Author Archives: Robert Allen

Since being a toddler, Robert Allen has been immersed in video games, anime, and tokusatsu. Currently, his days are spent teaching at two southern California colleges. But his evenings and weekends are filled with STGs, RPGs, and action titles and well at writing for Tech-Gaming since 2007.

Hard West 2 review

With a variety of smart variations, Hard West 2 offers a delightful digression from turn-based strategy titles, making it more than just XCOM with revolvers and rifles. Gunslinger Gin Carter just lost his soul in ...

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Turrican Anthology Volume 1 review

A trio of 16-bit series entries, a director’s cut, and a single-stage score attack await Turrican fans who didn’t already purchase Flashback. Between the duplication of titles across the previous collection, splitting the anthology across ...

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Kokoro Clover Season 1 mini-review

Kokoro Clover’s conceit is undeniably clever: the game is presented like a serialized anime. Twelve episodes flaunt the traditional characteristics of Sunday morning animation. From recaps of previous shows, title cards, commercial breaks, eye catches, ...

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Sword and Fairy: Together Forever review

There’s a depressing lack of wuxia games on consoles. Sword and Fairy: Together Forever helps alleviate that deficiency, with dazzling visuals, stirring storytelling, and action that’s engaging. If you’re able to overlook a few unpolished ...

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New Releases: August 4th-10th, 2022

This week, Sword and Fairy: Together Forever (pictured) delivers wuxia action, while Two Point Campus offers players the chance to build and manage a university. If neither of these pique your interests, GigaBash provides some ...

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Avenging Spirit mini-review

The 1987 film The Hidden centered around an alien who could shift between human bodies. Once in control of a person, the alien went absolutely wild. From robbing banks, jumping into the body of a ...

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Digimon Survive review

Don’t expect a full-blown role-playing experience similar to Cyber Sleuth or even a digital monster nurturing game like Re:Digitize or Next Order. Digimon Survive is an engrossing visual novel that sporadically sends you onto battlefields ...

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The Tarnishing of Juxtia review

Ready for another fantasy-themed, 2D title with Soulslike combat? The Tarnishing of Juxtia is fun but overly formulaic. There are a multitude of modern games that force players to commit to every attack. The philosophy ...

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New Releases: July 28th-August 3rd, 2022

This week, Digimon Survive arrives, offering a mix of visual novel storytelling and strategy stages inspired by the Utawarerumono series. Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony updates the 2009 “Touhouvania” for Switch and PC, while Xenoblade Chronicles ...

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