Reviews of Marvelous Developed Games

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Cuisineer Review - Looks Better Than It Tastes

Way back at PAX East 2023, I sat down with publisher Xseed Games to try out this little upcoming game called Cuisineer, all about a girl named Pom who came back from adventuring across the world to…

November 7, 2023 | 03:09 EST

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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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Rune Factory 5 Review

Normally the temptation when writing about a Rune Factory game is to start out talking about the whole sordid history of the series and the various name and developer changes that have come about…

March 23, 2022 | 11:30 EDT

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Rune Factory 4: Special Review

Farming sims used to be a bit of a rare breed. If you wanted to plant virtual corn you basically could only turn to Harvest Moon. Of course, if you had some sort of brain hemorrhage you could have…

December 6, 2021 | 10:00 EST

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Doraemon: Story of Season Review

It isn't quite clear how or why a game like Doraemon: Story of Seasons came to be, but that doesn't mean that it isn't absolutely wonderful. To those who don't know, the Story of Seasons series are a…

September 18, 2020 | 11:00 EDT

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London Detective Mysteria Review

The year was 2013. BBC’s Sherlock was waiting for a highly anticipated third season, CBS’s Elementary had premiered its second season, yet another iteration of Lupin III had just premiered the year…

August 23, 2019 | 12:30 EDT

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Fate/Extella Link Review - Fated Once More

Fate/Stay Night is a series with humble roots, beginning as a visual novel in 2004. Since then, the series has produced myriad spin-offs that have explored the setting in a variety of ways and helped…

March 19, 2019 | 04:01 EDT

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God Eater 3 Review – The Monster Mash

God Eater 3 finds itself in an interesting position. It's part of the hugely popular (in Japan) hunter genre. These games typically have the player tracking and taking down monsters in order to…

February 21, 2019 | 12:00 EST