Kirk Hiner
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Bayonetta 3
A Bayonetta 3 review at this point is largely meaningless. Those who have been looking forward to this third entry in the series surely already have it. But if it's still lingering in your wish list, allow me to suggest it's OK to remove it.Read More
Halloween may be over, but do you think the residents of Yuzu's hometown have their Christmas decorations out already? They do not. Rather, the town is plagued by ghosts and monsters…and that may include Yuzu herself.Read More
Atari Mania
I absolutely love the concept behind Atari Mania. I'm a bit cooler on the execution, perhaps because I experienced many of these games first-hand, and can therefore see what they could have done with this concept. I'll let you decide if I'm being fair.Read More
Little Orpheus
Little Orpheus—an Apple Arcade game now remastered for Nintendo Switch—is the latest sci-fi/fantasy adventure to take us deep into the center of the Earth. Or did it? That's what hapless cosmonaut Ivan Ivanovich Privalov would have us believe, but General Yurkovoi is not so sure.Read More
Fans of any of the series know what to expect from Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and this latest (and last?) entry delivers on all counts. But is it better than the others? That depends upon your preferences.Read More
Originally released in 2004, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II just made its debut on Nintendo devices. And although the nostalgia is there, I'm sure I would've enjoyed the game more if I'd been able to play it in the early aughts.Read More
After the Ogre army invades Garuda and seizes the capital, the wounded Vera is presented with the Mythic Wings, an artifact that could allow him to single-handedly reclaim his homeland...provided he's willing to do a lot of grinding.Read More
Koei Tecmo has jammed Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes with as many elements from Three Houses that they could shove in. There's a level of comfort in that, but if Byleth's "school days" stuff put you off earlier, it’ll also put you off here.Read More
If Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising proves anything, it's that there's something to be said for spunk. This action adventure game from 505 Games may serve as a precursor to the forthcoming JRPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, but it manages to stand pretty well on its own.Read More
RiffTrax: The Games is basically an updated and licensed version of What the Dub?!, which was originally a knockoff of RiffTrax to begin with. Both games are developed by Wide Right Interactive, and both can be a lot of fun with the crowd...or beverages.Read More
Triangle Strategy's story is complex, the characters are likable, and there's plenty of variety in the combat missions and in the soldiers you'll use to complete them. The game will keep you occupied for a long time if you let it. The story, longer.Read More
Dark Deity
I'm an old-school Fire Emblem fan, and it's impossible not to see Fire Emblem in Dark Deity's DNA. It has the best pacing and focus of any FE-style game since Shadow Dragon, but does it do more than just ride the coattails of its forebears?Read More
