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“Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Tape 1” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 18 Feb 2025

Life after Life is Strange has been a little spotty for Don’t Nod. The five games they’ve released since Life is Strange 2 have seen mixed reviews. Despite this, people generally agree that Don’t Nod is in a class of…

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“Afterlove EP” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Steam Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 13 Feb 2025

Pikselnesia did a fantastic job, and Mohammad Fahmi would definitely be proud of the effort.

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“The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Articles Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews Steam | 0 Comments | 07 Feb 2025

Nihon Falcom is in for what’s likely going to be its most active year in its history as far as new releases in the west go. Hot off the heels of last month’s release of Ys Memoire: The Oath in…

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“Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector” Review

author image by Kurosh Jozavi | Reviews Steam | 0 Comments | 30 Jan 2025

In Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, players embody the Sleeper, a malfunctioning android who has escaped into the sprawling Starward Belt. As the Sleeper, your survival depends on navigating the intricate web of relationships, contracts, and challenges that this spacefaring…

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“Donkey Kong Country Returns HD” Review

author image by Myles Obenza | Nintendo Switch Reviews | 0 Comments | 25 Jan 2025

The Nintendo Switch is rounding the corner on its eighth birthday. We’ve seen countless ports and remasters of their first party catalog from the Wii and Wii U libraries of games. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD continues this trend in…

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“Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews | 0 Comments | 22 Jan 2025

The Ys games have been around for ages, but they’ve hardly been mainstream. It arguably wasn’t until the release of the PSP where we began to see the series take shape with more careful attention with translations from XSEED (and…

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“Pine: A Story of Loss” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch PC Reviews | 0 Comments | 14 Jan 2025

It’s really special when a game provokes us into having some intense feeling or emotion. Making this even more special is the fact that we tend to see this more from independent developers. Pine: A Story of Loss is yet…

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SmashPad’s Top 10 Games of 2024

author image by SmashPad Staff | Best of 2024 Features | 0 Comments | 31 Dec 2024

It’s been a year of great and bad moments, so let’s look back at what stood out the most for us.

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Danreb’s Top 10 Games of 2024

author image by Danreb Victorio | Best of 2024 Features | 0 Comments | 31 Dec 2024

2024 ended up being one of the worst years of my life, and somehow video games contributed to the year being horrible while also making it more bearable.

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Chris’ Top 10 Games of 2024

author image by Chris Selogy | Best of 2024 Features | 0 Comments | 30 Dec 2024

2024 has been a terrible year for the games industry, but at least some great games came out in spite of all of this pain.

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Brandon’s Top 10 Games of 2024

author image by Brandon Perkins | Best of 2024 Features | 0 Comments | 29 Dec 2024

This was a rough year for me. Not only did I have to deal with being laid off from my job, but I also suffered from financial hardship, political chaos, and the death of a loved one and all that…

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Myles’ Top 10 Games of 2024

author image by Myles Obenza | Best of 2024 Features | 0 Comments | 28 Dec 2024

After last year’s incredible release line-up and stacked Top 10, I was anticipating a slower, more easy-going 2024. But boy was I wrong – we saw the release of some of the best JRPGs this medium has to offer, countless…

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