Reviews
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65213Bare-bones and brutal — Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light review
The Fire Emblem franchise has had a wild and tumultuous history. While its newest entry, Three Houses, is extremely successful it’s widely...
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Thanks for all the fish — Planet Zoo Aquatic Pack DLC review
Welcome back to Planet Zoo! If you remember my review from last year, I liked it very much, enjoying the calming job...
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“Get your ass to Mars” — Total Recall 4K Blu-Ray review
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since the release of the Paul Verhoeven fever dream that is Total Recall,...
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Tiny but Mighty — Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. Review
As the Internet scrambles to get their hands on the newest consoles from Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo rather quietly released something much...
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A hollow game with no spirit – Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition review
Walking simulators can be hit or miss. Games like The Stanley Parable are perfect walking simulators, as it focuses on telling a...
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Payoff with no setup — Twin Mirror Review
The world is a scary place, so we find coping mechanisms to help us through every day. While some may turn to...
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Mine, build, place, or kiss your caboose goodbye — Unrailed review
Unrailed is a frantic, strategic party game wherein players are tasked with clearing a path and building a railroad track for a...
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Filling the PCIe Void — WD_Black AN1500 AIC review
There is a great deal of focus on drive speeds as consoles move from spinning mechanical drives to NVMe SSDs. We as...
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You crack me up, little buddy! — Sam & Max Save the World review
Sam and Max: Hit the Road marked a time in gaming history when LucasArts ruled the point and click adventure world. Filled...
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The new entry benchmark — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti review
One thing NVIDIA has been great at for several generations is ensuring that there is a product for every budget. The 3090...
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Third Time’s the Charm — Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition Review
I'm almost ashamed to admit I've never played a Dragon Quest game until now. Sure, like many others, I've seen my fair...
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The same game, but in VR – Thief Simulator VR review
I’ve always seen Thief Simulator (2018) as being a strange game. It was unique enough to stand out, but it didn’t have...
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Clash of the Genres — Immortals: Fenyx Rising review
Greek mythology is really, really weird. Very long story short, in the beginning was Chaos, and from Chaos we get Gaia who...
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The Superior Spider-Man — Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered Review
Spider-Man has been the absolute staple of my childhood. I grew up very sheltered (for the better!) and some of my first...
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25790Fast, Easy, and Must-Have — Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X/S review
It’s hard to get your hands on an Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, but if you can you’ll enjoy it...
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Ace in the soul — Demon’s Souls review
When the original Demon’s Souls first came out in 2009, it was a lot like buying my first car: It wasn’t the...
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Bombastic Symphony — Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Review
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s exact opposite. If the latter is somber, quiet,...
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The real horror is the gameplay — Remothered: Broken Porcelain review
Remothered: Broken Porcelain is the spooky sequel to Remothered: Tormented Fathers. No, wait --- it’s the prequel to --- no, hold on....
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Even more grids — Gears Tactics review (Xbox Series X/S update)
Earlier this year, we reviewed Gears Tactics for PC, most of which is applicable to the Xbox Series X/S versions. You can...
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A wallpaper engine with walking mechanics – Cloudpunk review
It seems like the cyberpunk genre is the talk of the town recently. There’s such a huge influx of games that it...
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Wakka Wakka on the wild side — Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle review
Stadia turned one last week, and I’m having a blast with the current stream of titles; with hard-hitters like Immortals Fenyx Rising...
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It’s not delivery, it’s the Cirno! — Touhou Spell Bubble review
Hey, you thought Puyo Puyo Tetris was the only bizarre but wonderful puzzle crossover game out this generation? Well, Taito finally brought...
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A haunting, tragic masterwork–Vaesen–Nordic Horror Roleplaying review
Vaesen’s Nordic Horror experience stands out among myriad monster of the week horror RPGs in almost every way that I value as...
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Shooting for the stars — Astro A03 In-Ear Monitors Review
As I mentioned in our review of the Astro A20 headset, I enjoy messing around with different headsets. So when the press...
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The definitive, gory, and violent fighting experience – Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate review
For me, the Mortal Kombat series has always been the definitive fighting experience. It’s the series to jump into if you want...
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Astro-Not — Astro A20 Wireless Gen 2 Headset Review
I like to think myself a connoisseur of headsets, but I'm probably just a jack of all headsets but a master of...
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A dark and bloody pinnacle–Mork Borg review
Mork Borg receives the highest recommendation of any game I have ever reviewed. It is more than a dark fantasy low magic...
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Killer Oneechan — Onee Chanbara Origin Review
OneeChanbara Origin is the heavily stylistic remake of the two original 2004 and 2005 PlayStation 2 hack and slash classics, The OneeChanbara...
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Streaming the revolution — Watch Dogs: Legion Review on Stadia
Playing Watch Dogs: Legion through Stadia feels oddly appropriate. It’s centered around technology, so streaming the game is a natural fit. Ron...
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Viking here, viking there, viking everywhere! — Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Review on Stadia
It’s no secret that I loved Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. While I had to play the game on my PC with all graphics...
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Pure, childlike happiness – Sackboy: A Big Adventure review
For many, the LittleBigPlanet series was what a lot of players grew up on. For me, that’s quite the opposite. You see,...
