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If you’re looking for a single-player adventure and you don’t mind spending some time grinding in order to upgrade your character, then this is a great title for you. The controls are smooth and sleek, its characters intriguing, and its boss battles ingeniously challenging. The fun soundtrack is also worth a mention, channelling classic adventure games of the 90s. Just don’t expect much from the co-op elements of the game, and you’ll have a good time.","2025-01-26T19:29:08.744876-05:00",{"id":340,"logo":353,"name":354,"slug":355,"tags":356,"bluesky":357,"twitter":355,"youtube":358,"facebook":359,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":360,"website_url":361,"score_format":46,"average_score":149,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":362,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":363,"reviews_editor_email":362,"editor_in_chief_email":362,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","gamespew","[  \n  'independent',\n  'women_led',\n  'online_media'\n  ]","gamespew.com","UChqYxsfGxsXwrZ76wm7_bWQ","officialgamespew","Your independent site for gaming news, reviews, features, guides and more. 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One such game hoping to worm its way into our hearts is Sparklite, a rogue-like adventure in which gamers help Ada fight to reclaim Geodia for its people.","2025-01-18T12:29:12.209815-05:00",{"id":208,"logo":378,"name":379,"slug":380,"tags":381,"bluesky":26,"twitter":382,"youtube":26,"facebook":383,"mastodon":26,"muckrack":26,"claimed_at":26,"description":384,"website_url":385,"score_format":46,"average_score":127,"default_timezone":48,"last_review_date":26,"stats_updated_at":49,"headquarters_city":26,"news_editor_email":26,"platforms_covered":26,"claimed_by_user_id":26,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":26,"reviews_editor_email":26,"editor_in_chief_email":26,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fplaystation-lifestyle-logo.png","Playstation Lifestyle","playstation-lifestyle","[  \n  'independent',\n  'online_media'\n  ]","PSLifeStyle","playstationlifestyle","We love PlayStation, so we report on everything to do with it.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net\u002F"]