October 2024

Ender Lilies: 2D Soulslike/Metroidvania. Character build variety was excellent, and bosses were satisfying to fight. Navigation and traversal was ok – assisted by fast travel and late game equipment. Non-boss combat was a little grindy. Map design and secret hunting and the rest of the game itself was pretty unmemorable 7/10
Five Dates: FMV game. Acting was mostly good (with a couple of very good performances). Chemistry between the main character and the dates was a bit variable (this is a pandemic era game so they were mostly front-on to the camera, and not sure if they always had someone to act with). Script was a bit artificial, and some opportunities to adjust for player choices felt missed. The weightings required for “wins” were quite generous with choices. 7/10
GNOG: Puzzle boxes. Short, nicely varied, silly, and fun. 8/10