Reviews

The gaming industry lives under a canopy of sequels, spin-offs, and remasters, making it hard for new franchises to find sunlight. Natsume Atari and FuRyu’s Reynatis managed to find its opening, but I feel like it needed some more room to grow.
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Set on a distant alien planet, Loddlenaut plunges you into an environmental mission to clean up the pollution left behind by a long abandoned corporation. You play as a custodian …
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I’m going to try really hard not to let my nostalgia for this game cloud my judgment when it comes to writing an honest review, but I can’t promise anything.
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Cash Cow DX is a new game from the developers of the wonderful Donut Dodo. Is the cow as successful as the dodo at capturing the heart of ’80s arcade gaming? Drop in your quarter and let’s find out.
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Cat’s Request is a point-and-click adventure set in a near-future world. The city streets are cast in darkness and lit by neon, where a lone wanderer (Ash) is in a rush to save his faithful assistant (Root). Yes, it’s one of those > USE GOLDFISH ON JANITOR’S HAT games…
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Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed was a victim of timing when it first released in Nov 2010. While it had some success on the Wii (and subsequent entries on other systems), …
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Miles Edgeworth is supposed to be this unbeatable prosecutor, yet pretty much all Phoenix Wright ever did was beat him. That’s not the case in Ace Attorney Investigations Collection, where Miles finally gets the chance to shine.
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Hidden Through Time 2: Discovery is the third entry in the hidden object franchise. So why does it share a 2 in its title with the last series game, Myths …
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A reimagining of 2015’s WitchSpring, WitchSpring R is a cute, story-driven RPG that does an equally impressive job at reviving the original world and introducing new players to it. The …
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CRYPT CUSTODIAN is an action adventure game developed by Kyle Thompson and published by Top Hat Studios. I was intrigued by this game initially because it’s set in the afterlife …
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Unlike Goat Simulator, I’m very familiar with The Princess Bride thanks to the film. It’s not only a favorite of mine and many from my generation, but it continues to …
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Poor Pinball FX hasn’t been nearly as well received as its predecessor, both by critics and, to an even greater extent, fans. This review isn’t to recap the issues with …
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Yars Rising is an action platformer for the Nintendo Switch. It comes from those crafty folk at WayForward, renowned for the terrific Shantae series, among others. Yars Rising adds another …
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Volgarr The Viking II is an action platformer for the Nintendo Switch. It features a Viking hero with a penchant for slaying beasts and collecting gold. I’m a sucker for …
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Sequels building off popular debuts always have their work cut out for them, and SteamWorld Heist II is no exception. The original release is one of my favorite games in …
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Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection is exactly the type of gift you’d expect from that one aunt whose birthday gifts were those confusing games you’ve never heard of because it’s all she could find at those thrift markets where she shopped.
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Cilla is a side-scrolling shooter with several commendable elements. Unfortunately, it has far more poor elements, making it seem like an amateur effort that needed more development time.

This game …
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Should I ever be reborn, I hope I will make life easier on people than I did this time around. I don’t want to be reborn and have people refer to me as “challenging” or “brutal.” The developers of Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn did not share that sentiment.
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