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“Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree” Hands-On

author image by Kurosh Jozavi | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 5 Previews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 14 Mar 2025

Overall, Mandragora has potential. I like the world they’re building, and I can see the vision behind the combat. I love the voice acting and art design. However, the pacing issues, lack of enemy density, and sluggish attack animations hold it back from being as engaging as it could be.

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“Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 11 Mar 2025

Like 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…

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“Monster Hunter Wilds” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 24 Feb 2025

Ever 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…

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“Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Tape 1” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 18 Feb 2025

Life 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…

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“Afterlove EP” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Steam Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 13 Feb 2025

Pikselnesia did a fantastic job, and Mohammad Fahmi would definitely be proud of the effort.

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“The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Articles Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews Steam | 0 Comments | 07 Feb 2025

Nihon 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…

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“Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews | 0 Comments | 22 Jan 2025

The 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…

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“Nine Sols” Review

author image by Kurosh Jozavi | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Steam Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 22 Dec 2024

Nine Sols immerses players in the shoes of Yi, a legendary Solarian hero reawakened after centuries. The game’s gripping narrative centers on revenge against the Nine Sols, rulers of New Kunlun, who betrayed Yi and his people. This journey takes…

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“Last Time I Saw You” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 10 Dec 2024

2024 has been filled with games that had impressive narratives, and a nice chunk of them were huge RPGs that demanded a lot of time from players. For the SmashPad staff in general, with all the JRPG fans we have,…

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“Metaphor: ReFantazio” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews Xbox Series X | 0 Comments | 16 Nov 2024

It wasn’t until last year where players got an update on what Atlus called Project Re:Fantasy, a project from the Persona team that pundits coined as a “Fantasy Persona.” This project was eventually renamed Metaphor: ReFantazio, and gamers have been…

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“Ys X: Nordics” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | Nintendo Switch PC PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Reviews | 0 Comments | 14 Oct 2024

Nihon Falcom has really been cranking out titles in the west as of late. Dating back to last July, the developer has come up with fully localized versions of The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie, The Legend of Heroes:…

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“Neva” Review

author image by Danreb Victorio | PC PlayStation 5 Reviews | 0 Comments | 14 Oct 2024

Neva could’ve stopped at just being a beautiful experience well worth your time, but the developers at Nomada pulled no punches in making it a video game well worth experiencing. An impactful story. A lush setting. A beautiful art style….

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