


Another day, another gear of grinding for the procedurally generated bullet hell to come. “Roguelite twinstick shooter” is probably one of my favorite calls, and I’ve even dabbled, albeit briefly, with the game on a friend’s computer. Cockiness, however, was still in my chamber when I picked up Nuclear Throne. Still, a majority of the titles being released today can stand on their own, and usually stand apart. My recent review of Shadow Blade: Reload may have suffered slightly because I was familiar with the genre and had played, recently, several games of like-minded substance. Whenever another game gets releases – be it simulation, fighter, RPG or visual novel – I try to go into it with the freshest eyes possible, although that can’t always be the case. But, in the world of gaming, I think it has some credence.

“Being a great baseball player does not translate into a great cricket player.” I hope to God no one has said that, because it’s a stupid quote and probably has little bearing in most situations.
