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We are the most visited #Nintendo site in the world.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nintendolife.com\u002F",{"id":295,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":296,"author":297,"original_score":253,"normalized_score":111,"review_url":303,"review_date":159,"summary":304,"created_at":305,"updated_at":305,"author_id":298,"last_edited_at":305,"outlet":306},35717,31,{"id":298,"bio":26,"name":299,"avg_score":300,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":301,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":302,"claim_token":26,"article_count":273,"claimed_by_user_id":26},3460,"Kirstin Swalley",83.23529411764706,"2025-01-13T15:18:16.370907-05:00","2025-01-29T12:22:56.312816-05:00","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-rune-factory-3-special\u002F465458\u002F","While it may not have all the whistles and bells of Rune Factory 4 or 5, this delightful remaster of 3 is a welcome addition to the continued trend of bringing back older enjoyable titles for more to get their hands on. It's well worth playing and sinking a good amount of time into, especially for those who love completing every last element of simulation titles and being offered a meaty challenge for them to take on. Anyone who loves Rune Factory will want to pick up 3 Special, and this is a welcoming and accessible title for anyone who hasn't ever played one before and wants to give it a try for the very first time.","2025-01-15T06:30:06.291579-05:00",{"id":296,"logo":307,"name":308,"slug":309,"tags":310,"bluesky":26,"twitter":311,"youtube":312,"facebook":313,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":314,"website_url":315,"score_format":266,"average_score":194,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":316,"stats_updated_at":317,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":50,"active_authors_count":318,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":26,"published_authors_count":319,"published_reviews_count":320},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","hardcore-gamer","[  \n  'corporate_owned',\n  'online_media'\n  ]","HardcoreGamer","HardcoreGamerVideo","Hardcore-Gamer","Follow us for the latest and greatest in video game news, previews, reviews and more. No nonsense, just games.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","2025-07-31","2025-08-25T15:23:50.92109",3,28,521,{"id":322,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":323,"author":324,"original_score":332,"normalized_score":89,"review_url":333,"review_date":159,"summary":334,"created_at":335,"updated_at":336,"author_id":325,"last_edited_at":336,"outlet":337},79002,38,{"id":325,"bio":26,"name":326,"avg_score":327,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":328,"profile_id":329,"updated_at":330,"claim_token":26,"article_count":331,"claimed_by_user_id":329},4699,"Kyle Foley",81.33333333333333,"2025-01-24T10:59:21.789674-05:00","d0708c7f-c307-45b2-9c61-c983ee72fb67","2026-06-30T17:55:41.038021-04:00",123,"70","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F2023\u002F09\u002Frune-factory-3-special-review\u002F","Rune Factory 3 Special is a well-done remaster that gives new life to an older game. While nothing sticks out as entirely revolutionary, that doesn’t stop the experience from being an enjoyable one.","2025-02-11T05:56:09.84192-05:00","2025-02-11T06:26:17.75854-05:00",{"id":323,"logo":338,"name":339,"slug":340,"tags":341,"bluesky":342,"twitter":343,"youtube":344,"facebook":343,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":345,"website_url":346,"score_format":46,"average_score":347,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":348,"stats_updated_at":349,"headquarters_city":350,"news_editor_email":351,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":50,"active_authors_count":50,"headquarters_country":352,"reviews_editor_email":353,"editor_in_chief_email":353,"published_authors_count":354,"published_reviews_count":355},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FBut-Why-Tho-Logo.jpg","But Why Tho","but-why-tho","[  \n  'independent',\n  'women_led',\n  'minority_led',\n  'online_media',\n  'ingestion_pending'\n  ]","butwhytho.net","ButWhyThoPC","@ButWhyThoPC","Independent media outlet covering video games, film, TV, and anime.","https:\u002F\u002Fbutwhytho.net\u002F",79,"2026-05-28","2026-06-30T17:55:11.841215","Texas","matt@butwhytho.net","United States","kate@butwhythopodcast.com",37,809,{"id":357,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":358,"author":359,"original_score":332,"normalized_score":89,"review_url":366,"review_date":159,"summary":367,"created_at":368,"updated_at":368,"author_id":360,"last_edited_at":368,"outlet":369},92120,130,{"id":360,"bio":26,"name":361,"avg_score":362,"outlet_id":26,"created_at":363,"profile_id":26,"updated_at":364,"claim_token":26,"article_count":365,"claimed_by_user_id":26},7693,"David Flynn",79.31012658227849,"2025-03-15T20:35:16.637917-04:00","2025-12-22T13:07:32.220061-05:00",321,"https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Frune-factory-3-special-review-beep-beep-im-a-weresheep\u002F","Rune Factory 3 Special is a reminder of why the series is so near and dear to my heart, but also less of a remaster and closer to a port with a few upgrades sprinkled on top. The visuals are much cleaner and higher resolution. The new dub is good, but you can barely hear it over the chiptune music. This is still a great game, but with less than the bare minimum of quality of life added.","2025-03-16T15:55:47.551722-04:00",{"id":358,"logo":370,"name":371,"slug":372,"tags":26,"bluesky":373,"twitter":371,"youtube":374,"facebook":371,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":375,"website_url":376,"score_format":377,"average_score":111,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":378,"stats_updated_at":379,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":380,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":381,"active_authors_count":382,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":383,"editor_in_chief_email":384,"published_authors_count":145,"published_reviews_count":385},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","gamingtrend","gamingtrend.com","@GamingTrendVideos","From the table to the screen, and everything in between!","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","100","2025-07-14","2025-07-16T19:33:01.762266","news@gamingtrend.com",5,8,"reviews@gamingtrend.com","rburke@gamingtrend.com",805]