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Control Resonant reinvents Remedy’s formula with melee combat, flexible builds, gravity-bending traversal, and strong characters despite a weaker main plot.

MonsterVineMonsterVine·September 18, 2026
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From The Ashes is like looking into a universe where the Avatar franchise was a venerable 80s/90s action staple.

MonsterVineMonsterVine·January 27, 2026
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If you are interested in this incredibly niche genre, you already know about Jurassic World Evolution 3. You’re either bemoaning the continued use of Jurassic Park/World dinosaur designs or praising some of the more accurate designs like the beautiful new Deinonychus. You’ve likely got opinions on the park rides, its...

MonsterVineMonsterVine·December 15, 2025
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You’re telling me that Tribute Games made a 4-player beat ’em up, based on the greatest comic crossover of all time, and you can play as Beta Ray Bill?!

MonsterVineMonsterVine·December 1, 2025
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After the much beloved Fallout New Vegas, people have been clamoring for another big open-world RPG from Obsidian. So when the original The Outer Worlds was announced, many saw it as the next big thing. Finally, someone is going to do a massive Bethesda-style RPG and beat them at their...

MonsterVineMonsterVine·October 23, 2025
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Donkey Kong Bananza’s first DLC is a bit of a whiff, despite its strong potential. Emerald Rush is a pleasant enough mode to play a few times, but the emptiness of DK Island is fairly disappointing given the price tag.

MonsterVineMonsterVine·September 15, 2025
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Do you remember the constant scream of your Tamagotchi? The way it would demand constant attention, and would die if you had the audacity to leave it unattended for more than 5 minutes? Somehow, that horrible loop is more fun than Tamagotchi Plaza—a middling collection of minigames loosely based around...

MonsterVineMonsterVine·August 29, 2025
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Patapon 1+2 Replay is, well, a collection of Patapon 1 & 2 in one convenient package. The seminal RTS rhythm games from the PSP were brought back for a variety of systems. This is technically the second time these games have been remastered. Patapon 1 & 2 were released on...

MonsterVineMonsterVine·July 10, 2025
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DOOM’S BACK BABY! After killing the devil himself in DOOM: Eternal, we take a peek back into the past of the Doom Guy. Seeing the heavy metal medieval-inspired war against hell he took part in, and it RIPS.

MonsterVineMonsterVine·May 14, 2025
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South of Midnight is a Southern Gothic platforming game about the legends and myths of the Deep South, and it’s okay!

MonsterVineMonsterVine·May 2, 2025
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In a lot of ways Japan has always felt like Ubisoft’s break glass in case of emergency for Assassin’s Creed. The setting was teased in the very first game in the franchise and since then has more or less been the most sought after setting. Ubisoft however, has felt more...

MonsterVineMonsterVine·March 18, 2025
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Despite it all, Metaphor: ReFantazio is a game about hope. The hope of a brighter day. It makes no qualms about the hardship that comes with that hope. The battles that must be fought, the pain that must be endured, but also the friends you make along the way, the...

MonsterVineMonsterVine·November 22, 2024
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