“Kunai” Review
by Danreb VictorioIt isn’t hard to find a quality Metroidvania on the Switch (or even Steam for that matter). From Hollow Night to Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night to even its port of Ori and the Blind Forest, there’s plenty to keep…
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"Reknum" Review
by Jon YelenicSimilar to other notable independent titles, Nape Games’ Reknum tries to evoke nostalgia from when the video game industry was just in its infancy. Its graphics are pixelated, its story cuts right to the chase, and it’s a ball-bustingly hard…
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"Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot" Review
On the surface, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has everything that a successful Dragon Ball game should have: fast-paced combat, the ability to train characters and customize their movesets, and an open world with a variety of activities and sidequests —…
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"Pokémon Sword/Shield" Review
A mainline Pokémon release is always a big deal, but this time it’s different. Not only is it the debut of a mainline release on a new platform, it’s the debut of a mainline Pokémon on a home console.
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"Death Stranding" Review
by Brandon Perkins“The Rope and The Stick, together, are one of humankind’s oldest tools. The Stick is for keeping evil away; The Rope is for pulling good toward us; these are the first friends the human race invented. Wherever you find humans,…
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“Gears 5” Review
by Alex QuevedoWe’re going back to war. Well, not really. Xbox Game Studios and The Coalition are taking us back to the Gears franchise but dropping the “of War” portion of the title and simply offering us Gears 5. But will this…
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Children of Morta – SmashPad Live Archive
by Chris SelogyWe checked out the new game published by the devs of This War of Mine and Frostpunk that is a surprisingly great roguelite action RPG. It’s made by Dead Mage and is out now on PS4 and Xbox One, but…
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“The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III” Review
Trails of Cold Steel III is more Trails, which RPG fans have been longing for. This isn’t the best place to start if you haven’t already gotten into the series though.
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“The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening” Review
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is the very first Zelda game I ever played. Back in the days when I thought the elf running around was Zelda, it was one of the reasons why I wanted a Game Boy. In fact,…
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“Astral Chain” Review
When I was a kid, there was a much-acclaimed studio called Treasure. Treasure was astonishing. They would put out these amazingly well-tuned, well-designed action games that always involved far more detail put into them then so many of their contemporaries….
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“Control” Review
From Alan Wake to Quantum Break, Remedy has been responsible for quite the profound experiences as of late. Control is the latest in their portfolio, and while it does suffer from some polish issues, it just might be the signature…
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“Wreckfest” Review
by Filippo DinolfoBugbear Entertainment are known for their over-the-top demolition derby style racing games. The FlatOut series proved to be quite popular on the 6th and 7th generation consoles. For FlatOut 3, development was turned over to another studio, and the game…
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