Posts By Dawson Helton

JRPGs are a genre of game that I’m incredibly fond of, especially titles like Final Fantasy VI. When I first walked into Orangeblood, I discovered an homage to the RPGs …
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Strategy games are part of a unique genre that requires methodical thinking and patience. While most of these games have a lot of the same tropes, Othercide adds the element …
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Games about performing tedious jobs range from farming to minimum wage positions, to border patrol, but none of these are scarier than working in a grocery store. Need a Packet …
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XCOM is a well-loved franchise that has a massive fan base. So, it is no surprise that the XCOM 2 Collection is now available on the Nintendo Switch. This is …
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The Elder Scrolls is a franchise that I have grown to adore over the years, with Oblivion and Skyrim being two of my favorite games of all time. Yet while …
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Saints Row IV: Re-Elected is a title I truly adored when it came out on the last generation of consoles, so when Nintendo announced it was being brought to the …
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Exorcism and turned-based strategy sound like a match made in Heaven, but add a snarky priest in the mix and you have an interesting tale of intrigue. The Unholy Society …
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Modern society can sometimes be miserable, and no game understands those circumstances like Mosaic. While playing through this simple adventure game with node-based minor puzzles, I found myself becoming more …
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Sports games are not a genre I am familiar with, so it’s good that Football Game has nothing to do with the topic. What I can say though is that …
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Puzzle games are a genre I can always enjoy because of the amount of cognitive power it takes to decipher some perplexing areas. When I began playing Pig Eat Ball …
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Games involving zombies have become such a common trope that it could be considered sickening, yet I am still a sucker for the plot device. So, when I got the …
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There are a lot of metroidvanias on the eShop, ranging from amazing to bad. Cryogear, to me, falls somewhere in the upper middle, because I did enjoy the art style, …
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The Metroidvania genre has made a resurgence in the past few years, as can be seen just by scrolling through the eShop. Considering this mass influx of similar games, how …
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I enjoy a good puzzle game since it requires a lot of critical thinking in order to progress. While I did find some of this in Neon Junctions it didn’t …
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I’m not usually one to gravitate towards twin-stick shooters, but when I picked up Akane, I felt as though I was playing something special. With its fun combat, unlockables, and …
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Zombie games are a dime a dozen these days, with new ones coming out frequently, how does Yet Another Zombie Defense HD hold up against the competition? It is a …
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Have you ever wanted the experience of controlling an elevator during the zombie apocalypse? If you are one of those people who said yes, well Undead’s Building gives you that …
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I have played quite a few strategy games in my day, and I have found a few hidden gems in the genre. When I played Robothorium I found myself intrigued …
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