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Star Trek: Picard “Surrender” – Review

You will surrender, surrender to the… we’ll leave that for a while. Still directed by Deborah Kampmeier, there isn’t much to say there that hasn’t already been said. While “Surrender” is written by someone I’ve bemoaned multiple times over in a previous…

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Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Xbox Series X) Review

Life is Strange gained a passionate fanbase following one of the most memorable stories in video games upon its release in 2015. Max and Chloe are synonymous with the medium’s most emotional, effective narratives since its inception. Since then, we’ve experienced relatively…

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Diplomacy is Not an Option (PC) – Review

Given the number of times I said “Epic” when reviewing God of War Ragnarök, my love towards Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (the good one), and my general liking towards Battlefield 2042, I like things with large scale. Cue to an obvious joke…

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Wilmot Works it Out (PC) Review

When I was young, my mother tried to share her love of jigsaw puzzles with me. I didn’t quite get it as a hyperactive kid, the idea of sitting still, sorting out the corner pieces, and then figuring out the picture as…

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Rogue Flight (PS5) Review

For a kid that grew up with Star Fox 64, there seems to be a shortage in the nostalgia department for this style of game. Space combat gameplay is exhilarating, satisfying, and rewarding, and was a large attraction at arcades for decades, so…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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