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Moonlighter 2 isn’t the first time a sequel has grabbed me much more than its predecessor, but it might be the first in this genre to do so. This feeling boils down to me connecting much more with the combat and the merchant segments than I did with the original....
Everspace 2 in isolation is a bold reimagining of Everspace as a series. And in most ways it delivers on that vision. World exploration is a little clunky but combat and progression remain as fun as ever. It is a more authored experience and that benefits the story and world...
It isn’t hard to spot where Duskfade is pulling from. There are plenty of little tips of the hat to anyone who grew up playing PlayStation 2. But despite that Duskfade does manage to carve out a nice identity for itself. Not everything is perfectly polished but the love and...
Oblivion Remastered is a visually beautiful take on an incredible but technically flawed masterpiece. That being said, it is hard to recommend Oblivion Remastered without reservation. On the one hand much of its underlying systems remain unique to this day. On the other hand, there is a reason Bethesda themselves...
At their core, Blue Reflection and Blue Reflection Second Light are two solid JRPGs. I preferred Second Light but really, both are interesting enough games that I’d recommend them to JRPG fans who have already played similar titles. The first one is flawed but interesting while the second sands out...
Heave Ho 2 provided new and entertaining premises for us to play with the mechanics, sabotage each other, and broke us into laughter so hard we could barely breathe. Heave Ho 2 takes the perfect formula from the first game, and adds onto it. Sometimes you don’t need to mess...
Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster is an excellent package if you just consider the merits of the two games in a vacuum. However, we're seeing a glaring pattern emerge where Square Enix is bringing older titles, RPGs especially, to Switch 2 as full retail releases without any possibility...
Culdcept Begins is the best opportunity to experience a brand new Culdcept game fully in the west since the days of the Xbox 360 (as I said, the 3DS game came out in a post-Switch world; that wasn’t a fair shake!). It’s a surprisingly user-friendly version of a complex game...
Denshattack!
Denshattack is still overly playful, filled with a lot of delightfully bizarre moments and a wealth of gameplay twists and turns. It’s oozing with style and succeeds in driving home the lunacy of a kickflipping train home with a well thought-out arsenal of tricks and enough variety to make this...
Having Moss and Moss: Book II together in one package is, from a narrative perspective, a much improved way to experience these games. Moss: Book II is less of a sequel and more just the second half of Moss. The original game cuts off somewhat unceremoniously so being able to...
Digimon Story Time Stranger is a fine turn-based RPG with creature collecting and some rough story and progression edges. A notable feather in its cap is how smooth it runs and how nice it looks on Switch 2, not to mention miniscule load times both portably and on TV. I'm...
D-Topia paints a compelling picture of an increasingly plausible future for humanity. In an era where AI is being aggressively forced upon us by tech companies looking to make a quick buck, this game serves as a brilliant reminder that algorithms alone cannot solve nuanced human problems. It is a...
