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Overall, it’s really difficult to recommend Terracotta at the moment. While the puzzles and mechanics are well conceived, the package as a whole has too many issues between game crashes and softlocks, only made manageable through frequent checkpoints at level starts.

Over all I found Immortal Redneck to be quite enjoyable. I spent 6 hours on my first night simply playing, dying and re-dying some more but I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed other similar types of the genre. Being an FPS simply adds bonus points and I would recommend it for sure. 

Overall The Rivers of Alice is a beautiful experience that is challenging enough to keep you occupied but with such a relaxed vibe you can’t help but unwind while playing it.

Even with what I perceive to be shortcomings, I have to recognize that KO isn’t trying to emulate every other Shoot ‘em up. It wishes, with its in-your-freakin’-face shootouts, to pay tribute to the genre and, with its refined directional freedom and adaptive difficulty, contribute its ideas to an established gameplay philosophy. And it’s mostly a success, certainly when it comes to blowing rivals into space particles. Really, if you are a fan of any form of Shoot ‘em up, Kromaia Omega might have the mission that sends you gleefully into bullet hell. 

Sword of the Necromancer is a solid Rogue-Lite action RPG title that has a clever resurrection mechanic, but otherwise doesn’t do much new and different. That said, what Sword of the Necromancer does, it does pretty well and makes it one of the more enjoyable enters into the genre.

JanduSoft's Caveman Warriors is some quick good fun either solo or with a few friends on the sofa. With different classes that are needed to complete the stages, it's not simply another platformer that hits all the notes but one that tries to be different and succeeds because of what's needed out of each participant.

Still, a few new wrinkles get introduced here and there along the way, and the core mechanics of Numantia are well enough constructed that I found it quite easy to sink hours into the game. I have long been a fan of tactics titles, and Numantia delivers, even if it does so on something of a budget. There isn't much 'new' going on here, and that is not a bad thing. Numantia is a comfortable game that sits in a genre I enjoy quite a bit. It could probably have used more modes and variety, but the overall package is a fun one that most tactics fans will enjoy.

The game definitely has a some unique qualities, including the premise and the gender considerations. If you enjoy puzzle games and are entertained by repetition in a very pretty setting, then this might be right up your alley. Unfortunately, these few good elements really don’t outweigh or make up for the glitches and lack of compelling story. That being said, I won’t give up completely - I’d like to know how it ends. Hopefully some improvements will be made upon release.