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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PS5) Review

It’s no secret that those of us here at Phenixx Gaming are fans of Ryu Ga Gotoku’s Yakuza (now renamed Like a Dragon) franchise. As some of us have talked about the franchise, I mentioned that I was interested in two differing…

What James Gunn Could Learn from the Arrowverse

On January 31st, James Gunn revealed his plans for the DC Universe now that he is in full creative control of it. Along with recent comments that (assumedly some) games will also be tied to the film universe as well as television,…

Redemption Reapers (Switch) Review

Over the past few years, the Turn-based Tactical Strategy genre has seen a resurgence. Between Triangle Strategy, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Fire Emblem Engage, Tactics Ogre: Reborn, and other recent releases, fans of the long-dormant genre have had a lot to enjoy.…

Seven Doors (Switch) Review

I love a good puzzle game as much as the next guy. Games like The Room, mixing escape room and puzzle elements, always catch my attention. Seven Rooms seems like a great idea on paper, but after spending some time with it,…