Going Nowhere in Bound Below
This week our Time Waster checks out a difficult platformer with a heavy focus on puzzles in the browser game Bound Below.
This week our Time Waster checks out a difficult platformer with a heavy focus on puzzles in the browser game Bound Below.
Billy is out to save a world in peril this week as he tackles the browser adventure game Imperil for his weekly Time Waster.
While the original was interesting, The Evil Within 2 is truly a next-generation survival horror adventure. Gameplay is an awesome mix of exploration, stealth, combat and frights, set in both claustrophobic mazes and nearly open-world, monster-infested towns. The world will thrill you, if you dare to enter.
Having conquered other consoles and the PC, The Flame in the Flood moves to the Nintendo Switch, where it quickly becomes one of the strongest additions to Nintendo’s eShop, as well as a top survival-type simulation.
A Hat in Time is a game that is so full of magic and whimsey that we can’t imagine anyone not enjoying playing with this amazing indie title. The platforming is also some of the best we’ve experienced, so it’s got the look, heart, and great gameplay.
The gorgeous adventure game Echo is more than just a pretty façade. Faced with an army of clones, players will need to be careful what they do, lest the evil copies learn how to accomplish the same things like shooting guns, opening doors or leaping from ledges.
Wield awesome power as the last Fictorum, a powerful mage from a mysterious sect who is hunted by the Inquisition. A fun RPG full of magic, power, and areas only accessible through nexuses. Upgrade abilities, defeat enemies, destroy buildings, and find the Grand Inquisitor to avenge your order in Fictorum.
The developers of Shuyan Saga aim to redefine and revolutionize the visual novel genre, adding fluid gameplay and action sequences over a compelling story filled with player choices. That’s a tall order. Is Shuyan Saga up for the challenge?
Stranger Things: The Game is on our Time Waster’s mind this week as he prepares for the second season that is coming out later this month.
Nathan Drake is the charismatic heart of the Uncharted series. At least, he was until Chloe Frazer and Nadine Ross swung into town for their own standalone game, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. We go treasure hunting with this new dynamic duo to see what golden gameplay we can uncover.