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My Time at Sandrock brings something new to the crafting/farming genre with its desert setting and genuine resource scarcity paired with a compelling story about restoring a struggling ghost town filled with memorable characters to its former glory.
A Christmas Carol in metroidvania form sounds like a promising idea, but due to dry writing and tedious traversal, Ebenezer and the Invisible World fails to live up to its inspiration.
Song of Nunu makes for a rather underwhelming experience with uninspired gameplay and middling visuals, but if you're looking for an adventure with your favourite Freljordian heroes, then Song of Nunu is a game that exists.
I’m a huge horror buff and one of my favourite subgenres of horror is cosmic horror, also known as lovecraftian horror. When you dive into the world of cosmic horror there are two names you can’t avoid. H.P. Lovecraft, the original master and namesake of the genre, and Junji Ito,...
While there were a lot of great moments, Slay the Princess has trouble tying everything together. The art and audio treatments, however, are something not to be missed.
Mirage delivers what I've wanted from Assassin's Creed better than it has in over a decade. In a fantastically recreated 9th century Baghdad, finally I feel like an assassin again.
Hellboy Web of Wyrd has a gorgeous comic-inspired design, dramatic fights, and a fun gameplay loop that both offers a lot of bang for your buck and respects your time. Hellboy Web of Wyrd is anything but Hellish
Fighting games are no stranger to reinventions—they do it with every iteration. However, something as grand as an entire narrative reboot is a slightly bigger undertaking. Crafting a timeline is hard work. There’s lore to rewrite, worlds to build, and fanservice to find space for. Fortunately, these responsibilities also present...
Phantom Liberty is a strong expansion to the base game, and a reminder that, despite the rough start, the Cyberpunk 2077 universe is one I'd love to see further expanded in the future.
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When I watched Men in Black (1997) for the first time as a child, I was struck by the final punchline of the movie. We see the country, then the planet, then the galaxy, eventually revealing that our entire universe is inside a marble that some alien is playing games...
Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic is an adorable hidden objects game with light story and cute sprites. It captures the joy of the first game really well and is perfect for any fan of the genre.
Mineko's Night Market features an adorable art style and precious, pettable cats but is held back by overly slow pacing, a reliance on grinding, and extremely bland or outright unlikeable characters.
