Ruddy Celestial, Author at Thumb Culture

16Sep

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Elsie – PC Review

Elsie is a rougelite, side scrolling, 2d platformer developed by Knight Shift Games and published by Playtonic Friends. I remember finding and playing the demo for Elsie during a recent Steam Nextfest event. At first I thought the game was going to be a Megaman clone. But it completely took me by surprise with the rougelite aspects that makes it enjoyable. If your abuelita offers you a cafecito, YOU...SAY...YES! Gameplay The main plot of Elsie surrounds a certain Dr Grey. Long ago Dr Grey created 5 guardians that would help keep human beings safe from any approaching disasters. These Guardians are powered by a limitless power supply known as the Archlight Core. Some time passes and the Guardians become corrupted. Causing major damage to the world they were created to protect. Dr Grey ...

9Sep

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PC Reviews

Squirrel with a Gun – PC Review

I've been in nuttier situations before but this takes everything and the tree knot hole it came from. Squirrel with a Gun is an action-adventure simulation game from Dee Dee Creations. With publishing being handled by Maximum Entertainment. I can't remember when I first saw the trailer for this game, but when I did I immediately knew it was one I had to play. The pure chaos, the squirrely madness people can get themselves into and the guns! OH GOD THE GUNS! Grab your nuts Gameplay Squirrel with a Gun starts us out with our squirrel (I named them John Squicks) finding a golden nut in a lab. I don't how John Squicks got themselves into the lab in the first place, but they got in. After learning how to traverse the lab and getting to the golden nut, government agents burst into the ro...

6Sep

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PC Reviews

Tactical Breach Wizards – PC Review

Love Wizards? Love RPG Strategy games? Well, grab your broomsticks. And make sure you're stocked up on bones of newt. Because we're going to use our best spells and breach this review of Tactical Breach Wizards! Tactical Breach Wizards is an Adventure, RPG, Strategy from Suspicious Developments. These folks made one of my favourite games from 2013: Gunpoint. I'm not exaggerating when I say it felt a bit of an honour to get to review this game as I spent hours on Gunpoint. As I'm familiar with Suspicious Developments I already know the story and characters for Tactical Breach Wizards are in good hands. I'm going to need more blood. Gameplay Tactical Breach Wizards is a turn-based tactics game in which you lead a team of renegade wizards in Kevlar. The game starts you out with a nic...

6Sep

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PC Reviews

Akimbot – PC Review

Akimbot is 3D Platform Shooter made by the Evil Raptor with their publisher Plaion. Now you may think this game is a homage to Ratchet and Clank, but boy do I have a surprise for you. The team at Evil Raptor are such big fans of Jak and Daxter, that both Akimbot and their previous title Pumpkin Jack were both greatly shaped by it. Akimbot? More like akimbo with these mouthy robots Gameplay Akimbot is set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist. The game starts with our main characters Exe and Shipset under lock and key. Turns out this chaotic duo are being delivered to a mob boss because of the price on their heads. During mid transit, Shipset manages to distract the driver whilst hacking the terminal, causing it to blow up. They crash land on the location known as Data B...

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles – PC Review

21Aug

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PC Reviews

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles – PC Review

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles is an Action RPG City Builder developed by ZOC Corp. Published by Bandai Namco, comes a game for this popular anime series that isn't mobile only. Normally when an anime gets a video game adaptation, you'd get one of two things. They'll either find a point of the story to add something that wasn't ever in the books. Or they'll have us play the current story with our own hands to experience the whole thing first hand. I'm keen to see which road this takes us on. Forget you, I'm going to build my own city! With monsters...and a slime? Yeah! A slime! Gameplay That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles gives us a long recap. Which if you aren't a fan of the anime is much needed. This is followed by a small tutoria...

19Aug

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PC Reviews

Just Crow Things – PC Review

What do you call a group of crows? A murder! Which is very apt as this game has murdered my free time. Just Crow Things is an action adventure sandbox game developed by Unbound Creations. The same developers responsible for the wonderful stress relieving game called Rain On Your Parade. Before playing I was already impressed by the fact I would be playing as a tool wielding crow. Although it really helps me sleep at night that crows in real life can't do all that this game character can! This review was written by a living breathing crow named Noir. Gameplay Just Crow Things has you playing as a crow (who I named Tenebrae). Your Crow Grandma has decided you're old enough to venture the world and make our own nest. Before fully pushing us out of the nest Grandma gifts us a family he...

12Aug

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Switch Reviews

Cattie – Switch Review

Cattie is a Retro Action Platforming game developed by Vergiu Games. The game was originally released on Steam on Nov 14th, 2023. Now thanks to EastAsiaSoft and their porting wizardry, the game is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and the PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5. Time to be paw-ful of where you pounce Gameplay Cattie is your normal platformer except you play as Cattie the cat. You may ask: why is Cattie surrounded by death and peril? I honestly don't know. The game itself is linear with no story. But this fact is actually a positive in my opinion. Anyone can make up an epic backstory for Cattie. And no one will be wrong. Throughout my playthrough I came up with two narratives. My first being that Cattie is stuck in a VR testing facility. And the second is that curiosi...

6Jun

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RKGK – PC Review

Ever wanted to live your life on the edge? Have a cool robot sidekick while making amazing graffiti? Well, I have news for you! You too can do all this, but you'll need to have short hair, one thigh high sock. Spray Paint not yet rated. RKGK/Rakugaki is an Action, Adventure game with an amazing Anime style and theme to it. Sprayed on the side of the building by Wabisabi Games. Thanks to their publisher Gearbox Publishing, developing the game went smoothly. Wabisabi Games made their debut in the gaming industry by adorning the town with graffiti. Gameplay Let me set the stage for everyone, the world allows everyone to be as expressive as they want. But one day, a scientist by the name of Buff comes in and takes the spark from everyone with monitors. Valah comes in with the aid of h...

Destiny 2 Update – Onslaught and Pantheon

21May

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Destiny 2 Update – Onslaught and Pantheon

Guardian Onslaughts I have been playing the new game mode Onslaught in Destiny 2 and boy do I have a lot to say about this game mode. I truly believe this game mode is a godsend to help bring life into the game. A well-placed tower defense that has us fight either a group of Fallen or Hive that I have to say...are downright evil! Especially the Hive with their Wizards, Shriekers and Ogres can all go suck on lemons for their broken ways. But, I'll talk more about this later and talk about the game mode a bit more. There are a lot of things that people figure out when dealing with the game mode, especially with the batteries. The batteries have more use than to help recharge the shield for the ADU. You can repair the defense you have. That being the decoys, turrets and the trip mines. Th...

1Apr

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PC Reviews

Penny’s Big Breakaway – PC Review

Penny’s Big Breakaway is an Adventure 3D Platformer developed by Evening Star. Being their first released game, I’d say they brought a wrecking ball into the gaming industry. The attention to detail for each world, to the many ways you can either succeed or fail with your handling of the yo-yo. Around the world - Penny's Big Breakaway Penny and her magic yo-yo are pulling moves that not only defy science, but the universe itself…I’ll get it a popsicle later. Now let’s walk the dog and see the beauty that is the giant stage Penny has gotten herself into. Gameplay The game stars Penny, a street performer who wants to make it big and become a star. Penny hears about Eddie the Emperor looking for a new Palace Court Performer and jumps at the chance to win. On her way to the castle, Penny c...