Reviews
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752.7KTerraforming the simulation/strategy genre — Per Aspera Review
I feel like I’ve been starting my reviews out a lot with what a game has been to me in my life....
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2.8KWell, Night City is on fire — now what? — Cyberpunk 2077 review in progress
I remember seeing the first trailer of Cyberpunk 2077 and thinking to myself, “This is finally the Neuromancer remake I’ve always wanted”....
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2.3K60Shellshocked — Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond VR review
Band of Brothers, The Pacific, Saving Private Ryan -- there are absolutely magnificent examples of the very human stories that bring the...
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953.0KA fantastic ode to Lovecraft – Call of the Sea review
There’s something about the Lovecraftian genre that’s mysterious but intriguing, scary yet engrossing. Maybe it’s the man vs cosmos trope? Or maybe...
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3.4K85Welcome back to the war — Phoenix Point Year One Edition review
It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since Phoenix Point came out on the Epic Store. Fast forward to today...
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954.3KThanks 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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452.5KPayoff 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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1.9K85Filling 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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3.2K95You 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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3.1K90The 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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554.0KThe 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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5.1K90Clash 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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551.7KA shoddy shooter X-perience – PositronX review
PositronX is easily Scorpius Games’ most ambitious title yet. From publishing TankYou! --- a twin-stick arena shooting game --- to developing I...
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803.3KGet Gnarly on the Pow Pow —The Sims 4 Snowy Escape expansion pack review
The Sims 4 Snowy Escape expansion pack released this week on November 12th, and with it comes quite a bit of new...
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852.9KThat’s suspicious! That’s weird! — Among Us review
After a couple months of being the premier meme game, what else is there to say about Among Us? Originally released in...
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10010.6KSnacks fit for Odin —Asassin’s Creed Valhalla Review
The reign of kings has come to Norway. The Jarls of the land have all decided to place their fealty in the...
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852.6KA speedrunner’s dream – Ghostrunner review
This has got to be the year of the Cyberpunk genre. Not only is Cyberpunk 2077 coming out “soon” (hope I don’t...
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751.9KThe train for everyone’s souls — What Comes After review
A brief historical event that’s been etched in my mind for years has probably been the 2003 Daegu subway fire, which was...
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804.4KLive laugh lust — Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp review
The unsurprising success of Monster Prom has opened the floodgates for a deluge of sequels and spinoffs. Monster Camp is the first...
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552.9KNot enough game—Ring of Pain review
The line between good concept and good implementation is a fine but important one, and Ring of Pain is unfortunately on the...
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2.3K80Chuffed to bits — Watch Dogs Legion Review
Oi! Listen ‘ere bruv. Right cheeky bastard goes by the name of Zero-Day done us in right? Blew up half ‘a London...
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7.6K90Impossible power and impossible price — GeForce RTX 3070 Founder’s Edition review
We dug deep when we got our hands on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, showcasing just how powerful this incredible device truly...
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702.9KCall of the mild — The Red Lantern Review
I remember as a child watching Iron Will and being fascinated by the Iditarod races. The idea of a man and his...
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4.3K95Beyond the reference design — Acer Predator Triton 500 (2020) laptop review
Before we get into this review too far, let’s talk a little bit about reference design. The first few laptops that come...
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852.2KDrone Swarm Review—Strength in numbers
The initial plot setup of Drone Swarm takes a bit to wrap your head around. Invading extraterrestrials known as the Voohr seize...
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1.6K55Undersea expansion — Professor Lupo: Ocean Review
Professor Lupo and His Horrible Pets was the first game I reviewed for Gaming Trend. Since then, I’d like to believe I’ve...
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4.3K75Lots of icing, not enough cake – Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition review
The first real-time strategy game I played was Age of Empires 2, and that was because it came as a free game...
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402.4KMasking the mystery — This is the Zodiac Speaking review
The modern mystery game finds itself in a tricky situation. In many cases, mystery becomes an aesthetic; the detective hat is rarely...
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3.0K50“If everyone’s special, no one is.” — Torchlight III review
I remember riding in a car headed to a gaming event talking to some fellow press members when one of them casually...
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3.2K85Impressive. Most impressive! — Star Wars Squadrons review
I’m old. Like, really old. I’m so old that I can still tell you how to write an autoexec.bat and config.sys to...
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802.3KBecome the Avatar – Spellbreak review
With a market so flooded, getting into a battle royale nowadays can be a challenging task in itself. There’s a large range...
