Games, games, and Vincent

The Mummy Demastered is... a metroidvania?

2017-09-26 — Vincent Leeuw

Metroidvania is anything but a dead genre, but this "resurrection" might be a bit on the nose. The Mummy Demastered combines the ancient evil entities of …

Lost Sphear looks to fix combat

2017-09-25 — Vincent Leeuw

I am Setsuna was a love-letter to Chrono Trigger, yet it ever so slightly missed the mark with its combat system. All combat abilities basically took place …

Destiny 2 (PS4)

Destiny 2 (PS4)

2017-09-10 — Vincent Leeuw

Hitting level 20 does nothing of course. If anything Destiny 2 starts at level 20. An imposed maximum level that marks the end of easy steady progression and …

Sundered (PS4)

Sundered (PS4)

2017-09-04 — Vincent Leeuw

Truth to be told, I didn't expect Sundered to be any good. Sure, it looked the part in the trailer, but that initial vid also seemed to put an ungodly emphasis …

Hot billboard

Hot billboard

2017-06-26 — Vincent Leeuw

It can get warm in the Netherlands. Not often, but we have our moments.

Axiom Verge, looking back

Axiom Verge, looking back

2017-03-06 — Vincent Leeuw

It was some time ago that I claimed Axiom Verge to be Metroid 5. It wasn't until this weekend that my brain finally accepted it as a new 'home'. It's something …

Nioh (PS4)

Nioh (PS4)

2017-01-24 — Vincent Leeuw

It has taken a suspiciously long time before anyone attempted to emulate the success of Demon’s Souls and its offspring the Dark Souls series. Only two years …