Category: Reviews
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Wanderstop Review- To Relax Or Not To Relax, That Is The Question
A review code for this game was provided by Ivy Road Wanderstop at times feels like it is personally attacking me. In many ways, the game is completely antithetical to who I am as a person and as a gamer. This is a game where you manage a tea shop. That tea shop has no…
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It Takes Two Review- I’d Even Play It With Someone I Only Kind Of Tolerate
Here’s the dirty secret about most games that feature and encourage co-op. Most of these games aren’t actually all that much better from a gameplay perspective because of their co-op features. Yes, there might be ways that the game lets you work together, but you generally don’t actually have to, as these games have to…
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Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist Review- Sad Anime Castlevania
I love the idea of being in a pitch meeting for a game and imagining how the concept of it was sold to a publisher. It’s fun to devolve a game’s concept into a stupidly simple elevator pitch. The way I envision the Ender series being pitched is “imagine a Castlevania game, but make is…
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Final Fantasy IX: Nostalgia Free Review- Just Enough Black Magic
Due to the age of this game, this review contains some spoilers. I tried to keep those spoilers as in check as I could. I first played Final Fantasy IX twenty years ago as a teen. Like many games from that era, I ended up dropping it pretty quickly. Emulating games and having a seemingly…
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard Review- The Man In The Middle
There’s a popular meme out there where two girls are having what looks like an insane fight, and meanwhile, some kid seems to be smoking a bong and having the time of his life watching the fight happen. Dragon Age: The Veilguard makes me feel like that kid. I have watched people fight to the…
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector Spoiler Free Review- Mostly Rolling 6’s
A review code for this game was provided by Fellow Traveler I’ve always loved dice mechanics in video games, as I’m not sure if there’s a mechanic that better replicates how real life can be. No matter what you do on any given day, elements of luck follow. Everything is a bit of a dice…
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Review- Timing is Everything
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle makes me think about how silly the human mind is. We all put a lot of importance on our first and last impressions of something or someone. And look, that’s great and all, but it doesn’t always make sense. If I have a lot of great interactions with someone,…
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Closer The Distance Review- Creeping on the Grieving
I’ve always felt a little weird whenever I’ve played a Sims game in the past. Something about those games feels inherently creepy. Watching a normal person do all of their everyday activities from a slight distance away just doesn’t feel right. It feels a bit scandalous. Now, imagine this concept, but attach a story about…
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Silent Hill 2 Remake Review- I Screamed, I Cried, I Was Diagnosed With ADHD
Survival horror can be an odd genre. These games are not ones where I usually jump in expecting a great story. I play survival horror games for the intensity. I like having minimal bullets when I fight monsters so that I truly have to think about every shot. I like exploring every corner of every…
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Rise of the Golden Idol Review- I’m Still A Detective, Damn It
A review code for this game was provided by Playstack When I played Case of the Golden Idol (the first game in this series) earlier this year, I was beyond impressed in a myriad of ways. I came into that game craving a more authentic detective experience, and it delivered that in spades. But where…
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