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Coral Island Now Available on PC and Consoles

Life sims are a special sort of breed. Sometimes they’re good, and sometimes they’re bland, but 99% of the time they’re at least a nice distraction. Coral Island caught my attention from the first time I saw its Kickstarter campaign, and developer…

Monochrome Mobius (PlayStation 5) Review

I’ve always been a sucker for a unique RPG. Surprisingly though, even I can be shocked by the wild titles and concepts developers come up with. Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Utawarerumono visual novel franchise…

The Orville Season 3 – Episode 3 Review

Warning: This review may contain spoilers for episode 3 of The Orville’s third season, as well as season 1 episode 12, “Mad Idolatry.” One of the best things about The Orville is that you never know when characters, stories, or concepts from…

Agatha Christie – The London Case (Switch) Review

I have grown to love the Agatha Christie games. I’ve always enjoyed a good mystery, and both The ABC Murders and The First Cases were great adaptations of Agatha Christie’s work. Hercule Poirot’s work is never done, yet The London Case makes me…

The Orville Season 3 – Episode 2 Review

Warning: This review may contain spoilers for episode 2 of The Orville’s third season, as well as episode 1, “Electric Sheep.” Watching the first episode of The Orville: New Horizons (The Orville’s third season) left me feeling both excited for the season…

Rune Factor 3 Special (Switch) Review

As time passes, in order to preserve games for modern systems, sometimes they need to be remastered or ported. Some people dislike this trend, but I think with the right bit of polish and work, it can be a positive thing. Rune…

Wandering Sword (PC) Review

More and more lately I have found myself impressed by games being produced by Chinese developers. Last year I raved over Sword and Fairy: Together Forever, and there have also been highly publicized games like Black Myth Wukong and Where Winds Meet.…

The Orville Season 3 – Episode 1 Review

Warning: The Following Review contains spoilers for Season 2 of The Orville, as well as episode 1 of Season 3 “Electric Sheep” This is a review series that I intended to start writing shortly after Season 3 debuted in 2022. Between my…

New Kingdom Hearts Missing Link Trailer Drops With Beta Info

I’ve been a Kingdom Hearts fan since the original game was released on the PlayStation 2. While some might call its plot insane and convoluted (I wouldn’t disagree completely) I’ve always been enthralled by the concept of the series and the execution…

Paleo Pines (PC) Review

Have you ever wanted to experience Jurassic Park without all the death and fear? With the growing number of life-sims and farming sims out there, it was only a matter of time before a Dino-raising one popped up. Paleo Pines is a…