Category: Platforms

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“Super Monkey Ball: Banana Rumble” Review

author image by Alex Quevedo | Nintendo Switch Reviews | 0 Comments | 17 Jul 2024

For my first foray into Super Monkey Ball, I had an enjoyable time. It’s goofy but needs to be taken just seriously enough or else you’ll find yourself flying off the courses time and time again.

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“The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews | 0 Comments | 12 Jul 2024

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak stands tall as one of the best games in the series and one of the best games of the year.

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[AX 2024] “Ys X: Nordics” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Anime Expo Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Previews | 0 Comments | 09 Jul 2024

Ys X: Nordics was playable on the show floor, and we got a chance to do some dungeon crawling.

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[AX 2024] “Ys X: Nordics” Gameplay Panel with Toshihiro Kondo

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Previews | 0 Comments | 04 Jul 2024

While America is celebrating its birthday, otaku in Los Angeles are celebrating the first day of Anime Expo, the largest annual anime convention in the United States. It’s not all about anime though, as video games also have a large…

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“The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak” Review in Progress

author image by Danreb Victorio | Features Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews | 0 Comments | 28 Jun 2024

Whether you’re on the site every day or listen to the Day 0 Update, you know everybody on SmashPad absolutely loves Falcom and the Trails series. While are full review isn’t ready–this is a prediction, not a spoiler: Trails through…

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“Until Then” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Steam | 0 Comments | 28 Jun 2024

When I found out about Polychroma Games and Until Then, it’s been on my radar ever since, and while it has a few rough edges (especially in some of its minigames), the game easily surpassed every expectation I had.

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“Until Then” Review in Progress

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews | 0 Comments | 25 Jun 2024

There’s a lot to love about what I played so far. The story, in my mind, was beautifully told, but the content kind of makes the game far from cozy even though there really isn’t too much gameplay aside from mundane minigames to really speak of.

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Assassin’s Creed: Shadows trailer drops, angering people who hate inclusivity

author image by Danreb Victorio | Features PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 15 May 2024

Whether intentional or not, one of the more interesting developments is the fact that the game has two protagonists: a Japanese woman and a black man. Of course, this sent Twitter/X in a tizzy (for the wrong reasons), with gamers yelling “DEI” in a negative context (when it’s a positive), and this is one of the biggest reasons why the game is trending.

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“Little Kitty, Big City” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch PC Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 09 May 2024

Nobody is playing the game for its polish. We’re playing it because it’s chill, and cats are cool.

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“Tales of Kenzera: Zau” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Steam Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 08 May 2024

Here’s to hoping that Tales of Kenzera: Zau becomes the first in a long-running series, and that Abubakar Salim is back at the helm, because I want more. Or let’s give Surgent Studios the Black Panther license.

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Patrick Sounds Off: Cautious Optimism for Xbox Preservation

author image by Patrick Mifflin | Patrick Sounds Off Videos Xbox 360 Xbox One Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 06 May 2024

It seemed like that was that in Fall 2021 when Microsoft shuttered their backward compatibility development with one final and substantial wave of releases. One need only look at the percentage of games on their legacy platforms to understand just…

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“Princess Peach: Showtime!” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Reviews | 0 Comments | 12 Apr 2024

Good-Feel did an amazing job making Princess Peach: Showtime! an extremely fun and enjoyable game that’s even better when sharing the experience with others; however it lacks the polish that games like Super Mario Bros. Wonder or Tears of the Kingdom have, and it’s a real shame.

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