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2D platformers will always be here to stay, especially when they use elements from other genres to make their game well-rounded. Promenade is one of those titles. It’s a puzzle game, collectathon, and Metroidvania all rolled into one great release! You play as Nemo, a red-headed child, and with the...
In 2020, Square Enix redefined the remake by releasing Final Fantasy VII Remake, a revisitation of a beloved RPG that extends beyond that very definition and is wholly unique. Some years later with the follow-up in part two of the remake project with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the studio has done...
The Ruler of Hell is gone, and now it is up to the Archfiends to make their way to Pandaemonium and fill the void. Solium Infernum is a League of Geeks remake of the 2009 game of the same name, originally made by Cryptic Comet/Vic Davis. This is League of...
The development of Skull and Bones has not exactly been smooth sailing; after multiple delays and reworks since its announcement back in 2017, it is kind of a miracle that Ubisoft Singapore’s seafaring pirate MMO has released at all. Now available to the public, the game is certainly better than...
Helldivers 2
Becoming gaming’s latest online sensation, Helldivers 2 is an instant success story. Releasing from Swedish developer Arrowhead Game Studios, this sequel evolves on the ideas outlined in the original, turning a loved IP into something with more mass appeal without losing its edge. This Starship Troopers-inspired shooter embraces the chaos...
Hellcard is a cooperative roguelike card game developed by Thing Trunk and published by Skystone and Surefire Games. In it, you control a band of unnamed heroes on a mission to save the world after it has been corrupted by an archdemon. To defeat monsters spawned by the corruption, your...
Mario vs. Donkey Kong is not the Mario game that I would have chosen for a remake. The base game was good for a handheld title from the early 2000s, but it’s hard to deny that puzzle games — and Mario games to boot — have moved on. Still, there...
If you were faced with an impossible choice, how would you respond? If you were allowed to turn back time and bring back the love of your life from the dead, how far would you go to make that happen? Would it be worth sacrificing your beliefs, and everything that...
When it was first released back on the PS2 in 2006, Persona 3 was a greatly influential JRPG codifying the formula upon which its more well-known successors have expanded. With Persona 3 Reload, Atlus has gone back to this seminal installment and attempted to bring it into the modern era...
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League reminds me of the discourse surrounding the release of Forspoken last year. Like then, here is a game that made such a terrible first impression that it was panned by audiences and critics alike, months before it even came out. It doesn’t help that...
Graven
GRAVEN is a dark fantasy first-person shooter, harkening back to the ‘boomer shooters’ of the late 90s. In this latest offering from Slipgate Ironworks, you take on the role of a priest who is mysteriously transported to a land ravaged by an unknown plague. You’re handed your trusty staff and...
Following re-inventing the Yakuza franchise by renaming it to Like a Dragon and also making mainline entries turn-based RPGs, SEGA developer Ryu Ga Gotoko has taken that all one step further. With Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the series has now exited Japan and gone abroad for the first time, also taking place on...
