Venba (PC) Review
Food is a part of any culture. What people eat, how they cook, and how they share their recipes is something that can be unique between cultures, and even between families within a culture. From the moment I saw a trailer for…
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Atelier Marie Remake (Switch) Review
I’ve been a fan of the Atelier series for well over a decade, probably closer to 15 years or more. My mom and I played the Atelier Iris games on PlayStation 2, which marked the beginning of the Western releases of the…
Trails Into Reverie (Switch) Review
The Trails franchise has always felt most comparable to a long-running fantasy epic. Each subseries tackles an overarching story in one of Zemuria’s countries, with a cast of characters that sometimes crosses into other tales. It feels like a living, breathing fantasy…
The Smurfs 2 Gets New Trailer
I’ve been a fan of The Smurfs for a long time. It always interests me when I see the Smurfs getting new content, whether it is in a movie or a game. It seems that Microids and Smurfs IP owner IMPS are…
Final Fantasy XVI (PS5) Review
I’ve been playing Final Fantasy games since I was a kid. I’m no stranger to the franchise, even some of the ones with… questionable quality. With that in mind, I was very curious to see how Final Fantasy XVI fared after the…
TOEM Now Available on Xbox
I love a good photography-based game. In fact, there are a few I still need to play (Pupperazzi included). One of the games on my to-play list is TOEM, a black-and-white photography-based adventure game created by the developer Something We Made. Now,…
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (Switch) Review
As frequent readers might know already, we’re big fans of the Story of Seasons franchise here at Phenixx Gaming. As such, we’ve followed along with various entries in the franchise since its split from Natsume, with XSEED Games/Marvelous continuing the franchise under…
What Story Will Hades II Tell?
Lately, I’ve been playing a lot of Hades, mostly because it has been a while and I can play a few runs before bed. However, I’ve also been prepping my muscle memory (and refreshing my actual memory) so that when Hades II…
Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients Announced for 2024
The indie gaming space has no shortage of cute, colorful action titles. However, I’m always curious to see how developers are going to iterate and elaborate on that formula. Developer C2 Game Studio and publisher Versus Evil are coming together to try…
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd Showcases Gameplay in New Trailer
I’m a long-time fan of the Hellboy franchise, minus the 2019 film at least. As such, I’m excited for Hellboy: Web of Wyrd, created by Upstream Arcade, the creators of West of Dead. We hadn’t really gotten to see gameplay before now,…