Image courtesy of Gunfire Games Recently I reviewed Chronos: Before the Ashes and felt like it was good enough. It held its own in trying to pull a VR experience into a more traditional hack n' slash. Remnant is the sequel to Chronos , and moves the series forward in every way. In Remnant: From the Ashes you play a nameless protagonist arriving at the same Ward 13 from Chronos with a mind to stopping the root that threaten Earth. The "root" is the name given to all the plantlike creatures that threaten every world in the series, and they have done so by eliminating certain guardians that were meant to look over these worlds. Your main goal in the game is to find Ford, the original commander of Ward 13 and a man who did more than simply witness the initial invasion of the root. You have to fight through an army of problems in order to get to him and solve the ultimate disaster across these worlds, destroying minions, mid-levels, and full-on bosses in the...
Image courtesy of Fabled Games This is going to be a relatively short review, mainly because it's a relatively short game. That's not to say that you can't pour hours upon hours into Pirates Outlaws , because you certainly can, but in terms of a storyline ushering you from a start to a finish... That's not really what's going on here. Pirates Outlaws is a deck-building roguelike with a clear pirate theme. It is divided into multiple sections, or isles, that must be unlocked through playthroughs. Only one is ready at the offset, but it has varied choices as you sail the sea that make each run unique while you fight your way through thugs, drunks, and bosses to achieve treasures lying in wait. The Good There really is some good here for such a small little indie. The art style is incredibly unique. The characters look like little paper cut-outs mishmashed together to create a character, and that works well for a game that isn't afraid to ke...