we are so spoiled by odyssey and mario maker

not as sharp as T99 but does unlock that same lizard brain fight or flight mode (one of the three sublime brain modes of True Gaming)

first thing that happens is you try to slash a goblin's doink off, but it doesn't work and the goblin retaliates by sawing off your legs. good encapsulation of what's to come.

that's why isaac never talked

from the moment i heard about it i knew it was too stupid to fail

call your parents

*you're

bad omen for your 'folk singer who feels destined to become a glam rocker' odyssey when the all folk music therein is better than the glam rock. for weenies.

neat experiment in making an old game more accessible to play without making it easier to beat

i want to live in one of those 'american werewolf' towns where people have nothing better to do than go to the pub and pretend there isn't an ancient manticore three doors down from where you live

it rules that they added all the things that fans say ruined banjo-kazooie

one of the best looking, best playing games in recent years and, in the most endearing way, tonally frozen in 2011. from the music choices to the 'the problem is the world isn't run by a nicer billionaire' story.

admittedly i've been sympathetic to this 'what-if' junk since learning there was a cancelled NES police academy game but i still think each level could've been as clever as the space one

best $10 i ever spent

a game for people who like to say "he's just a little guy" out loud