“Wanderstop” Review
As I’ve gotten older I’ve come to realize that, when it comes to stories, some of the best ones ever told are the small personal ones: The conversations in coffee shops, the happenings of a small town, the drama of…
Read moreAs I’ve gotten older I’ve come to realize that, when it comes to stories, some of the best ones ever told are the small personal ones: The conversations in coffee shops, the happenings of a small town, the drama of…
Read moreWe’re coming up on WrestleMania, and the new entry in the WWE 2K franchise is here to help build the hype. Over the past two years that I’ve been looking at these games, I’ve seen the series getting better in…
Read moreSince our attention right now is on GDC, our full review of Assassin’s Creed Shadows isn’t ready yet, but here’s what we think of the game so far.
Read moreLike 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…
Read moreEver 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…
Read moreLife 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…
Read morePikselnesia did a fantastic job, and Mohammad Fahmi would definitely be proud of the effort.
Read moreNihon 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…
Read moreIn 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreIt’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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