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Diablo IV’s Accessibility Options are Surprisingly Good

Admittedly, I played the Diablo IV Open Beta over the weekend expecting to be disappointed. The development cycle has been plagued by controversy, staff layoffs/restructuring, not to mention the revelations of misconduct that hover over Activision Blizzard like a shroud. However, after…

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Sanctuary Saga Update Roadmap Revealed

I love seeing games that merge beloved genres with other genres I enjoy. Sanctuary Saga is a good example, merging Turn-Based RPG combat with a Roguelite progression system. I haven’t played Sanctuary Saga yet, but I’m intrigued. The dev team is rewarding…

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Atelier Ryza 3 (Switch) Review

Anyone who has followed Phenixx Gaming for a while probably has noticed that I’m fond of the Atelier series. The franchise consistently attempts to reinvent itself and evolve, and while I’ve been critical of the Atelier Ryza set of games so far,…

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Mato Anomalies (Switch) Review

When you’ve played as many RPGs as I have, you get pretty good at picking out games that stand out for one reason or another. It also gets easy to pick out the influences of some of the classic franchises as you…

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Trails to Azure (Switch) Review

Nihon Falcom’s flagship The Legend of Heroes franchise never fails to hit all the right marks for me. After reviewing The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero last year, I was excited to see that NIS America would be bringing Trails to…

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Coffee Talk Episode 2 Gets April Release Date

On the list of games (that is ever growing) I keep meaning to play, lies Coffee Talk. I’ve heard a lot of great things about the game, but it just hasn’t really hit the top of my list yet. Fans of Coffee…

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Bayonetta 3 (Switch) Review

I have always been a fan of the Bayonetta franchise. In fact, I’d say that Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 count among some of the best Action games I’ve ever played. With Bayonetta 2 achieving something close to perfection in terms of game…

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Pupperazzi Gets Switch Release Date

Since it was announced at a Wholesome Direct, I’ve had my eye on Pupperazzi. Being a dog photographer sounds like an absolute blast. While Pupperazzi was released last year on PC and Xbox, I’ve been waiting for the Switch release. Now, it…

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Scarlet Tower (PC) Early Access Preview

Since Vampire Survivors took the world by storm last year, a lot of games have cropped up in the same Roguelite genre. Some people call them Horde Survival games, others call them Bullet Heavens because your character is the bullet hell rather…

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Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania DLC (PC) Review

I’ve been playing Dead Cells off and on since the earliest days of its Early Access period. As such, I’m intimately familiar with how much love and attention went into the game. I’m also a Castlevania fan, so it excited me greatly…

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