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Scarlet Nexus' Promise Outstrips Any Warning Signs

Scarlet Nexus is a cross-gen action RPG from Bandai Namco Studios. The game's director, Kenji Anabuki, has worked on several Tales games including Tales of Vesperia and the upcoming Tales of Arise.…

May 23, 2021 | 12:00 EDT

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War Mongrels is a Promising but Unsteady War Story

World War II is pretty well-trodden ground when it comes to pop culture. For the longest time, movies, TV, and video games were basically obsessed with the era, seemingly more so than any other…

April 27, 2021 | 10:00 EDT

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Diablo 2: Resurrected Beautifully Builds on a Classic

The Diablo 2: Resurrected Technical Alpha was the first chance for many to play the remaster of a classic action RPG. I spent a good chunk of the weekend exploring if it lives up to the original.…

April 17, 2021 | 01:00 EDT

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Guity Gear Strive's Rollback Netcode is a Revelation

This past weekend, Arc System Works ran its first open beta for Guilty Gear Strive. Along with giving the general public the first sampling of this revamped fighter, it was a proof of concept for the…

February 24, 2021 | 01:00 EST

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Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Feels More Like A Repackage Than A Real Sequel

Peanut butter and jelly. Milk and Oreo’s. Strawberries and cream. All things that are great when enjoyed individually - but absolutely fantastic when complemented with their pairing. Add to that list…

November 19, 2020 | 11:00 EST

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Paradise Lost Creates A Grim Alternate Reality

Paradise Lost is a new alternate reality adventure game from developer PolyAmorous and publisher All in! Games. The demo throws you in with absolutely no context but you're playing as a 12-year-old…

June 19, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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Outriders Is Much More Than It Seems

When I first saw the trailer for Outriders at last year's E3 I wasn’t too impressed. Not to say it looked bad, but the game didn’t really come off as anything other than another post-apocalyptic…

February 13, 2020 | 03:30 EST

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Cyber Shadow is 8-Bit Perfection

Cyber Shadow is the first game being published by Shovel Knight maker Yacht Club Games. It's being developed entirely by one person, with some advice offered by Yacht Club Games, which makes the game…

September 9, 2019 | 01:30 EDT

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I Tried My Hand at Gliding in Away: The Survival Series and Hit a Tree

I'm not going to lie to you guys and say I'm some kind of gliding king. In fact, as I've learned, I'm pretty bad at it. I got a chance to play a demo of AWAY: The Survival Series, an upcoming game…

July 13, 2019 | 02:00 EDT

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Slice Your Way Out of Hell in Supergiant Games' Hades

Supergiant Games is one of those developers that manage to build an outstanding reputation within the community despite a very limited lineup of releases. That is bound to happen when every single…

December 15, 2018 | 02:00 EST

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Uncharted 4 First Impressions - Seeking Fortunes

The hour grows late as  I sit down to write this first impressions piece. Like many of you, we here at TechRaptor had to wait to play the most recent offering from Naughty Dog until launch day and I'…

May 12, 2016 | 11:00 EDT

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The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt - First Impressions on PC

Unfortunately, review copies for The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt did not get handed out until yesterday. As such, we here at TechRaptor have not had an opportunity for a whole review yet, meaning this…

May 19, 2015 | 09:00 EDT