first game Mazungeon, I broke it so it’s off the store. You can see on the site what it was like when it worked. You can play a previous version here.
-Thank you to all developers and PR people who make this wild ride possible. It is a pleasure!