With smooth controls, a beautiful setting, additional worlds to play through, and new features, Mario vs. Donkey Kong is indeed a successful remake. However, it’s hard to say it’s worth the full price of admission.
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink features a really short story that you can finish in a few days, and the post-game could potentially keep people playing for a while especially when taking its superb combat system online. The lack of real depth and effort explaining the lore is a real problem though, so I’d be wary of that before committing to whatever investment you put into this one.
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Despite the ridiculously simple puzzles, notable lack of any sort of challenge, and some clunky controls, Another Code: Recollection is a good way for Nintendo to start off 2024 thanks to its great writing and voice acting.
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When my editor, Danreb, emailed me asking if I wanted to have a look at Star Racer I was curious. This was the first I’d heard of the game, but, of course, that could just be because it’s impossible to…
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If 2023 was anything, it was the year of sequels. Sequels that had been long anticipated, sequels that were announced fairly recently but still expected, and some that simply came out of nowhere. Pretty much all of the major games…
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I easily spent five hundred hours playing new video games this year. In that time, I discovered many personal favorites, some potential all-time favorites, and found myself invested in genres I had reflexively avoided in the past. Despite this, I’m…
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This year saw the release of many landmark titles. It also saw a declining interest in big AAA games from myself and several others. That’s not to say there weren’t any that I didn’t enjoy. There were a few that…
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As many have said, 2023 will go down as one of the greatest years in the history of video games. There were plenty of stinkers, some surprises, numerous remakes and remasters, new entries into beloved long-lived franchises, and plenty of…
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While it’s aged in some spots, Super Mario RPG is an exquisite look at one of the weirdest yet most memorable experiences in Mario history.
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