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As two fists collide, the sheer force of their impact causes debris and millions of dollars to fly about in Titan’s penthouse. Conquest, the mad Viltrumite, relishes in this carnage, stating that he’ll turn his opponent, Robot, into a helmet. Conquest starts his barrage on the armored hero as he launches Robot up into the air. Conquest reels back, giving Robot one more moment to endure, only to see Battle Beast charge through the opening left by Conquest. With an exasperated “Seriously?...
People of Note is about a land of music called Note, and the protagonist, Cadence, wants to be the top Pop songstress in Chordia through the competition Noteworthy. What begins as a simple dream becomes much more in this linear turn-based RPG. With a plot that barely gets there and an unlikeable main character, my feelings are mixed on this game.
Pain. Disease. Death. All unpleasant, yet all realities of the human condition. While the sciences have come a long way, the claims of those who practiced them were once much more ambitious and unwieldy. It might seem silly to consider reaching immortality through science, but in eras such as the one Dr. Daniil Dankovsky lived in, it wasn’t just snake oil salesmen who invested in the impossible. Hindsight shows how human lifespans have increased remarkably in recent centuries, and that medi...
Escape from Ever After was quite the surprise to me. While going in with the perspective that this Paper Mario-inspired game might scratch an itch Nintendo themselves seem happy to leave squarely as an age old storybook tale many look fondly upon, the team at Sleepy Castle Studio is ready to pen a new fable for the ages. While Escape from Ever After has some quirks, this two-man team impressively delivers an excellent experience that mixes elements of Paper Mario and Shrek with a heavy dose o...
Ra Ra BOOM opens with an entrancing femme anthem, an energetic quartet of robot-smashing heroines, and a mission to save humanity. As interesting as this experience starts, much like the Saturday morning cartoons it’s inspired by, it feels like it’s missing a couple of key episodes.
In Abyssus, you find yourself shipwrecked and have to find something to defend yourself with. How, why, when, and where you are become unimportant as you find a weapon that looks like someone combined a chain gun with a rifle. You’ll find more weapons that look as volatile as they are strange, and even more peculiar and ominous sights as you brave the depths of Abyssus.
It would be an understatement to say Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is an anticipated game for many, having been tweaked greatly from its first appearance in 2021, garnering awards like Surprise of the Year at the 2024 UCG Game Awards, and themed controllers being made by brands like 8BitDo. There’s no more need to wait, for the beautiful yet brutal Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has finally arrived. With the last FromSoftware Soulslike released in the form of Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expan...
Sea of Stars’ Throes of the Watchmaker DLC does not address core issues I had with the original release, but as a free DLC that takes a surprising direction by the end, it almost felt well-deserved. It starts by surprisingly touching on a minor plot point around someone’s identity, which ropes the Solstice Warriors into making a deal with the eponymous Watchmaker to clean up another of the Fleshmancer’s messes. While the threat is much smaller this time, it is just as dangerous, taking ...
When I first saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, my eyebrow rose, not because I was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan, but because the premise of a turn-based Turtles game is pretty peculiar. Clearly, Strange Scaffold saw something I didn’t because the game manages to be both a great TMNT game and a great tactical game. I even think the story will be one TMNT fans will enjoy, going from the rote “who rules after Shredder” storyline and taking it somewhere sublime.
Cuisineer is so close to being a hit menu item at your favourite eatery. But the delight in my eyes as I ordered it, and started to devour it dulled as I realised I was tired of chewing and it was actually quite a bland taste about halfway through my meal. As a big fan of the Rune Factory series, I was really engaged up to the point I was asked to grind for hours on end to make a modicum of progress. I wouldn’t send this meal back to the kitchen, but I probably wouldn’t order the dish aga...