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In a PlayStation Blog post to promote the game, IguanaBee declares G. I. Joe Operation Blackout is a game “for fans by fans.” Speaking as a fan, that feels like an empty statement. I’m pleased that the characters are closer in appearance to the original cartoon despite the more contemporary, high-tech setting but the rest of the game looks like a generic gun-centric action game. I really do hate being so overly negative about games but the fact of the matter is this is a one-trick pony that can’t do it’s single trick effectively. The visuals are unimpressive and combat is boring, tedious, and doesn’t make much sense from a narrative perspective. If the Joes are perfectly capable of turning the androids against COBRA whenever you’re playing as the bad guys, why don’t they just do that on a global scale and end this nonsense? At the end of the day, G. I. Joe Operation Blackout is hurt by a campaign that is neither fun nor a fitting tribute to a classic pop culture license. There’s multiplayer - local only - but I strongly doubt people are going to stick around to try it out. What it all comes down to in the end is that $40 is far too great a price to ask for this limping tribute to G. I. Joe.

Obey Me is one of those indie games that you would love to like and look through its problems. But when you suffer from them long enough, it simply won’t work out. Obey Me’s flawed design might have been saved by proper game testing, but like too many indie games these days, it is oblivious to its problems. Too bad, really, as there are makings for a good co-op brawler, enhanced with a biting punk attitude.

Console versions are anticipated to be released late in the first quarter of 2020, so if that’s your jam, I suggest waiting for the game to be released on the system of your choice. But whatever you do, playing this game is a serious must. Bug Fables is a truly excellent spiritual successor to the original Paper Mario format. It’s made with loving care and is a lot of fun, and I cannot recommend it enough to those who want to re-live the first two Paper Mario games, or just anyone who wants to play a cute RPG with a lot of heart.