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The Old Man and the Sea (Book) Review

This year, I’m trying to read more books outside of my preferred genres of science fiction and fantasy. As a result, I decided to turn towards the more academic fiction of classic American author Ernest Hemmingway. The Old Man and the Sea…

Mr. Saitou (PC) Review

One type of game I’m never going to get sick of is the short-form emotional adventure genre. It’s way easier to evoke emotion from a game that’s taken in a short burst as opposed to a 100-hour open-world jaunt. I often feel…

Atelier Ryza 3 (Switch) Review

Anyone who has followed Phenixx Gaming for a while probably has noticed that I’m fond of the Atelier series. The franchise consistently attempts to reinvent itself and evolve, and while I’ve been critical of the Atelier Ryza set of games so far,…

DREDGE (PC) – Review

The one time I tried sea fishing (under invitation), I added more to the ocean than I caught. The few times I looked up from the side of that boat (or the back of my eyelids) the views were nice, and that’s…

Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro – 2nd Attack Review

In a heavy anime season, the one I looked forward to the most every week was Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro – 2nd Attack. The long-awaited second season of the polarizing anime had a lot of ground to cover as the manga…

Star Trek: Lower Decks “The Spy Humongous” Review

Let’s get it out of the way so the nitpickers among us can release that breath they’ll hold in early: “A Cali-class wouldn’t be this level of diplomacy.” I don’t care. Lower Decks isn’t about being the most accurate and the most true-to-form.…

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Review

On the massive romantic-comedy anime deep-dive I’ve made over the past few months, it’s been a thrill waiting for a weekly episode from the likes of Tomo-Chan is a Girl, Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro – 2nd Attack, and Kubo Won’t Let Me…

Comic Book Corner – Deadly Class Vol. 1

Having recently finished Seven to Eternity, I figured I would look into Rick Remender’s other big comic series. Deadly Class began publication by Image comics in 2014 and ran for a total of fifty-six issues which concluded just last year. The series…

Mato Anomalies (Switch) Review

When you’ve played as many RPGs as I have, you get pretty good at picking out games that stand out for one reason or another. It also gets easy to pick out the influences of some of the classic franchises as you…

Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix (PS5) Review

Scantily-clad anime girls with tons of cutscenes that do battle with a deep combat system… where have I seen this before? Oh yeah, Hyperdimension Neptunia has been doing that for a decade. This time around, a new franchise enters the fray: Alice…