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The Jackbox Party Pack 10 Review - A Decade Of Brilliance

Jackbox Games has been a large part of trivia entertainment since the days of the PlayStation. With Fibbage and the Jackbox Party Pack titles they catapulted themselves to become THE party game to…

October 18, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

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Hellboy Web of Wyrd Review - Clunky but Funky

It’s difficult to approach a Hellboy Web of Wyrd Review. Partially, it’s great to finally have an action game based on Hellboy that wasn’t made before we were allowed more than 20 polygons on screen…

October 18, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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World of Horror Review - Time To Spiral Into Despair

World of Horror is a roguelite horror title inspired by the look and theme of mangaka like Junji Ito. Taking severe inspiration from 1980s horror and computer graphics, how does World of Horror…

October 18, 2023 | 10:00 EDT

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Kona II: Brume Review - Iced That Guy, To Kona Phrase

In the wake of winter coming thick and fast, it’d be remiss of me to not mention the 2017 adventure game Kona as one of gaming’s most comforting winter wonderlands. A wholly original adventure game…

October 18, 2023 | 09:00 EDT

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Wizard With A Gun Review – Have Magic Gun Will Travel

Writing a Wizard With A Gun review is difficult. In many ways, you get exactly what the title says. A novel spin on a sandbox survival experience like Valheim or Ark: Survival Evolved, just with…

October 16, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

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Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged - Into High Gear

2021’s Hot Wheels Unleashed was a fun-filled racing game that brought the toy race tracks of your dreams in game form. It hit the nail on the head with its selection of true-to-toy diecast cars and a…

October 16, 2023 | 03:05 EDT

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Sonic Superstars Review - Running With What Works

Sonic Superstars has a lot to live up to. Fresh off the well-received reinvention of 3D Sonic with 2022’s Sonic Frontiers, Superstars is the blue blur’s next outing in a strictly 2D adventure. The…

October 13, 2023 | 09:00 EDT

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Lords Of The Fallen (2023) Review - Dark Soul Reaver

Any Lords of the Fallen review should, by rights, begin with its somewhat troubled development cycle. This game has been through a lot; it began life as Lords of the Fallen 2 in what feels like a…

October 12, 2023 | 09:00 EDT

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Cocoon Review - A World Within Worlds of Intrigue

Every now and then, you get a puzzle game that perfectly uses the gaming medium to create a whole new kind of puzzle that’s as engaging as it is clever. I didn’t plan to write a Cocoon review, but…

October 10, 2023 | 10:00 EDT

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Diluvian Ultra Review - A Bit of a Biopunk Mess

There's nothing more heartbreaking than finally getting your hands on a game you've been waiting a long time for -- one you wanted to love -- only to find it's not as great as you expected. Everyone'…

October 6, 2023 | 10:00 EDT

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Assassin's Creed Mirage Review - It Feels So Good To Be Back

Assassin's Creed is celebrating its 15th anniversary with the release of Assassin's Creed Mirage. Mirage might be a smaller adventure but it returns to the gameplay formula of pre-RPG Assassin's…

October 4, 2023 | 07:05 EDT

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Forza Motorsport Review - Heavy Metal Mercy

Despite a rather tepid stack of releases last console generation, I still have a soft spot for the Motorsport line of Forza games. While Forza Horizon has dominated the market with its perfect mix of…

October 4, 2023 | 03:05 EDT

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Knight vs Giant: The Broken Excalibur Review - David Struggles Against Goliath

Like many of us, I played Hades (our Game of the Year in 2020) and absolutely loved it. Seems like a no-brainer to try to make some of that magic on your own, which is exactly what Knight vs Giant:…

October 2, 2023 | 04:00 EDT

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Moonstone Island Review - Adventures Worth Fighting For

What would you get if you put Studio Ghibli, Pokemon, and Stardew Valley in a blender? Probably something like Moonstone Island, the newest offering from developers Studio Supersoft and publisher Raw…

September 30, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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Fate/Samurai Remnant Review - Musou Holy Grail

For the past two weeks, I've only played one game, and that's Fate/Samurai Remnant. Okay, that's not so unusual for a video game reviewer, but I like to have at least one other game on to play as a…

September 28, 2023 | 07:00 EDT

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Silent Hope Review - Hoping for More

Silent Hope has a strong opening, with a straightforward premise and approachable controls. It effectively points you at a target and says, “Go!” all while lulling you in with its charming chibi…

September 27, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Review — High-Stakes Espionage

I felt a bit of trepidation prior to writing our Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review. Partly, it’s due to how the base game was mired in a lot of controversy during its initial launch three years…

September 20, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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Gunbrella Review – Super Noir-tendo

Gunbrella is an action-platformer inspired by titles from the SNES era. The latest project by Doinksoft blends fast-paced action, gritty detective fiction, as well as a pointed modern message.…

September 13, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

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Lies Of P Review - Do Puppets Have Souls?

I'd like to begin this Lies of P review by asking the following question: what other classic works of literature would make good Soulslikes? Could you imagine Pride and Prejudice's Elizabeth Bennet…

September 13, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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I Doesn't Exist Review - Existential Dread

It's hard to describe I Doesn't Exist. It's a text adventure, but so much more. It's a dissection of mental health, but I'm sure it can also be interpreted in many different ways too. It's certainly…

September 12, 2023 | 08:00 EDT

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Fae Farm Review - A Little Bit of Magic

You usually know what you're getting when you play a Farming RPG. Fae Farm subverts many of those expectations with surprising innovations and fewer management annoyances -- but as this Fae Farm …

September 11, 2023 | 10:17 EDT

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Starfield Review - An Interstellar Adventure

Starfield feels like a game that people have been waiting a long time for. Waiting, in the sense that it’s been ages since Bethesda has put forth an original IP outside of the world of Elder Scrolls…

August 31, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

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Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Review - Machine Tooled

It's a little difficult to write a Trine 5 review without essentially rehashing reviews of the previous games. In other words, Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy is very much not looking to rock its…

August 29, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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Sea Of Stars Review - A Voyage to the Past

2023's been a very good year for games. From Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, to Baldur's Gate 3, to the recent Armored Core VI. Amongst these giant AAA is the indie I've been anticipating for…

August 29, 2023 | 07:41 EDT

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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review - Claw Grip Forever

I will go ahead and start this one with a hot take: I do not like the Souls series. Something about it just absolutely does not click with me in any way. However, I am a huge fan of Armored Core,…

August 23, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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Baldur's Gate 3 Review - A Critical Success

To say Baldur’s Gate 3 is massive would be more than an understatement. It’s far more than that and not just because of how many different things you can do, but all the ways you can go about doing…

August 23, 2023 | 10:00 EDT

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Immortals of Aveum Review – Battlemage Simulator

Immortals of Aveum is an ambitious experience. Befitting an EA Originals project, it is brimming with creative ideas and novelty. While some of that ambition is realized, it doesn't fully hide some…

August 22, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

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Book of Hours Review - A Fascinating Journey of Many Words

Step closer, lover of words, and hear what I have to say. For those of you who push through the veil between mortality and the visual, you may have yet heard of the Book of Hours, a new foray into…

August 18, 2023 | 10:47 EDT

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Amid Evil: The Black Labyrinth Review - A Legend Returns

I've played dozens of boomer shooters in my day, but if you were to ask me what my favorite game in the genre is, I wouldn't hesitate: It's Amid Evil, of course. Needless to say, I was very excited…

August 18, 2023 | 08:02 EDT

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Blasphemous 2 Review - Second Verse

The original Blasphemous was a gorgeous, richly detailed Metroidvania full of labyrinthine pathways to explore and grotesque religious imagery to make even the most determined atheist feel like…

August 17, 2023 | 08:46 EDT

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Gord Review - Gord Alone Knows!

Dark Fantasy is a term that gets bandied around a lot these days, primarily by pieces of media that could only be described as dark if you were being charitable while comparing them to Hello Kitty.…

August 15, 2023 | 09:16 EDT

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Turbo Overkill Review - Become Chainsaw Man

Apogee Entertainment is synonymous with some of the industry's oldest and most coveted first-person shooters. It's not an understatement, then, to say that Turbo Overkill has a lot to live up to. But…

August 10, 2023 | 10:12 EDT

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Atlas Fallen Review - Sand Isn't Always Bad

I didn't expect to enjoy Atlas Fallen as much as I did. Featuring a VERY enjoyable set of traversal mechanics and a vibe (and mechanics) akin to many games in the Xbox 360 generation, Atlas Fallen…

August 9, 2023 | 02:11 EDT

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30XX Review - Great Xpectations

One of my earliest gaming memories was with Mega Man X4. It had so much style and frantic action that tickled my brain just right, and I had to find out what the rest of this series was like. Outside…

August 8, 2023 | 11:25 EDT

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Venba Review - Seconds, Please

There’s one thing for certain that I can say after playing Venba, and it’s that there isn’t a game out there quite like it. Venba is a narrative cooking game that follows the titular character, Venba…

July 31, 2023 | 09:04 EDT

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Exoprimal Review - Extinction Averted

Like all live service games, Exoprimal is going to live and die by its player population. If it catches on, it might not go the way of the dinosaurs. Although it's frontloaded by the same repetitive…

July 21, 2023 | 10:27 EDT

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Remnant 2 Review - Rising From The Ashes

2019’s Remnant: From the Ashes was an odd blend of fun gunplay, somewhat limited procedural generation, and uneven difficulty. Despite its flaws, it was still an enjoyable time both solo and with a…

July 20, 2023 | 10:11 EDT

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My Friendly Neighborhood Review - C is for Creepy

My Friendly Neighborhood can easily be summarized as Resident Evil with puppets. On paper, it is another horror game following a trend. A trend of subverting or corrupting staples of analog TV, as…

July 17, 2023 | 02:44 EDT

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Oxenfree II: Lost Signals Review - Tune In To This Station

With the advent of TV and the Internet, most people don’t use the radio anymore. Sure, you might listen to it while commuting, and some people still use walkie-talkies, but the widespread use of…

July 12, 2023 | 03:04 EDT

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SOULVARS Review - Biblical Demon Antivirus

It’s easy to consider pretension as nothing but a net negative, especially when you’re uncertain of what you’re dealing with. Not knowing exactly where the path will take you is certainly a fear-…

July 1, 2023 | 10:56 EDT

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Sludge Life 2 Review - Hashtag Murky

If you spent a few hours with 2021's Sludge Life and thought "hey, I could go for seconds", then your time has come. Sludge Life 2 is here, and "seconds" is a good way to describe both the title of…

June 27, 2023 | 12:00 EDT

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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Review - Perplexing Poltergeist Puzzles

The early 2010s was a weird time for Capcom, releasing what is arguably some of the company's worst-performing titles. In 2010, we saw the release of Lost Planet 2 and Dark Void, two games that…

June 27, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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Microsoft Flight Simulator - Stockholm Arlanda Airport (Orbx) Review - Nordic Beauty

Orbx has released another major Scandinavian airport add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator, and it's Stockholm Arlanda (ESSA) serving the capital of Sweden.  Considering that it's one of the most…

June 22, 2023 | 10:00 EDT

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Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Review

A lot has changed with farming sims since Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life originally released nearly 20 years ago. What was once a relatively niche genre has now seen many new releases each year, with…

June 22, 2023 | 09:30 EDT

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Tiny Thor Review

Before Thor was a hulking monster calling thunder down from the skies to smite his foes, what do you think he got up to? Thanks to Tiny Thor, a new puzzle-platformer from the folks at Asylum Square,…

June 13, 2023 | 11:00 EDT

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Mask of the Rose Review

What if, instead of Prince Albert dying, Queen Victoria traded his life to vicious aliens who would subsume the city of London beneath the Earth and change the lives of Londoners forever? That’s the…

June 8, 2023 | 07:28 EDT

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Harmony: The Fall of Reverie Review

New IPs like Harmony: The Fall of Reverie don't have the easiest time in the modern gaming landscape. They need to not only live up to the expectations of those who have experienced their developer's…

June 8, 2023 | 01:00 EDT

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Amnesia: The Bunker Review

Being scared by something is about as subjective as finding something funny. That makes producing a game that is actually scary. Even more demanding is making something scary that’s still actually…

June 8, 2023 | 10:00 EDT