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A Juggler’s Tale
Blue Fairy: Yes Pinocchio, I’ve given you life. Pinocchio: Why? I don’t want to go visiting the intentions of why indie devs make “Small Child Scary World” games. Now, I’m not saying that indie devs are suppressing some sort of contempt for children. And I’m certainly not speculating that many of them are recent parents,…
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Cyberpunk 2077
In 2012, I had already hung up my bag of ridiculous-sided dice and retired my character sheets back into the draw of stuff, but from the moment CD Projekt Red announced Cyberpunk 2077 was in development, I knew I was going to own it. Based on Mike Pondsmith’s popular tabletop role playing game Cyberpunk 2020,…
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6Souls
If you really want to make it as an adventurer then you need to have a few things: bravery and curiosity come top of the list, then a sharp wit, and then ideally a snappy catchphrase and a signature look. That said, if you want to hit the absolute top-tier of adventurer herodom then you…
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AWAY: The Survival Series
It seems like a story pops up on social media every few days that details another person expressing their love of videogames who doesn’t fit the tired stereotype of “basement-dwelling teenager who rarely sees the outside world”. And with game design tools being more accessible than ever before, developers are finding ever more interesting ways…
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Haven Park
The easiest way to sum up Haven Park would be “offline Animal Crossing”. Three words that pretty much tell you everything you need to know about Fabien Weibel’s little game, down to whether or not you think it’s something you’ll enjoy spending a few hours on. I’m not sure it’s entirely fair, as this game…
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Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny
Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny brings over the top action, loads of numbers and menus galore to NIS’s long running S-RPG.
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Neptunia x Senran Kagura: Ninja Wars
After starting 2021 having played zero games in the series, I am now officially three games into the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise of RPGs from Idea Factory & Compile Heart. After testing the waters with the PS5 exclusive Neptunia ReVerse, I’ve been tasked with picking up my Dualshock 4 and loading up Neptunia X Senran Kagura:…
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Neptunia ReVerse
A few months ago when I reviewed Neptunia VIrtual Stars I nonchalantly mentioned that I had never heard of the franchise before but it was playable enough to pique my interest with the series. The publisher, Idea Factory, seemed to have enjoyed this comment maybe a little too much as before I knew it, Neptunia…
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Xuan Yuan Sword 7
Xuan-Yuan Sword 7 (XYS7) is the latest in a thirty-one year old series of RPGs based on early Chinese history and mythology. While long established in its home market the series has only recently begun to be translated and distributed in the West, with spin-off title The Gate of Firmament releasing in 2016. Unfortunately, while…
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SkateBIRD
In the late nineties Tony Hawk set the standard with skateboarding video games, creating a series of successful, well thought out titles that encompassed everything. From how the game played, to the look of the baggy trousers and chain, and even the punk-rock soundtrack, all of it was carefully created to give a snapshot of…
