Category: Reviews
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Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield: Your Next Endless Runner Fix – Switch Review
Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield is stylish and accessible. While it doesn’t bring anything new to the endless runner genre, the combination of jazz and hip-hop infused beats mixed with neon visuals results in an experience that offers a smooth feel and a decent challenge if you want it. Similar to others in the genre, you must avoid…
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Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir – Switch Review
When I was young I desperately wanted to be a lawyer. I came to this decision not by reading literature about law, nor by the advice of a parent. Instead, I decided I wanted to be a lawyer thanks to the preppy, do-gooder attitude of a finger-pointing, spiky-haired, good-for-nothing lawyer by the name of Phoenix…
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Forgotten Spirits: Succinctly Sweet – PC Review
I love scrolling through the seemingly endless “new releases” tab on Steam. There is just something so satisfying about scouring through the boundless collection of asset flips and hentai games for truly exceptional indie games. Occasionally, I’ll land upon a relatively unknown title with plenty of promise and try it out. In the past, it’s…
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The Invisible Hand: An Easy Way to Reach the Moon – PC Review
“GME to the moon” was a term coined earlier this year when Gamestop stock prices went through the roof. If you missed the boat — most of us did — and aren’t a millionaire, The Invisible Hand is a nice gateway into the world of stocks. And the best part is, you will never lose…
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New Pokémon Snap: Visually Stunning But Unprogressive – Switch Review
The original Pokémon Snap played a massive role in my childhood. I played it every day, and it single-handedly made me fall in love with Pokémon. More than 20 years later, the original photography game has received a sequel, and it is not called Pokémon Snap 2. Fortunately, despite the terrible name, New Pokémon Snap…
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Hundred Days: Addictive Fun With A Learning Curve – PC Review
I often feel that a prerequisite to becoming a games journalist is being good at video games. I’m sure any journalist worth their salt would say the same. Unfortunately, I find myself in a bit of a predicament. While I am more than capable of picking up a controller and repeatedly hitting the X button,…
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The Colonists: Unequivocally Outstanding – Switch Review
Each review I write is a labour of love, carefully crating my feelings into a hopefully cohesive piece of writing. It’s fun, but some are harder than others. The Colonists is by far the hardest game I’ve had to review. It is not because it was disappointing, nor is it hard for me to formulate…
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Knight Squad 2: Spiffingly Brilliant – PC Review
I’m always on the lookout for a good party game. Ever since I moved out of my family home, finding party games here and there has become a bit of a hobby of mine. I collect them like I do comic books, leaving them on my metaphorical Steam bookshelf until I eventually worm my way…
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Alpha Particle: Mindbogglingly Complex – PC Review
There was a point during my time with Alpha Particle in which I got stuck at a seemingly impossible level. I tried everything, using the vague knowledge the game had taught me. And yet, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t escape. I didn’t know why I was there, how to leave or even…
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Dark Sheep: Darkly Twisted Fun – PC Review
When I was younger, I watched what one would consider a rather humorous episode of Doctor Who. The episode, titled Love & Monsters, was in no way scary. But I was young, had an incredibly overactive imagination, and found myself tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep for a whole week. To this day,…
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Cyrano: A Wonderful Retelling Of An Emotional Play – PC Review
I’ll be honest. If you’d asked me what play I’d most like adapted into video game form, the 1897 magnum opus of French poet and playwright Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac, would not have been my first choice. And yet, surprisingly, indie darlings Popcannibal have managed to transform a woefully depressing French play into an emotional…
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Buildings Have Feelings Too!: Quirky Fun Let Down By Bugs – PC Review
I used to never been one for management games. I found that they were always tediously dry, with menus upon menus of information I found impossible to digest. But as I have gotten older, and my patience has aged like a fine wine, I’ve found myself drawn to management games. There’s something enthralling about the…