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Ex Astris review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on March 12th, 2024
Our rating: starstarstarstarstar :: PACE OVER PLOT
This rpg is so exceptionally paced and designed that its poor storytelling doesn’t play a factor.
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Shovel Pirate review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on March 5th, 2024
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: DIG IT
This charming platformer keeps things simple and straightforward.
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Death Stranding iOS saves are as hard to detect as BTs

Posted by Campbell Bird on February 29th, 2024
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

This isn't a review of Death Stranding on iOS so much as it is an announcement that I will not be reviewing it. I posted some impressions earlier this month about the release where I mentioned my intent to finish it, but I just... can't. This is not from a lack of desire, to be clear. It's from this port being particularly awful in a crucial way: managing saves.

Every time I boot up Death Stranding on my iPad, I have no idea if it will actually load my most recent save. Sometimes after the 90+ second load time I am right where I left off. Sometimes, the game seemingly accidentally loads an old save and I just have to go into the system menu to reload to the more recent one. And at other times still, my most recent saves appear to have completely vanished.

Recontroller review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on February 22nd, 2024
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: VISUAL VALUE
This stylish shooter is little more than a fun visual spectacle, and that’s ok.
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Of Two Minds review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on February 20th, 2024
Our rating: starstarhalfstarblankstarblankstar :: TOO FAR GONE
This FMV game is most interesting as a curious cultural artifact and little else.
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Resident Evil 4 review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on February 14th, 2024
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: REMADE BEYOND RECOGNITION
Seeing modern, major releases come to mobile is worth celebrating, but that doesn’t change the fact that this “re-make” is fairly disappointing.
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Yes, Your Grace review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on February 8th, 2024
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: REIGN ON RAILS
This kingdom management game stands out by prioritizing its intentional and personal narrative.
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Solquence review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on January 30th, 2024
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: MEDITATIVE MATCHER
This matching puzzle game shows just enough potential to make its zen-like gameplay enjoyable.
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Art of Rally review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on January 25th, 2024
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: CAR COMPROMISE
This stylish rally racer has a hard time keeping pace with its mobile peers.
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Demeo review

iPad App - Designed for iPad
By Campbell Bird on December 19th, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: A DIME A DUNGEON
For the asking price, I’d want a little more variety in a dungeon-crawler.
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Hitman: Blood Money — Reprisal review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on December 8th, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: NOT SO SMOOTH CRIMINAL
This stealth-action game works surprisingly well thanks to some (imperfect) Feral Interactive magic.
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Coromon review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on December 6th, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: MOBILE MONSTER TRAINER
Coromon is a reverent but flawed love letter to Pokémon.
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Wizard of Legend review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on November 15th, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: NOT SO MAGICAL
This action roguelite is fairly standard and otherwise kind of unwieldy in this mobile port.
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Resident Evil Village review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on November 10th, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: HOW FAR WE’VE COME?
This iOS port is fine, and otherwise this Resident Evil game is enjoyable in a kind of risk-averse, tried-and-true-formula kind of way.
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Illuminaria review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on November 2nd, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: ALL YOUR BASE
This strategy game has built out some interesting mechanics for base management, but doesn’t do much more than that.
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