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Legacy of Kain: Ascendance (PC) Review

The Legacy of Kain series is a sort of generational series for me. My mother loved Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen, and played the Blood Omen games as well as both Soul Reaver titles when I was younger. I grew an affection…

NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager (PC) – Review

I find it difficult to have nostalgia for much, but teletext football scores feel oddly like a warm hug. NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager is the new football management Rogue-lite based around deckbuilding and the 80s-90s English Football League (EFL) nostalgia…

Screamer (PC) Review

One game that caught a lot of eyes during the many trailers of The Game Awards in 2024 was Screamer. A reboot of a 30-year-old DOS racer, this iteration turned heads thanks to its anime-inspired presentation, a stark contrast from the gritty…

Rubato (PC) Review

Platformers have been going strong for decades, but there’s somehow still untapped potential. All it takes is a solid game mechanic, a unique art style, or a fine-tuned difficulty to reel players in to the tried-and-true formula. One look at the trailer…

Don’t Stop, Girlypop! (PC) – Review

I can say one thing with absolute certainty. Don’t Stop, Girlypop! isn’t something to play while sick and feeling a bit dizzy. To call Funny Fintan Softworks’ glitter-covered FPS maximalist would be an understatement, going for the most 90s-to-early-2000s aesthetic possible in…

Ready or Not: Boiling Point (PC) – Review

The year is 2028, the Los Angeles facsimile that is Los Sueños is on fire, there are riots in the streets, and the city government has become overly militarized. A bit like normal Los Angeles, but with people actually doing something about…

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection (PC) Review

The Monster Hunter franchise and I have a complex history. I have played Monster Hunter World, Monster Hunter Rise, and Monster Hunter Wilds, but I have never really gotten that same obsession with the franchise that fans talk about. I have wanted…

Anthem#9 (PC) Review

I like Match-3 games and puzzle games that require a good bit of strategy. As such, when I saw Anthem#9, I was immediately curious. Developer Koeda’s deck-building, gem-matching Rogue-lite has a unique concept, though it also has a few issues. Let’s get…

Demon Tides (PC) Review

Back in 2021, I reviewed Fabraz’s Demon Turf, a collect-a-thon platformer that (in my opinion) set the bar for mobility regarding platformers from independent developers. Its pseudo-sequel, Demon Turf: Neon Splash, was a little smaller and more focused on its platforming than…

Under The Island (PC) – Review

It feels like a lifetime ago that I started following Slime King Games’ Under The Island, a studio founded by two developers previously working on Daedalic Entertainment’s Pillars of the Earth adaptation and Deponia. Under The Island is a charming action-adventure game…