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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…

Alwa’s Legacy (Switch) Review

I had heard about Alwa’s Awakening a while back, and retro platformers are always something I look into. So when I heard about Alwa’s Legacy, the 16-bit sequel coming to Nintendo Switch, I had to give it a look. Granted, it probably…

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (PS4) Review

I think it is pretty safe to say that any child of the ’90s (or any adult of that time period) that owned a Sony PlayStation has probably at least heard of Crash Bandicoot. After the release of the Crash Bandicoot N’Sane…

Ring of Pain (PC) Review

October has arrived and with it, the macabre, the spooky, and the dark themes come out in spades. I’m the first to tell you that I’m a chicken when it comes to horror, but I do like creepy, dark games. Specifically, I…

Manifold Garden Steam Edition Gets Release Date

William Chyr Studio’s Manifold Garden really surprised me when I played it on Nintendo Switch. Now, after a successful Epic Games Store and Console release, much like Superliminal, Manifold Garden is coming to Steam. The award-winning puzzle game will be making its…

Wintermoor Tactics Club (Switch) Review

Tactical RPGs are some of my favorite experiences and yet Indie developers so rarely get them right. Final Fantasy Tactics, Fire Emblem, Vandal Hearts, all of these are quality Tactical RPG experiences. However, naming indie gems in the turn-based Tactical RPG genre…