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I have a unique history with the Super Mario Party franchise. I played multiple games from the early series, even though I didn’t own them. A friend had an N64, and our "crew" would often rent Mario Party 1-3 to play together. Later on, I picked up some entries that…
The SaGa series has many entries and a lot of mechanics that you have to dive into. Luckily Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven is the latest game in the series and promises to be an easy entry into the series for anyone looking to dive into the SaGa…
Squirrel with a Gun is the type of game that was designed for the streaming crowd, with a lot to do but it takes too long to find the fun at times that it hurts
Here we go, folks—Amazon's updated MMO/Action RPG experience for consoles (and also coming to PC), New World: Aeternum, is here. For the first time, the MMO is playable on consoles, and while it's an MMO, and those tend to be an either you like it or you don't kind of…
It isn't often that an Indie JRPG escapes my view, but when it launched in 2023, I missed out on 8-Bit Adventures 2 by Critical Games. Now that it is getting making the jump from the PC to the consoles, I had to give it a shot and it was…
Adol from the Ys series seems to have what I like to call the "Detective Conan curse"—wherever he goes, adventure (and trouble) always follow. He's also notorious for being shipwrecked more than a few times. That's why I was especially intrigued to see that Ys X: Nordics, the latest game…
Europa is an adventure platforming game from the mind of Helder Pinto, the former artist on Overwatch 1 and 2. Europa has been in development since 2017, but it first caught my eye earlier this year. A wondrous creation from Novadust Entertainment, that gives me Studio Ghibli vibes has been…
Sony’s games have shifted from youthful whimsy to serious, mature-themed third-person narratives, leaving little room for all-ages fare. This pivot has brought Sony significant prosperity, making it logical to continue this trend. Now, the company appears to be changing its focus once again to chase the elusive live-service cash cow,…
As a lifetime fan of The Legend of Zelda, I've been amazed by how Nintendo has kept things fresh in recent generations and pushed the gameplay and storytelling forward in many ways so it wouldn't simply feel like "another LOZ title." I was curious what they would try next, especially…
A giant portion of my life has been dedicated to Dragon Ball media. I’ve watched the series constantly; it introduced me to manga, and I’ve played every game release religiously. My favorite of the game titles was Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. This was because it had such a…
Atlus has a long history of creating fantastic turn-based RPGs, but the Persona series never quite grabbed me for whatever reason. Thankfully, Studio Zero has finally decided to explore a more fantasy-oriented setting with Metaphor: ReFantazio. For this reason and others, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game,…
With a brand that covers more properties than there are people in the world, Funko's Pop Vinyls are everywhere; So when you see that there is a Funko-branded game featuring their big-headed Beany Babies, you would think that it would be a great open-world game. Still, Funko Fusion is one…
