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Fire Emblem Engage: Great gameplay sans narrative
Intelligent Systems & Nintendo have provided us with the seventeenth mainline entry in the Fire Emblem franchise, & it brings with it plenty of good as well as a bit of bad. The game has found great success by going back to its gameplay & mechanical roots but continues an unsettling writing trend seen in…
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Yakuza: Like A Dragon sticks the landing in a new genre
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio & Sega had found fantastic & consistent success with their established Yakuza action brawler game format that they had continued to refine since the very first game’s release back in 2006. Such success is the main reason why it was such a shock to learn that series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu’s saga…
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a brilliant conclusion to the trilogy
Monolith Soft have done it again & proved they are still the kings of Nintendo published JRPGs in scale, story & soundtrack. Starting with Xenoblade Chronicles in 2010, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 in 2017 & the near full game length DLC Torna: The Golden Country in 2018, their latest release confidently takes its place amongst the…
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Borderlands 3 takes 2 steps forward & 2 steps back
The Borderlands franchise developed by Gearbox Software & published by 2K struck gold in 2009 by becoming one of the original pillars of the looter shooter subgenre. Having since expanded it’s reach into sequels & spinoffs such as the episodic choose your own adventure game Tales from the Borderlands. Even all these years later, Borderlands…
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NieR Replicant tells a story unlike any other
Square Enix struck gold in 2010 thanks to the talents of the now defunct Cavia & their infamous director Yoko Taro of Drakenguard & later NieR Automata fame. NieR Replicant & Gestalt both made waves on their original platforms & did a much better job of putting Taro’s work on the map than Drakenguard did…
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Elden Ring is a masterpiece with flaws
FromSoftware & Bandai Namco have proven yet again that they have some of the strongest grasp on quality game design in the industry, even when tackling an entirely different style of world. With an all star library including universally acclaimed titles such as Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3, Bloodborne & Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Elden…
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Neon White WILL turn you into a speedrunner
Developers Angel Matrix have delivered a breakout hit for their first official project in the form of a platformer/puzzle game/fps hybrid, & publisher Annapura Interactive adds another shining notch to their belt alongside other quality titles such as Outer Wilds, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Donut County, Solar Ash & What Remains of Edith Finch. Neon White…
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