Let me preface this review by stating that it was a weird experience. It’s been a while since I’ve been a spectator of so many peaks, valleys, troughs to trawl through, and clarity to connect the…
July 18, 2024 | 06:06 EDT
With the Sagespire taken care of Clive's adventures in Final Fantasy XVI are coming to a close except for one final mystery. The lost Eikon, Leviathan, is now part of Final Fantasy XVI and obtainable…
April 20, 2024 | 06:18 EDT
A long-time favorite of tabletop RPG players, Call of Cthulhu brings the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft (and his successor storytellers) home. First released in 1981, and currently on its 7th…
March 21, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
Team Ninja is a developer that I’ve become quite fond of in recent years, ever since I tried out the beta for Nioh. They play to their strengths, releasing consistently solid titles with challenging…
March 21, 2024 | 07:00 EDT
The original Dragon’s Dogma was always such an elusive game to me. I never had the chance to play it when it came out back in 2012, but I always held a sort of peripheral awareness that it was…
March 20, 2024 | 11:00 EDT
Four years ago players were welcomed back to the world of Final Fantasy VII with the release of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Telling only a third of the epic tale of Cloud Strife, fans were lovingly…
February 22, 2024 | 09:00 EST
Having conquered the three-story paths of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and exploring the known depths of Area Zero it's time to return. The Indigo Disk DLC for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has been…
December 14, 2023 | 03:08 EST
Alongside the plethora of awards handed out and announcements made at last night's Game Awards none shocked fans as much as Square Enix releasing Final Fantasy XVI DLC for fans to pick up. Final…
December 8, 2023 | 12:05 EST
Cozy games have been experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately, and our Spirittea Review should make it pretty clear that they’re here to stay. If you haven’t heard already, Spirittea is a cozy life…
November 13, 2023 | 02:47 EST
I confess I am usually not a farming sim person. I don’t like these small town things, and something like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon usually bores me to tears. However, I was enlisted to help on…
November 6, 2023 | 01:00 EST
What would you get if you put Studio Ghibli, Pokemon, and Stardew Valley in a blender? Probably something like Moonstone Island, the newest offering from developers Studio Supersoft and publisher Raw…
September 30, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
I felt a bit of trepidation prior to writing our Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty review. Partly, it’s due to how the base game was mired in a lot of controversy during its initial launch three years…
September 20, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's first DLC The Teal Mask has been released welcoming players to visit a second region for the first time in Pokemon history since the second generation of Pokemon and…
September 13, 2023 | 09:37 EDT
I'd like to begin this Lies of P review by asking the following question: what other classic works of literature would make good Soulslikes? Could you imagine Pride and Prejudice's Elizabeth Bennet…
September 13, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
You usually know what you're getting when you play a Farming RPG. Fae Farm subverts many of those expectations with surprising innovations and fewer management annoyances -- but as this Fae Farm …
September 11, 2023 | 10:17 EDT
Starfield feels like a game that people have been waiting a long time for. Waiting, in the sense that it’s been ages since Bethesda has put forth an original IP outside of the world of Elder Scrolls…
August 31, 2023 | 12:00 EDT
2023's been a very good year for games. From Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, to Baldur's Gate 3, to the recent Armored Core VI. Amongst these giant AAA is the indie I've been anticipating for…
August 29, 2023 | 07:41 EDT
To say Baldur’s Gate 3 is massive would be more than an understatement. It’s far more than that and not just because of how many different things you can do, but all the ways you can go about doing…
August 23, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
It’s easy to consider pretension as nothing but a net negative, especially when you’re uncertain of what you’re dealing with. Not knowing exactly where the path will take you is certainly a fear-…
July 1, 2023 | 10:56 EDT
A lot has changed with farming sims since Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life originally released nearly 20 years ago. What was once a relatively niche genre has now seen many new releases each year, with…
June 22, 2023 | 09:30 EDT
Final Fantasy XVI is a return to form in some ways, bringing the setting back to a high-fantasy world of sword and sorcery, while also bringing something totally new to the franchise in the form of…
June 21, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
My time with Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores was ultimately a pleasant one. The gameplay reinforces the strengths of the main game. The new locations are still brimming with Guerilla Games'…
May 1, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
The world of League of Legends is so richly detailed and intriguing. With years to develop a fleshed-out world, Riot Games' publishing label Riot Forge promises to explore stories that are otherwise…
April 14, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
The first Atelier Ryza was an interesting entry in the franchise, taking what Gust had learned from the previous trilogy and crafting a more beginner-friendly Atelier experience. Now the finale is…
March 23, 2023 | 07:00 EDT
In the immortal words of Radiohead, "you do it to yourself, you do, and that's what really hurts". I've lost track of the number of indie studios trying to take on From Software and the Souls series…
March 10, 2023 | 10:35 EST
The original Nioh was a surprise hit for me, taking the generally punishing and fast-paced nature of Team Ninja’s Ninja Gaiden franchise and mixing it with some Soulslike mechanics and a whole lot of…
March 2, 2023 | 06:00 EST
In early 2017, Square Enix revealed Project Octopath Traveler, which seemed to be an homage to the retro turn-based games of a bygone era. Many, including me, were dazzled by the look of the game’s…
February 17, 2023 | 04:00 EST
Persona is a booming franchise currently, with the success of 3 through 5 drawing more people into the franchise as these games carved out their flashy identity in pop culture. While many recent fans…
January 17, 2023 | 12:00 EST
Pokemon continues to tiptoe into the world of modern gaming. With Pokemon Legends: Arceus, new quality-of-life mechanics were introduced and we got a slightly open world. Now Pokemon Scarlet and…
November 25, 2022 | 11:00 EST
The charm of Shadows Over Loathing is apparent within seconds of starting the game. It is an extended parody of the works of H.P. Lovecraft and the pulp horror genre as a whole. It manages to take…
November 24, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Abandoned hospitals are creepy places. It's an immutable fact of life. That's why they make for such great settings in horror media; the myriad stories they have to tell, of suffering patients and…
November 14, 2022 | 10:30 EST
On the edges of civilization, a small town has had to abandon the old ways and call in a Chemist from the capital to cure the Mayor's sick daughter. You are that Chemist -- and in Potion Permit, it's…
September 23, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
With dystopian settings all the rage these days, everyone is trying to put their own spin on the genre. From Cyberpunk 2077 to Hunger Games, every story is eager to show what’s unique to them, and in…
September 16, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Made In Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness is a frustrating experience. It has sparks of interesting ideas, building upon the nihilistic horror of its source material, and they are handled with…
September 13, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Few historical moments couldn't be improved with the addition of murderous clockwork automata. Imagine robots rampaging through the signing of the Declaration of Independence, for example, or shoring…
September 7, 2022 | 08:49 EDT
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is Monolith Soft's best work to date. While the studio has produced eclectic JRPG experiences in the past like 2003's underappreciated Baten Kaitos, the Xenoblade Chronicles…
August 18, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Multiverse stories are becoming more and more popular in the current pop culture landscape. Often, they take characters to a world where one minor decision they made, or one minor difference in the…
August 16, 2022 | 08:00 EDT
Digimon games have always come in a wide variety of genres. Some entries are simulation games where you'll need to correctly train your Digimon to have it evolve into greatness, others are full-blown…
August 4, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
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I see a lot of moaning and groaning over Omega Force's musou games, but the company clearly has a winning formula. Persona 5 Strikers condensed the deep and rich RPG gameplay of the Shin Megami…
July 11, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Outriders Worldslayer provides plenty of new material for players to enjoy. In addition to several quality of life features, and new changes to difficulty levels, this premium expansion includes new…
July 9, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
I’ve never been a huge fan of tower defense games, and if I’m being honest, I don’t know anyone who is particularly devoted to the genre. There are certainly some games in the genre I’ve enjoyed in…
June 1, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Given the exciting, bombastic noise of many sci-fi games today, Citizen Sleeper contrasts this by exploring equally meaningful ideas through smaller stakes. After their well-received first title, In…
May 19, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is a deeply uneven game. It is full of solid mechanics and creative setpieces, with some ambitious storytelling on display. But a lot of that complexity can feel…
May 18, 2022 | 09:51 EDT
Its been a while, but we’re finally getting our hands on Prinny Presents NIS Classics Volume 2, another compilation of classic NIS titles bundled together and prettied up for a modern audience. The…
May 9, 2022 | 10:30 EDT
Whether it's a roguelike or a roguelite, their games are similar: Get as far as you can. The difference between the two is that the latter is more lenient in terms of giving you shortcuts and more…
May 4, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
The Serpent Rogue is a unique game that meshes potion crafting with combat and world exploration, giving you numerous options on how to tackle foes and explore new areas. With a bit of puzzling,…
April 25, 2022 | 08:00 EDT
In between big-budget isometric RPGs like Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Divinity: Original Sin 2, we often forget that the CRPG revival started by Pillars of Eternity has a ton of games that…
April 4, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Weird West is one of the most absorbing experiences I've had this year so far. Wolfeye Studios has managed to push the immersive sim to new depths while mixing together complex interweaving stories,…
April 2, 2022 | 10:00 EDT