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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…

Liberte (PC) Review

When I first received Liberte, I was not impressed. The key had arrived when the game was in the last month of Early Access and there were so many rough edges with it. The experience of Liberte felt hollow. However, there was…

Xbox Game Pass Core to Replace Xbox Live Gold

Xbox Live Gold is officially becoming a new tier of the larger Xbox Game Pass ecosystem. For months, and years if you’re keen to argue it, Xbox Live Gold has offered little beyond the ability to play multiplayer games online. As Xbox…

Sludge Life 2 (PC) Review

When I reviewed Sludge Life in 2020, I was a bit put off by its overbearing feeling of “What do I do now?” When I completed Sludge Life 2, I finally understood what I was missing out on. The old saying “It’s not the…

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…

Double Dragon Gaiden (PC) Preview

I covered the initial announcement of Double Dragon Gaiden a few months back and was overjoyed to have the opportunity to review the newest entry in the Double Dragon series. That review will be coming up in a few weeks so keep…

Top Five Reveals from LRG 2023

On Wednesday, July 12th at 4 PM EST, Limited Run Games released their summer games showcase. Simply called LRG 2023, the event featured a time-traveling Josh Fairhurst (the CEO at Limited Run Games) talking to a crowd at E3 1995 about some…

Testament: The Order of High Human (PC) Review

When first playing Testament: The Order of High Human, I thought I was getting a PS2-era AA-studio level RPG. The accent of the blandest man in video games, Aran, is speaking through heavily accented English. The setting is (as told by the…

New Retro Collections from Limited Run Games

This week, Limited Run Games unveiled an exciting suite of classic titles that will be receiving physical releases in the form of special collections. This announcement came during the team’s annual showcase. There are tons of exciting retro titles to go over…

Train Valley 2 Is Free On Epic

Monday, MK1 has characters named like Kingdom Hearts characters, Chinese RPG Honkai: Star Rail got an update, and the melee Battle Royale game Naraka: Bladepoint is now free-to-play. Tuesday, musical bunny puzzler Puzzles for Clef got a release date and Exoprimal apparently had a showcase you didn’t know about because why would you? Wednesday, the fourth Hellboy game (you didn’t…