Adventure
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the adventure genre, which has an emphasis on exploration and discovery.
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Jingle All the Way
Ho ho holy shit, why are people so bad at critiquing ‘Jingle All the Way?’ Let me show you how a one-horse open slay is done. (read more)
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Super Mario Bros.
It ain’t no video game… it’s a really boring, dreary, live-action—oh, the ride is out of order. Introducing ‘Super Mario Bros.’ (read more)
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Tron
‘Tron’ is something everyone wants to love yet never will, but there’s many worse things something can be than a chic novelty. (read more)
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The Overwhelming Hell / The Tairyou Jigoku (Spoiler-Free Guide)
A spoiler-free guide for ‘The Overwhelming Hell,’ AKA ‘The Tairyou Jigoku.’ Learn esoteric mechanics, so you’re not caught off-guard. (read more)
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Pseudoregalia
Will ‘Pseudoregalia,’ an indie 3D platformer, capture the parkour spirit of ‘Super Mario 64?’ So many have tried and failed. (read more)
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D.Gray-man
With a wonderfully stylized, gothic world and a fun cast, it’s a shame that ‘D.Gray-Man’ is 103 episodes of intriguing world-building with next to no payoff. (read more)
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The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
How much will Akira Himekawa expound upon this relatively (and literally) small ‘Zelda’ world in her adaptation of ‘The Minish Cap?’ (read more)
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The Stanley Parable
What can ‘The Stanley Parable’ teach us about the narrative constraints of video games? That is, if it has anything at all to teach. (read more)
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Death in the Garden
Death in the Garden is a fairly typical escape/wilderness survival story with the usual themes of psychological degradation. Something so standard is disappointing coming from Luis Buñuel, and while the characters all develop the direction doesn’t transcend the basic plot. And while the premise had not become tired yet, even identifiably unique things like the… (read more)
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Sword Story
Though beautifully animated, ‘Sword Story’ (‘Katanagatari’) can be a frustrating watch due to its overwrought script, and the wasted potential of many of its action sequences. (read more)