Lyra Moreno

Lyra Moreno is the Comics & Manga Lead and a Senior Video Game Editor here at GamingTrend. When not here, she can be found reading comics or playing Stardew Valley or Baldur's Gate 3 with her partner Regan.

LOUD review – Turning the volume to 14

Rhythm games have been around for a while now. DDR, Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Elite Beat Agents, Beat Saber, the list goes on and on. Finding a rhythm game that’

By Lyra Moreno

/ 14 Jul 2022

Marvel Studios: What If…? Miniatures Game review — What if… The game was as complicated as you wanted?

Around 2002-2005 my family started getting really into the Heroclix series. Not understanding a lot of specific details about the game, we understood the goal – defeat the opposing team

By Lyra Moreno

/ 22 Jun 2022

Marvel Studios: What If…? Miniatures Game review — What if… The game was as complicated as you wanted?

American Arcadia Impressions — What if your life was a lie?

I recently had the chance to try out the demo for American Arcadia through the Tribeca Festival Games selections. American Arcadia, from what I played, goes from 2D platformer to

By Lyra Moreno

/ 20 Jun 2022

American Arcadia Impressions — What if your life was a lie?

Madden NFL 23 Closed Beta Impressions — A New Era?

With Madden 23 around the corner, I was given the opportunity to try out the Closed Beta for the game. This included Play Now and H2H, or Head to Head.

By Lyra Moreno

/ 9 Jun 2022

Madden NFL 23 Closed Beta Impressions — A New Era?

STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords for Nintendo Switch review-in-progress – The Dark Side isn’t strong with this one, yet

At this point, I have played the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series on almost every available platform. I played the PC versions with my father when I

By Lyra Moreno

/ 8 Jun 2022

STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords for Nintendo Switch review-in-progress – The Dark Side isn’t strong with this one, yet

JBL Quantum 400 headset review – A leg up in gaming

I am someone who wears out a headset until it’s unusable. I had the same pair of Apple Earphones for four years before they broke. I had the same

By Lyra Moreno

/ 7 Jun 2022

JBL Quantum 400 headset review – A leg up in gaming

Marvel Remix review — Avengers, Assemble (a good hand)!

Everyone has that group of friends where, no matter what, nobody can agree on a game to play. This game is too long, this game is too complicated, we have

By Lyra Moreno

/ 6 Jun 2022

Marvel Remix review — Avengers, Assemble (a good hand)!

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl: Jenny DLC Impressions — Balanced, but deadly

Slowly and quietly, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl has added a couple characters and stages for free including Shredder, the main big baddy from TMNT, and Garfield the Monday-hating lasagna-

By Lyra Moreno

/ 23 May 2022

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl: Jenny DLC Impressions — Balanced, but deadly

Dungeons of Dreadrock review – A puzzle game of life, but a lot more death

From Toad’s Treasure Tracker to the original Legend of Zelda games, I love puzzle games. 80’s style puzzle games are my favorite for many reasons, and Dungeons of

By Lyra Moreno

/ 9 May 2022

Dungeons of Dreadrock review – A puzzle game of life, but a lot more death

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga review — A fine addition to my collection

In March of 2005, we were introduced to the loveable world of LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. With its cheesy puns, non-verbal communication, and lots of slapstick, the

By Lyra Moreno

/ 4 Apr 2022

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga review — A fine addition to my collection

Special Preview of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

For as long as I can remember I have had an affinity towards Star Wars. My entire workspace (and most of my living room) is full of graded comics, pop

By Lyra Moreno

/ 21 Mar 2022

Special Preview of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection for Nintendo Switch review – Legends never die, they just respawn on a new system

By this point, we all know the plot of the Ezio Trilogy of Assassin’s Creed game: collecting feath… – I mean, the rise of the legendary Assassin Ezio Auditore da

By Lyra Moreno

/ 21 Feb 2022

Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection for Nintendo Switch review – Legends never die, they just respawn on a new system