“Dear Me, I was…” Review
Dear Me, I was… is easily one of the most interesting experiences of the year. When it was announced, I knew it was a game that was very much in my wheelhouse, and even after playing it, I have so…
Read moreDear Me, I was… is easily one of the most interesting experiences of the year. When it was announced, I knew it was a game that was very much in my wheelhouse, and even after playing it, I have so…
Read moreBy now, the review embargo for Digimon Story: Time Stranger has lifted and you should see a bunch of reviews that we believe will be mostly positive. We got our review code for the game a few days later than…
Read moreIf you like match 3 games, RPGs, you want a game that’s easy to pick up and play, and doesn’t demand a lot from you, there’s very few games that are better than Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition. The devs deserve the…
Read moreI wasn’t expecting Pac-Man World 2 Re-PAC to pivot much from its original incarnation. The remake of the previous game, for all intents and purposes, was a mostly straight-ahead recreation that faithfully stuck to its PlayStation predecessor. This one, however, not only majorly reimagines much of its content, but completely replaces some of it, all while greatly extending its playtime in some surprising ways. Not all of these changes are for the better and I certainly don’t think that the intent behind some of them flows well with the rest of the game, but this is still a fairly successful remake that does its best to improve things.
Read moreDuring our recent visit to Capcom to try out their TGS 2025 lineup, they had yet another demo of Pragmata to play, and this build brought us closer to figuring out what this game might actually end up being.
Read moreAs overdone as they are today, Monster Hunter and Final Fantasy XIV Online is as ideal a match as you can have when it comes to video game crossovers. While Monster Hunter doesn’t have the buzzing world that Final Fantasy…
Read moreWhile we can’t be at Tokyo Game Show this year, Capcom was nice enough to invite us to their U.S. office in the Bay Area to get our hands on a bunch of the games they’re featuring at the event….
Read moreWhen we were invited to Capcom to check out their Tokyo Game Show 2025 lineup, we were able to be one of the first people to get our hands on a demo for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, and…
Read moreHades II manages several incredible feats that sequels rarely achieve. It lives up to its excellent predecessor with tighter gameplay. By doing so, it also manages to stand out in a genre that’s become oversaturated. There are many roguelikes to choose…
Read moreOriginally released in 1997, Final Fantasy Tactics is a cult classic from the PS1 era. Deviating from the established traditional JRPG format of the main series up to that point, Tactics allowed millions of players to immerse themselves in the…
Read moreBaby Steps is a wild game that makes more sense when you realize who made it. This game is the result of the work of its three main developers Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, and Maxi Boch. They’ve worked together and…
Read moreWhen Blippo+ came up in our staff Discord as possibly available for review, I had never heard of it. I checked out the trailer. It took about half an hour for my brain to recover from the short circuit. To…
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