Fans of the old should definitely check out the new.Įven if the game came out well over a decade ago, “Skullgirls” has become a powerhouse in not just the indie gaming market, but the fighting game scene as well. As for the story, it is just as creative as the original with its humor, set pieces, and writing. Whereas most new AAA games seek hyper realistic visuals and tired trends, “Psychonauts 2” retains the bizarre artstyle while expanding upon the ideas of the original game, between returning abilities and new mechanics such as Mental Connections. If you loved any of the “SpongeBob” games from the early to mid-2000’s, this is everything you could want from a new game and more.ĭespite being released more than fifteen years after the first game, “Psychonauts 2” went above and beyond with its scope and visuals. Not only does it mimic the simple and fun platforming of previous “SpongeBob” games, it also introduces new and fun ideas to the combat and puzzles such as the Karate Kick ability and the reworked Bubble Bowl ability. “SpongeBob: The Cosmic Shake” is the best “SpongeBob” game we have played, arguably better than “Battle for Bikini Bottom”. THQ Nordic is seeking to bring back the old days of “Revenge of the Flying Dutchman” and “Battle for Bikini Bottom”, and with developer Purple Lamp, they are on the right track. “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake” (2023) Have you given any of these titles a try? Let us know down in the comments! Do note that we are looking at games that have been released over the last couple of years. Shadow of Memories is available on PS2, PSP and PC.Welcome to MojoPlays, and today, we’re taking a look at 10 Modern Games That Bring Us Back to the PS2 Era! For this list, we’re looking at a variety of games across all platforms and sizes that hearken back to the glorious days of PlayStation 2 gaming. That this game was not successful, is a sad reminder that we do not embrace stupidity enough in our society. If you are looking for an overlooked Japanese game to get into this year, could do with plenty of laughs, and are willing to look past the fact that the game was developed by the industry equivalent to Skeletor, get yourself Shadow of Memories. It’s dumb, it’s glorious, and I could not recommend it enough. One of the endings in particular had me falling to the floor, with any attempts to stand torn asunder by another burst of the most suffocating laughter I have ever experienced. From abandoning the girl he’s feebly attempting to flirt with in the 14 th century, to attempting to delay his own death by pitching a time travel movie to a director, the stupidity of the protagonist and of the game itself, provides endless amusement. ![]() The puzzles are also confusing, sloppy and designed by somebody who has a very strange idea of how cause and effect actually works.Īnd I died laughing. Again, the story is a completely insane mess. The main character, who spends the entirety of the game in a state of total shock and surprise anytime somebody so much as crosses the street, has to prevent his own death through a time machine granted to him by a demon homunculi. The story is a completely insane mess about time travel, fate, alchemy, death and mysticism. Sure, that’s not exactly a rave review, but ‘fairly competent puzzles’ is the best of what this game provides. As it stands, Shadow of Memories is a fairy competent puzzle/adventure game. ![]() If it were, the whole experience could be written off as ‘basically not worth it’. See, unlike a lot of awful games, the gameplay in this one isn’t that bad. Called Shadow of Destiny by our North American counterparts (which… kinda makes more sense), this is one of the greatest worst games ever made. Shadow of Memories is an outright terrible game. But the company we shall be focusing on today is the monolithic and hatred-inducing Konami, a company who appear to be capable of only making outright fantastic games, that they then punish their developers for, or outright terrible games… that they then punish their developers for. The country has produced games ranging from the epic fantasy stories of the Final Fantasy games, to the outright weirdness of games like Catherine. Japan has also bred some of the greatest development companies active today such as the whimsical, fun and rainbow-vomit-inducing Nintendo and the great Square Enix. Gaming may well have embedded itself into many cultures, particularly in western society, but no nation has been more impacted by the medium than Japan.
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