Reviews
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53575Venture below to slay the beasts — Devious Dungeon review
There are beasts roaming in the catacombs beneath the kingdom and they must be removed. The king tasks you, a brave knight,...
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78870Creatures vs. demons — Hellmut: The Badass From Hell review
In Hellmut, an experiment goes wrong and demons flood your lab, killing you and causing chaos. You get resurrected as a floating...
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901.3KA whole new way to build — Architects of the West Kingdom review
It’s 850 AD, and the king wishes to build his kingdom as quickly as possible, and by any means necessary. He employs...
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40750Lame duck — Bird Game + Review
As I began Bird Game +, I was incredibly hopeful. Between its gorgeous aesthetic and vaguely Star Fox-inspired on-rails flying gameplay, it...
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701.6KEPIC fantasy – A Middara Unintentional Malum: Act 1 review
In the world of tabletop games, massive dungeon crawlers have become a favorite of many, and “the bigger the better” seems to...
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45958Re;tried with the same re;sult — Death end re;Quest review
When you play a JRPG, it is very hard to be surprised or shocked anymore. There is bound to be a few...
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75685Just a couple of wrathstones, up to no good — Elder Scrolls Online: Wrathstone review
Elder Scrolls Online has been around for a long time now, and has become one of the better MMORPG experiences available, especially...
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55706Caged bird — Falcon Age review
Falcon Age has one of the strongest pitches I’ve ever heard for a game: You play as an indigenous woman imprisoned by...
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851.6KWolves hunt in packs — Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen review
Dragon’s Dogma isn’t a new game, but seven years after its initial release, there’s still nothing else like it. Recently released on...
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60996Burial at sea — Close to the Sun review
The Helios—Nikola Tesla’s Art Deco-inspired, retrofuturistic megaship—sits on international waters awaiting the arrival of Rose Archer, a concerned sister and journalist ill-prepared...
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901.3KInsert “Ducking awesome!” pun here — Duck Game review
Former president of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aimé famously said two years ago, “The game is fun. The game is a battle....
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50784Half of a memorable experience — The World Next Door review
Puzzle-RPGs are a weird mix of genres that seems to work pretty well. From Puzzle Quest to Puzzle and Dragons, the pseudo-match...
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80792Reflecting on our lives — Ritual of the Moon review
Life has its ups and downs, things change, and we even begin to wonder what it all means. This reflection can be...
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1.1K190A bloody good time — Mortal Kombat 11 review
For the last two decades, the Mortal Kombat series has entertained gamers with brutal combat and gory kills. From arcade cabinets to...
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60704Semi-Decent Mega Clone — Metagal review
There’s a fine line between a clone and an homage in gaming, and that line has never been explored more than Mega...
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50696Inside out and about — Homo Machina review
Audiences of all ages love the concept of exploring the body as an interactive science exhibit, and Darjeeling’s Homo Machina aims to...
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801.3KTroops for a special occasion — Star Wars: Legion Rebel and Imperial Specialists personnel expansions review
The Rebel Troopers are dug in behind heavy cover, but have taken some casualties from the intense fire coming from two fast-moving...
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50557This little piggie went boom boom pow! — Iron Snout review
I’ve been digging pick-up-and-play time wasters, if my recent reviews for Switch ‘N’ Shoot and Timberman Vs are any indication. A handheld...
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5.1K295Tactics, Ogres, and few new tricks — Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark review
It’d be very easy to dismiss Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark as a derivative work of games like Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre,...
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88075Expand your magical kingdom — Driftland: The Magic Revival review
Have you ever wanted the power to build your own kingdom? Rally your citizens to gather resources in order to build infrastructure?...
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60470The two fight as one — Super Weekend Mode review
Many games have you control one character at a time, whether it be through only having one available or performing actions with...
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73070Welcome to Earth — Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain review
Alien invasions are the premise of many conspiracy theories, movies, shows, and video games. These aliens have transitioned from grey or green...
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85893He was a boy, she was a girl, can I make it any more obvious? — BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! review
If you ask me for my favorite Nintendo series, you might be surprised that I’d probably lump the BoxBoy! franchise of games...
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80702Rock ‘em and sock ‘em — Mechstermination Force review
The Gunman Clive duology holds a special place in my heart. The second game was actually my first Opencritic review, and it...
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6010.2K4Running on fumes — Days Gone review
Though I didn’t know it at the time, the opening hour of Days Gone is a surprisingly thorough preview of how the...
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801.8KSpace Opera for Neophytes — Starfinder Beginner Box review
For any tabletop RPG group, one of the biggest challenges is getting into a new game. Whether it’s deciding which game the...
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801.7KWinning hand — Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech review
Image & Form Games may not usually top the list of people’s favorite developers, but with every game the studio releases, it’s...
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92585Wandering a Post-Apocalyptic Paradise — My Time at Portia Switch Review
Months ago, I threw myself into My Time at Portia with abandon, logging upwards of 90 hours of gameplay while the game...
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1.2K90Time to Vacation, Human! — Vacation Simulator Vive review
You might recall that we had lots of fun [JOBBING] in the Job Simulator game from Owlchemy lab back in 2017. The...
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751.4KOne tile at a time — Forager review
Forager is a tough game to pin down. A sprinkle of casual adventuring, a dash of crafting, and a pinch of idling...
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801.1KBeyond the Wall — Legend of the Five Rings: Shadowlands sourcebook and Mask of the Oni adventure module review
My review of the core rulebook for Legend of the Five Rings was my first experience with the samurai-focused RPG and it...
