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Why World of Warcraft is my Reliable Comfort Game

I’m sure I’m not the only World of Warcraft player who has taken long breaks from the world of Azeroth due to feeling burned out toward the game as a whole. I’ve had that exact thing happen to me several times over…

Honkai Star Rail: A Surprising Personal Hit

If you asked me at the start of 2023, if I would be hooked on a Hoyoverse game by the end of the year I’d have laughed in your face. Genshin Impact was enjoyable, but it overwhelmed me with the wealth of…

Raccoo Venture (PS5) Review

One genre of game I’ll never tire of is the 3D platformer. It may be the nostalgia talking, but growing up with Super Mario 64 or Banjo Kazooie, and getting modern greats like A Hat in Time and Spark the Electric Jester prove that running and…

Three Gaming Surprises in 2023 We’re Still Processing

2023 is going to go down as a historic year in video games. From a hotly contested Game of the Year debate to shadow drops, canceled projects, and historic layoffs, the gaming industry is in great shape financially and in absolute turmoil…

Theater Camp (Film) Review

In the musical mockumentary Theater Camp, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, and all their friends come together to create a love letter to the place that brought them together. They also proceed to roast it the only way only former catty Broadway hopefuls…

Blue Eye Samurai Season One – Review

The samurai genre is one that I can’t ever seem to get enough of. The formula of an honorable Ronin traveling through the countryside and encountering a myriad of adventures along the way can be used in a variety of mediums. From…

Harvestella (Switch) Review

From the time Harvestella was announced, I was excited for Square Enix’s answer to farming sims like Rune Factory and Story of Seasons. Square Enix could be considered the leading publisher and developer for RPGs and RPG-adjacent games, so seeing their spin…

The Boy and The Heron (Film) – Review

It’s been a while since I’ve gone to the theater to see a film, but when Hayao Miyazaki released a new film, I knew that this was one I couldn’t skip. The Boy and The Heron is supposedly the master of animation’s…

Soulslinger: Envoy of Death (PC) Early Access Preview

Uniting genres can make for some seriously satisfying video games. So when I saw a snippet of gameplay for Soulslinger: Envoy of Death, I was hooked on the premise of DOOM-style arena FPS with a Rogue-lite progression system and a Western setting. To…

Cartel Tycoon (PC) Review

You have no idea how difficult it is for me to begin this article without making a reference to Breaking Bad or Scarface, but I’ve managed to resist that temptation so far. I said in my review of The Invisible Hand that…