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“Pac-Man World 2 Re-PAC” Review

author image by Andrew Farrell | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 29 Sep 2025

I 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.

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[TGS 2025] “Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Events Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 Previews Tokyo Games Show | 0 Comments | 24 Sep 2025

When 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…

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“Hades II” Review

author image by Kayla Merritt | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PC Reviews | 0 Comments | 24 Sep 2025

Hades 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…

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“Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 18 Sep 2025

If you were looking for a review of Sonic Racing that doesn’t talk about Mario Kart, sorry. We just got it out of the way in the first sentence. That failure aside, there is no single game that we’ve covered…

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“Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 Reviews | 0 Comments | 17 Sep 2025

When Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter was first shown as part of a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase (and never again) last summer, Trails fans lost their minds. The fandom has good reason to be obsessive. We’re a part of…

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[PAX West 2025] “Pokémon Legends: Z-A” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PAX West Previews | 0 Comments | 08 Sep 2025

Despite some technical issues, Pokémon Legends Arceus represented the most exciting and meaningful changes to the Pokémon formula. Now it’s back in a post-modern setting, and after the 20-or-so minutes we had to play of it at PAX West, there’s…

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[PAX West 2025] “Kirby Air Riders” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Events Nintendo Switch 2 PAX West Previews | 0 Comments | 06 Sep 2025

The renaissance the pink puff ball has enjoyed with the popularity of the Switch is absolutely nothing to sneeze at, but there was never a point in time in which I thought this would result in the creation of Kirby…

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“Madden NFL 26” Review

author image by Chris Selogy | Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 06 Sep 2025

My experience with the Madden series has been up and down for the past 20 years as they changed for the worse after their great PS2 generation run; and I only really played the series on Xbox 360 and PS3…

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[PAX West 2025] “Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PAX West PC PlayStation 5 Previews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 04 Sep 2025

Last year’s release of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake was absolutely superb. I know this because I’m actually still playing it, and that familiarity (on top of my fandom for the series) is one of the biggest reasons why my…

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[PAX West 2025] “Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PC PlayStation 5 Previews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 03 Sep 2025

Confession time: While I’ve always been a huge fan of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Tactics is a blindspot for me, and it’s not for lack of trying. I own all sorts of different versions of this game, from the black-labeled…

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[PAX West 2025] “Octopath Traveler 0” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PAX West PlayStation 5 Previews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 03 Sep 2025

During the last Nintendo Direct, Square Enix pulled a fast one on us when the “one more thing” was an awesome-looking HD-2D RPG, but it wasn’t what anybody thought it was. It was an action game called The Adventures of…

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[PAX West 2025] “The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon” Hands-On

author image by Danreb Victorio | Events Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PAX West PC PlayStation 5 Previews | 0 Comments | 02 Sep 2025

While the highly anticipated release of the remake of the original Trails in the Sky is just around the corner, what can’t be understated is the fact that we’ll soon be fully caught up with Japan when Trails Beyond the…

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