Recent reviews by rye bread

really great little mystery game! you examine the scene(s) of a death, collect words from clues & people's speech (names, generic nouns, verbs, etc.), then try to explain what happened in the scene. it's really satisfying, and once you fill out a 'scroll' (a specific section of the solution), you get feedback on your accuracy - it's locked in if it's correct and it tells you if you're wrong, but cleverly it gives you a specific response if you're very close, which helps you narrow down which answers you need to think more about.

if you play this, i really recommend that you avoid using the hints (or googling answers). the game HAS a hint system, but it goes to pretty extreme lengths to prevent you from using it - for good reason. i used 1 hint, and in hindsight i could have totally gotten with a bit more time to think about it.

if you can afford it, and you want to scratch that Obra Dinn itch, definitely check it out :-)

cute 3d collect-a-thon where you navigate very cool (and well designed) home environments with the help of some lil guys. it's very cute and funny. i liked the music, and the character design in the foldout storybook style contrasted w/ the 3d world is very enjoyable. the platforming is also good - the bubble glider thing you have makes it really fun to traverse the space, and the environments are designed with verticality in mind in a really smart way. i really liked this game

really good game

sexy brutale is very fun, cute little stories that come together in a neat way. if it's on sale or you've got the money for it, it's a unique (if pretty short) experience. worth it, though

i really like card games and mechanically this game is pretty neat (likely due to Richard Garfield's involvement) but the internal economic system provides no way to expand your collection and compete in some of the potentially more competitive and high-skill game modes, such as ranked competitive play.

event tickets are the currency used to enter game modes wherein you have the chance to win that ticket back and potentially earn a couple of packs. you are provided with 10 packs and 5 tickets to start with. if you open these 10 packs and get garbage rares worth nothing on the marketplace, and you exhaust the 5 tickets provided, you currently have no way to earn a single more card other than to pour more money into the game, or 'game' the marketplace with your current cards in the hopes of turning a profit.

the ability to make beneficial trades to increase the value of your collection is something seen in physical card games (such as Garfield's 'Magic: The Gathering'), and the decision to allow users to buy, sell and trade cards is a welcome one. however, physical card games like MTG provide players with opportunities to engage in weekly local contests (such as Friday Night Magic events) at little to no cost - and at these events, you can potentially earn new packs or cards, and trade with and meet other players.

the mechanics of this card game in themself are very interesting, fun to play with, and make for consistently close games. they've managed to make every game a challenge, and there is a good balance of opportunities for skillful play and roll-of-the-die chance that makes for a really fun time. but the combination of a pretty malicious monetization scheme (for a PAID pc game) and the complete lack of any social play means that i can't in good faith recommend this to anyone.

tl;dr: really interesting card game with a terrible monetization scheme and a lack of social play opportunities. if you have a lot of expendable income and an interest in card games check it out, if you don't.. don't

This game is the bomb dot com. It's really satisfying to build up your own cool little farm, and the villagers in the town are interesting and fun characters, some of which you can romance. (Shane is best boy)

the ui is really ugly and difficult to use