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Metaphor: ReFantazio (PC) Review

It is rare that I review a game from a new IP and find myself thoroughly impressed. This is specifically the case when a game is made by developers I already like. Crafted by the teams behind the Shin Megami Tensei and…

Europa (PC) Review

Some of the best stories in gaming are told in short-form, high-effort mediums, and I go out of my way to track them all down. Gone Home, Last Day of June, Before Your Eyes, and tons more have had a profound emotional effect on…

Patattie Games Announce Wax Heads Publishing Deal

Going back to ye ‘old year of 1994, by way of 2024, this year’s Wholesome Direct gave us a look at the first game from Patattie Games, Wax Heads. Very much someone’s prototypical idea of teenagers thinking the 1980s were “just so…

Metaphor: ReFantazio (Xbox Series X) Review

A great RPG requires the player to feel surrounded by the world a game invites them in to. Atlus has never had a hard time inventing exciting characters and stories, but the world of Metaphor: ReFantazio might be their best. While it’s impossible…

Croc Legend of the Gobbos Release Platforms Announced

A little while ago, I wrote about the announcement of a remaster for Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. This childhood piece of nostalgia is still (hopefully) an exciting end-of-year release for me. Now, the developers at Argonaut Games are giving more details…

Moving Out is free on Epic, Again

Monday, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was announced for PC, making it the sixth Spider-Man 2. Tuesday, manga Edens Zero is getting a game coming 2025, and WoW‘s 20th Anniversary event is live now. 8BitSkull announced a new auto-battling dungeon crawler, Skull Horde, V…

Star Trek: Picard “Dominion” – Review

Geordi got his friend back in a synthetic body alongside his brother, and Deanna and Bill are prisoners of Vadic, but at least we’ve got Tuvok. Kind of. Directed by Deborah Kampmeier, Kampmeier is known for directing some indie things, that Walking…

Echo Point Nova (PC) Review

It truly takes a lot to make a modern gamer disregard a price tag when it comes to the quality of a game. With budgets as tight as ever and a hypercritical market, a game needs to be perfect for players to…

New Rayman Project Reportedly in the Works

Recently, there had been murmurings online that a remake of the original Rayman was in the works. Now, it seems those rumors have born a certain type of fruit. While it may not be confirmed, the Rayman series is returning in some…

Escape Simulator gets The Talos Principle DLC

The Talos Principle II was a superb continuation of what the original game crafted. Devolver Digital and Croteam did an expert job maintaining a philosophical and engaging puzzle experience. Now, a new collaboration is bringing The Talos Principle to a different kind…