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Lies of P review: Still Pulling Strings in 2025?

It's hard to believe it's been so long since NEOWIZ and Round8 Studio unleashed Lies of P upon the world in September 2023. Arriving...

Breakout Beyond review: Ther Old Classic is Back

Breakout Beyond takes Atari’s seminal brick-breaker and gives it a fresh twist, courtesy of Choice Provisions — the studio behind the Bit.Trip series. While...

Lost Records Bloom & Rage Review: An Ambitious but Uneven Successor to Life is Strange

When I found out that Don’t Nod — the creators of the first Life is Strange — had started developing a new narrative game,...

Monster Hunter Wilds Review – A Refined but Flawed Evolution

Everyone seems to be having a blast each time a new Monster Hunter comes out. The mass hysteria is real, and it seems like...

Civilization VII review: Console Players Are Getting A Better Game Than Before, But Some Issues Persist

Civilization VII was never a cult game for me mostly because I was a console guy. Ports of the game weren’t unheard of, but...

Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles Remaster review: Relive your childhood… if you dare

There was a time when Star Wars games were a constant presence in the gaming industry. During the Lucas-led era, new titles appeared regularly,...

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD review: Our Kong-structive Criticism

Nintendo Switch had a good run. Hell, it had a phenomenal run. The ever-popular console has managed to create a whole new world of...

Teardown: Folkrace DLC review

If you're a fan of Teardown's chaotic, physics-based destruction, the Folkrace DLC is a thrilling addition you won't want to miss. This DLC masterfully...

System Shock Remake review: Vintage Gaming at Its Best — And Its Worst

Immersive sims are a dying breed. For a while, games like that were the hottest thing ever, but after a while, trends changed, and...

Imagine Earth review: Eco-Conscious City Builder

For years, if not more, I have been itching to play a good city builder on console. I’ve played some, and I liked some,...

Stellar Blade review: Fake outrage, genuine quality

The modern gaming industry rarely surprises me with anything new. We’re living in the age of sequels and cash grabs, and that’s why Stellar...

Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door review: How To Do a Remaster Right

Critics like to claim that Nintendo games are formulaic and repetitive, always sticking to the same old Mario formula. But that's an easy critique...

Rise of the Ronin review: More Samurai goodness from PlayStation

I must admit, I spent a long time waiting for a good and proper Samurai game, and now I am spoilt for choice. It...

Cricket Through the Ages review: BATsh*t crazy local multiplayer fun

Devolver games are something else. If you’ve played them, you know. But Cricket Through the Ages goes above and beyond in trying to be...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy review — The Classics Are Finally Playable On Console

My view of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has always been slightly different from most. I've heard about it through stories and numerous video essays, but I couldn't...

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster review: Retro to a fault

I grew up a Star Wars fan — a huge one. I spent all my childhood on Star Wars forums and webchats, and my...

Splatoon 3 Review: Side Order — Another Masterclass from Nintendo

Sometimes it's hard for me to understand why Splatoon isn't a global franchise. However, it doesn't lack attention: only the third installment broke all...

Penny’s Big Breakaway review: sorry, Sonic, I have a new favorite

Comparing games is unfair. I know Sonic is way too different from Penny's Big Breakaway to be a just comparison. I know, I know....

TEKKEN 8 review: The king is back

TEKKEN 7 was fine. In fact, it was better than fine, but the criticism it received upon its release was justified — the game...

Cult of the Lamb: Sins of the Flesh — the update breathes new life into an excellent roguelike

I like Cult of the Lamb. In fact, I like it so much that I rated it one of the best games of 2022....
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