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Call of Cthulhu: Arkham Review - Supplemental Strangeness

A long-time favorite of tabletop RPG players, Call of Cthulhu brings the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft (and his successor storytellers) home. First released in 1981, and currently on its 7th…

March 21, 2024 | 09:00 EDT

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Aliens: Fireteam Elite Review

Whenever a movie makes a huge cultural impact, it’s normal for people to try and recreate it in other media. When Alien first appeared in 1979, it exploded in popularity due to its visual style and…

August 25, 2021 | 11:00 EDT

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Hood: Outlaws & Legends Review

As a folklore enthusiast, I was excited to get my hands on Hood: Outlaws & Legends. Considering its rich heritage in popular culture, with a raft of acclaimed films, books, and songs published on…

May 14, 2021 | 10:00 EDT

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Curse of the Dead Gods Review

In the last six months, I have played and beaten more roguelikes than I have in the nearly two decades that I have been playing video games. While it wasn't a genre I had really paid much attention…

February 23, 2021 | 12:00 EST

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SnowRunner Review

Simulations are tough to get right. The balance of making them fun, enjoyable, and also realistic is a challenging one for even the most tried and tested franchises. Luckily, SnowRunner balances…

April 27, 2020 | 06:01 EDT

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GreedFall Review

GreedFall, the latest from French developer Spiders, is the type of game you can’t help but root for. Known for creating unique RPG games for a small budget, their reputation as an almost BioWare-…

September 25, 2019 | 11:00 EDT

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The Surge 2 Review

There's a moment in Deck13 Interactive's action RPG soulslike The Surge 2 that perfectly summed up my playthrough. Some ways in, you'll reach a location called Gideon's Rock. It's a breathtaking…

September 23, 2019 | 08:34 EDT

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A Plague Tale: Innocence Review

Death, darkness, and disease. Three words that probably sum up the black plague better than any others. Those words also happen to perfectly summarize A Plague Tale: Innocence. A Plague Tale:…

May 13, 2019 | 07:00 EDT

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World War Z Review - Bring Out Your Dead

It's been six years since Paramount adapted Max Brooks' horror novel World War Z into movie form. The action film opted to focus on Brad Pitt's character, instead of the episodic nature of the source…

May 4, 2019 | 02:00 EDT

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Call of Cthulhu Review - Truth and Reality

I love the Call of Cthulhu pen and paper game. It's one of the very few tabletop roleplaying games to keep my attention. I could tell stories all day of Dr. Jack Copper, my character who went a…

October 29, 2018 | 08:00 EDT

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Vampyr Review - A Penny Dreadful

Morality in games is something of an old trick by now. Especially in RPGs, the days of a binary choice system are long gone. Many players look for something more complex and dynamic, but most games…

June 4, 2018 | 07:00 EDT

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The Surge Review - Limb Tearing Fun

There's no better way to describe The Surge other than a sci-fi version of Dark Souls. They share so many elements that the increasingly popular "soulslike" descriptor is an apt descriptor for the…

May 15, 2017 | 07:00 EDT

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Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom Review - Furry Beat Em Up

After slightly missing its original intended release window of 2015, Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom is finally in the hands of those who helped the project over-achieve on its $100,000 Kickstarter…

April 29, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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Divinity Original Sin Review - The RPGiest RPG

Many will likely compare Divinity Original Sin to Baldur's Gate, and it is a fairly apt comparison as the best way to describe Divinity Original Sin is a modern-day iteration of that franchise. That…

July 9, 2014 | 09:00 EDT