Reviews
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2.5K70The 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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3.4K70Welcome 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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853.4KHe 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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804.2KRock ‘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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6019.5KRunning 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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806.2KSpace 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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805.1KWinning 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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6.8K85Wandering 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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5.1K90Time 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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757.1KOne 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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804.3KBeyond 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...
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953.6KHonor 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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851.9KSet 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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902.8KColorfully 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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604.3KA 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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852.5KUnder 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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808.8KUnstuck 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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803.2KComic 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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703.4KThe 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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7.6K85Two 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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854.8KMetropolitan 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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3.7K80Sell 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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504.2KMetal 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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753.4KWraparound 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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653.6KPlatforming 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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707.7KPrepare 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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4.6K90Part 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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853.2KA 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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854.9KHallways 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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954.8KThe 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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704.7KDon’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...
