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…
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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…
Ys Origin (Switch) Review
As most long-time Phenixx Gaming readers are aware, I’m a pretty big fan of Nihon Falcom’s work. Both the Legend of Heroes franchise and the Ys franchise are high on my list of favorites when it comes to JRPGs. Ys Origin, however,…
Paradise Killer (Switch) Review
I love a good mystery, a whodunit if you will. Because of that, investigation games like the Sherlock Holmes franchise, are high on my list of enjoyable experiences. I also love things that could be described as weird or strange, like Katamari…