Reviews
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90427Forspoken review — Find your fire
Frey Holland is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The rock being a New York gang she owes favors to,...
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90262Monster Hunter Rise Review – The rampage grows to more platforms
My favorite thing about video games is that I get to go to worlds that I could really only dream of. I...
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80220The Spill review – Nothing like cooperative eco-warriors to bring the family together.
Let’s be honest; Oil is a big part of our everyday lives. From the gasoline in our cars to the plastics in...
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70265Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA review on PS5 — Polishing a diamond
The Isle of Seiren has a deadly reputation. Ships have a habit of wrecking in the vicinity of its shores, and the...
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80299Colossal Cave review — Back to basics
Colossal Cave Adventure was a 1976 text-based adventure game developed by Will Crowther then later expanded by Don Woods. In the game,...
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70242Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider Review – Double-Edged Pastiche
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider unsheathes a double-edged sword: one that cuts with the strengths of its inspirations while also reflecting its weaknesses in...
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85291Persona 3 Portable review — Velvet dreams don’t die
There’s a hidden hour between each day: the Dark Hour. Just as the clock strikes midnight, the city of Tatsumi Port Island...
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65249Rise review — Getting on track
Rise is a board game about tracks. No, not railroad tracks, though it is a game set in the industrial era. We're...
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70223Viticulture World review — Every country is wine country
Wine is enjoyed across the entire world, though those disparate cultures’ relationship with wine is very different. Viticulture: World is dedicated to...
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55481Chained Echoes review — Complexity is not compelling
Role-playing games often have systems on top of systems to allow the player a wealth of customization options. These can range from...
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95249Shapers of Gaia review— We built this engine in a biome
I love games with a good arc, so a well-done engine builder that takes you from barely having enough to do anything...
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90271Asking For Trobils: Tobil Makers Review – Unlike The Scientists, You Should Do This
Asking for Trobils: Trobil Makers is an expansion to the original Asking for Trobils, so this mayhem only works in combination with...
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75231Gates of Delirium review—in madness lies clarity
Gates of Delirium tries to meld a lot of concepts into a concise package, and it mostly succeeds at combining area control,...
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80270The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC review — End of the road
When we last left Estelle Bright, she, along with her brother and a few friends, had stopped a coup attempt to take...
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90263Nope Collector’s Edition Blu-Ray review — The acclaimed horror film comes home in a fantastic package
Jordan Peele has become synonymous with smart thriller films and his latest feature Nope proved able to live up the high bar...
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80344Children of Silentown review — Unravel the secrets of Silentown in this unique hand-drawn mystery
The premise of Children of Silentown is simple, “Fear is often the hardest disease to treat.” Silentown is a small ramshackle town...
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45253Amnesia Memories & Later x Crowd Switch Review – A very uncomfortable amnesia story
Every once in a while I come across a game that makes me question my sanity. But I don’t think I’ve ever...
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52990ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti review — Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
If you thought NVIDIA might be resting for the holidays, you might be surprised to hear they were hard at work preparing...
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70266Tennpenny Parks review — An exceptionally vibrant purgatory
Come one, come all, to see the magnificent Tenpenny Parks! It’s got worker placement, it’s got polyominoes, it’s got player interaction, it’s...
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90292Avatar The Last Airbender: Fire Nation Rising – Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked
Avatar The Last Airbender: Fire Nation Rising is a cooperative game where players build up a team of characters while they try...
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75285NieR Art Koda Kazuma Works review — Beauty in the apocalypse
The NieR series is very near and dear to my heart, not only for its stories and gameplay but also the incredible...
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95259Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 Blu-Ray review – The new age of Star Trek
I’ve been around Star Trek my entire life. My parents are both Trekkies and have been since they were children. That being...
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90294Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth Review – The Lofty Ideal
No one really knows what life has in store for them. We simply struggle and strive towards the path we believe may...
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65286SPECTRE: The Board Game review— no, Mr. Bond, I expect you to sigh
Every now and then, a game comes around that is so mechanically unique and interesting that I have to make room for...
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85343Disney Sorcerer’s Arena: Epic Alliances – Thrills and Chills Expansion review – It is spooky good fun
When the original Sorcerer’s Arena came to the table, I was already a fan. Not only am I a big fan of...
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65372High on Life review — A quick buzz
You’re just out of high school with no prospects or ambition when aliens invade Earth. Thanks to a sentient gun named Kenny,...
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75287Star Scrappers: Orbital – Building a space station one card at a time
Before Terraforming Mars was a huge hit, Jacob Fryxelius had a far more humble game called Space Station that involved taking turns...
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45398Dragon Quest Treasures review — Fetch quest: the game
Dragon Quest has been going strong since 1986, and essentially invented the turn-based JRPG. It’s nowhere near as popular in the west...
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55421Far Cry 6: Lost Between Worlds Review – Lost cause
Far Cry 6: Lost Between Worlds had me asking myself a few things by the end of my playthrough: why does this...
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90388Blacktail review – Mushrooms, Morality, and Magic
We all grew up listening to stories. Folklore, myths, and fairy tales are some of the oldest narratives known to us. These...
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95321Unavowed review — Magical mystery murders
You’ve been possessed by a demon for the past year. The last thing you recall is touching an innocuous book after calming...
