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The Banner Saga 2 Review: Marching in the right direction
8 years ago

The Banner Saga 2 Review: Marching in the right direction

The Banner Saga concluded on a life-and-death decision, and now Stoic has returned to the Norse world of humans, Varl and Dredge where the only certainty is death. This sophomore …
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Heart&Slash review: Judgement day
8 years ago

Heart&Slash review: Judgement day

As unfortunate as it may be, Heart&Slash is not some new collaboration between the ’70s sister duo Heart and the guitarist from Guns & Roses: it’s actually a hack-and-slash roguelike. …
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Pac-Man 256 review: A new take on classic gaming
8 years ago

Pac-Man 256 review: A new take on classic gaming

Pac-Man is one of the best examples of simple-yet-memorable gaming. The original game debuted in Japan in May of 1980 and travelled to the US in October 1980 with Midway distributing …
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Full Mojo Rampage review: Voodoo who-do
8 years ago

Full Mojo Rampage review: Voodoo who-do

As love for the roguelike genre continues to grow, a whole slew of developers are creating games that showcase one or more unique features in the hope of tempting the …
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Anima: Gate of Memories review: Long slog
8 years ago

Anima: Gate of Memories review: Long slog

Five minutes into Anima: Gate of Memories and one could be forgiven for thinking that they were bearing witness to a slightly substandard Devil May Cry clone. Persevere beyond the first few hours, …
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Prison Architect review: Serious jail time
8 years ago

Prison Architect review: Serious jail time

After an unprecedented length of time in development via Steam Greenlight and the Xbox One Games Preview Program, Prison Architect is finally ready to stand on its own two feet. …
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Mighty No. 9 review: Mighty unrealistic expectations
8 years ago

Mighty No. 9 review: Mighty unrealistic expectations

It was July of 2015, just weeks after E3 when I got the email. I had been selected to review Mighty No. 9, Keiji Inafune’s spiritual successor to one of everyone’s …
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Inside review: They are coming
8 years ago

Inside review: They are coming

They are coming. They are coming to take you away, and they remain ever vigilant as they endeavor towards that end. I cannot tell you who “they” are, where they …
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Deadlight: Director’s Cut review: Deja vu
8 years ago

Deadlight: Director’s Cut review: Deja vu

Another day, another Xbox 360 remake with a wafer-thin list of updates and upgrades to justify its existence. Putting my natural cynicism aside, though, I don’t want to be too …
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Fenix Furia review: A platforming remix
8 years ago

Fenix Furia review: A platforming remix

Fenix Furia (formerly Fenix Rage) is a challenging platforming game, but one that manages to remix things a bit. Some retro games aim for period accuracy with tight pixels and …
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