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YesterMorrow (Switch) Review

Lately, I’ve found myself in a bit of a platformer groove. Games like Alwa’s Legacy, Ary and the Secret of Seasons, and going back to play Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, have really fed this craving. So, when I saw the trailer…

Demon’s Souls’ Help Videos Are Not a Substitute for Accessibility

Okay, folks, I’m going to confess something here. As a journalist bringing gaming news and entertainment to you lovely readers, I sometimes poke around to other outlets to see what other professionals are writing about. I particularly do this when it comes…

Ikenfell (Switch) Review

It is rare for an RPG to surprise me these days. Yes, a lot of RPG’s are unique, but many of them have similar elements to them. Ikenfell is surprising in multiple ways and not just in terms of mechanics either. Ikenfell…

Sam & Max Save The World Remastered Coming to Switch and PC

Telltale Games is no more, however, some of their IPs still remain. After their closure in 2018, Skunkape Games acquired the rights to the Sam & Max franchise and are preparing something fantastic for fans. Sam & Max Save the World Remastered…

D&D: Dark Alliance gets Physical Release Publisher

Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance was announced in 2019 during the Game Awards. Since then, we haven’t heard too much about the game. However, as of yesterday, an interesting bit of news surfaced. Koch Media has partnered with Wizards of the Coast…

Foregone (PS4) Review

Many people have said that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. To imitate something means that you enjoy it enough to mimic it in some way. Foregone seems like an imitation of Dead Cells at first, with the only difference…

Ziggurat Interactive Reveals 2 Surprising Upcoming Remasters

Vampires in video games (and media in general) have always excited me. The BloodRayne franchise is no exception, and I have been a fan of BloodRayne and BloodRayne 2 for quite some time. A while back I had heard that a new…

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV (PS4) Review

As I mentioned last week in my Ys Origin review, I’m a huge fan of Nihon Falcom’s properties. The Legend of Heroes franchise happens to have the best world-building (long-term) of any RPG franchise I’ve ever seen, and it rarely gets enough…

Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders (Switch) Review

Okay, I’m going to out myself for a minute here (insert closet joke, haha). Aside from knowing the name Agatha Christie and knowing that she wrote mystery novels, I know next to nothing about her work. Yes, I get it, my Millennial…

The Genius of Hill House and Bly Manor

Warning: The following article contains minor spoilers for The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor. Last year, when The Haunting of Hill House aired, my best friend and I began a tradition that has surprisingly held up in…