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“Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree” Hands-On

by Kurosh Jozavi | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 5 Previews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 14 Mar 2025

Overall, Mandragora has potential. I like the world they’re building, and I can see the vision behind the combat. I love the voice acting and art design. However, the pacing issues, lack of enemy density, and sluggish attack animations hold it back from being as engaging as it could be.

“Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii” Review

by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 11 Mar 2025

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth was one of the best games of 2024, so the fact that the developers at RGG Studio turned around a follow-up in little more than a year is simply incredible. While it doesn’t make the…

INTERVIEW: Pikselnesia artist talks about the inspirations behind “Afterlove EP”

by Danreb Victorio | Features | 0 Comments | 27 Feb 2025

Pikselnesia’s Afterlove EP has been out for a few weeks now, and if you haven’t seen our review, we really liked it. We were fortunate enough to have Maxi Trois, a game artist at Pikselnesia, answer a few questions for…

“Monster Hunter Wilds” Review

by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 24 Feb 2025

Ever since it was unveiled at the end of The Game Awards 2023, Monster Hunter Wilds consistently made players’ jaw drop. Every time new footage was unveiled, it looked better and when I took another look at the game behind…

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

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…

“Afterlove EP” Review

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.

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

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…

“Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector” Review

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…

“Donkey Kong Country Returns HD” Review

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…

“Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana” Review

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…

“Pine: A Story of Loss” Review

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…