Reviews
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95617Honor and Steel — Legend of the Five Rings Core Rulebook and Game Master’s Kit review
Legend of the Five Rings is set in the fictional world of Rokugan, which draws heavily upon feudal Japan, and the mythology...
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85567Set sail and explore — Embark review
Mankind has desired to explore the unknown for arguably as long as we have been mankind. An early example of this was...
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90536Colorfully under the sea — Noctiluca review
The ocean is filled with many wonderful creatures such as fish, dolphins, seals, jellyfish, and more. These creatures are a marvel to...
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601.1KA house of cardboard — Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit review
I have an awful feeling of deja vu as I sit down to write about Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit. Almost...
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85903Under the sea — Reef review
Sometimes a game doesn’t need to have complicated rules to be great. Ticket to Ride gives players three choices each turn. Carcassonne...
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803.3KUnstuck in time — Katana Zero review
If you judge just based on its trailer, Katana Zero appears to be a fast-paced, gory, stylish action game with a killer...
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80708Comic character dice customization battle — Kapow review
Comic book characters have no longer been relegated to dingy comic stores and bad made-for-TV movies. Since X-Men and the first Sam...
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70624The art of darkness–Overwhelm review
Overwhelm will test you. It will test your skill, your reflexes, and a little too often it will test your patience. This...
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1.9K85Two sides of the same coin — God’s Trigger review
People have discussed the concept of the apocalypse for time immemorial. Whether it be thoughts about Y2K, the end of the Mayan...
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85976Metropolitan Marvel — Android: Shadow of the Beanstalk review
While Fantasy Flight Games’ Genesys system is an excellent ruleset with which to build your own homebrewed, narrative-driven RPG, so far it...
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79680Sell some green to make some green — Weedcraft Inc. review
Marijuana, otherwise known as mary jane, ganja, or... well, weed, has been a huge topic of discussion over the past few years....
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501.2KMetal mishap — Gal Metal review
I’m not a metal guy, but I do appreciate the band Babymetal, a J-pop/metal fusion that’s equal parts cute and dangerous. (If...
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75916Wraparound space invaders — Switch ‘N’ Shoot review
When you’re on the run, there’s nothing better than the one-button arcade game. Titles like Timberman and Super One More Jump thrive...
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65990Platforming by numbers — Unruly Heroes review
What happens when a team of talented developers takes a classic Chinese novel and turns it into a game of one of...
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70990Prepare or die — Outward review
The second time I died during Outward’s tutorial, around section 32, I started to wonder if volunteering to review this game was...
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1.3K90Part swordsman, part golem, all adventurer — Hob: The Definitive Edition review
Video games allow you to enter mysterious worlds and do things you otherwise couldn't. Sometimes unexpected things happen, whether they be good...
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85686A man chooses, a slave obeys—Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia review
Some of my favorite tabletop experiences over the last couple of years have come to me courtesy of Jamey Stegmaier and Stonemaier...
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851.0KHallways and Hotkeys — Operencia: The Stolen Sun review
Zen Studios, the studio best known for its virtual pinball contributions to the gaming world, are trying out some new ways of...
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951.1KThe courtroom meets the living room — Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy console review
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was one of those franchises that I never got around to playing during the time of their original...
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70901Don’t care how, I want it now — A Crypt review
Your father, the King, has passed away, and you’re very upset about it. While you wait to see which of his riches...
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851.4KA good way to start small — Live Gamer MINI capture card review
AVerMedia has become a champion of capture cards, and last year they were one of the first ones to release a consumer-focused...
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65996Almost a morphin’ great time — Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid review
If you’ve read my past reviews, you know that I’m a big fan of fighting games that are simple to get into,...
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851.2K1A labor of love — Yoshi’s Crafted World review
Yoshi’s Island on the SNES is an undeniable masterpiece. From its innovative gameplay to its gorgeous aesthetic, many people, myself included, herald...
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751.1KGoodbye, my sweet Clementine — The Walking Dead: The Final Season episode 4 review
(Contains spoilers from Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season episode 3 as well as Season 1 episode 5) This is the...
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62340Get me out of here — Dying Reborn review
Escape rooms are a fantastic way to test your puzzle solving and critical thinking skills. If crafted correctly, they can be engaging,...
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951.5KA bright future in the dark abyss—Coriolis: the Third Horizon review
Free League Publishing seems determined to prove itself in every game genre available, and I am happy to be along for the...
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852.1KEl Presidente is back — Tropico 6 review
There is a whole lot of new in the banana republic of Tropico. Under the hood lies a new developer (Limbic Entertainment...
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301.1KR.B.I wish I were playing a different game — R.B.I. Baseball 19 review
Games can be bad for many reasons, but there are really two main veins of mediocrity that permeate the landscape. Games can...
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85743The only thing that matters is the evidence — Chronicles of Crime review
Very few genres of film and television are more consistently popular than procedural crime dramas. Dragnet, Columbo, Law and Order, CSI- the...
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90830Make up before you break up — The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 3 review
(Contains spoilers from Telltale’s The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episodes 1 and 2) While delayed for a few months due to...
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99585Non-stop intensity — Akashicforce review
One of the best things about video games is the vast amount of different genres and difficulties. You have your carefree, easy-going...
