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Guardians of Holme review

Robert Allen — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 04:48:51 +0000

Decks, Demons, and an Impermeable Defense It’s been nearly ten years since Defense Grid 2 became the pinnacle of tower defense. The past decade has spawned plenty of contenders, with franchises such as Bloons and Kingdom Rush attempting to end DG2’s reign. But mirroring the dominance of the game’s meteor turrets, developer Hidden Path Entertainment’s ...

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Snowman Story review

Robert Allen — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:44:51 +0000

“I doubt we’ll ever see each other again, but take care of yourself.” Across games such as Bear’s Restaurant, Fishing Paradiso and Meg’s Monster, Minato, Tokyo-based Odencat has crafted a series of indispensable titles. Each combined Game Boy Advance-style visuals with a script that’s remarkably meditative, resulting in one of those beguilingly low-fi, yet heartfelt ...

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Angel at Dusk review

Robert Allen — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:19:13 +0000

A STG pared down to its skin and bones. By nature, danmaku (or bullet hell shoot ‘em ups) are brazenly unforgiving. Routinely, they require pixel perfect precision, as you maneuver a ship through storms of hundreds of projectiles. Undoubtedly, doujin circle Akiragoya’s (Maidens of a Hollow Dream, Steel Vampire) latest effort is one of those ...

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TEVI review

Robert Allen — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 02:17:09 +0000

Every bunny loves a sprawling adventure. Over the last decade, the metroidvania has grown ubiquitous. On Steam, there are over a thousand different games that use the descriptor. As such, fatigue is understandable, if not inevitable. But if you haven’t completely exhausted all appreciation for action-driven exploration and impassioned boss battles, CreSpirit’s (Rabi-Rabi, A Light ...

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Born of Bread review

Robert Allen — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 03:09:27 +0000

Yeast of Eden Sure, there are plenty of role-playing games that deliver epic experiences. But occasionally, it can be refreshing to undertake an adventure without sweeping backstories and complex geopolitics. Instead, Born of Bread adopts a Paper Mario-style approach to tell a pun-filled tale of a curious doughboy and his eccentric entourage. And at about ...

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Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising review

Robert Allen — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 22:54:34 +0000

Second Round KO Beyond beloved franchises like Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, Arc System Works is no slouch when it comes to adapting existing properties into fighting games. From Persona 4 Arena to Dragon Ball FighterZ, the Yokohama-based studios have delivered top-tier efforts that merged intricate mechanics with retina-blistering visuals. With the 2020 release of Granblue Fantasy: Versus, the developers adapted Cygame’s well-liked role-playing ...

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SteamWorld Build review

Robert Allen — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 22:09:40 +0000

Topside city building and subterranean mining work well together- at least in the short term. Delve into SteamWorld Build, and you’ll immediately find some welcome enhancements to its interpretation of civil engineering. Sure, the simulation isn’t as sophisticated as Anno 1800 or Cities Skylines– but that works to the game’s advantage. Habitually, the genre expects ...

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Pinball M review

Robert Allen — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:37:18 +0000

Adding a few curious but unessential features to Zen’s interpretation of pinball. With the debut of Pinball FX, Zen Studios suddenly found themselves being referred to as villains. The once beloved builder of digital pinball had long permitted players to import any purchased tables into new iterations of their base game, barring any expired licensing ...

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Cross Blitz (Early Access) review

Robert Allen — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:38:01 +0000

Wish deckbuilders had a more substantial storyline? Cross Blitz two modes of play deliver intersecting plots as well as an engaging roguelike mode. As titles like Baten Kaitos, SteamWorld Quest, and Slay the Spire have all demonstrated, card-based battles and light role-playing can complement each other quite well. Although developer Tako Boy Studios claims there ...

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UFO Robot Grendizer – The Feast of the Wolves review

Robert Allen — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 04:39:30 +0000

Although faithful to its source material, UFO Robot Grendizer grows monotonous far too soon. If you grew up in North America, there’s a narrow chance you might be familiar with UFO Robot Grendizer. Across the 1980s, an episodic anthology of different anime series was broadcast in Toronto, New England, and San Francisco, compiled under the ...

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Air Twister review

Robert Allen — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 22:32:23 +0000

Once an Apple Arcade exclusive, Air Twister soars onto PC, evoking the pleasures and simplicity of yesteryear’s coin-op classics. With a body of work that includes hits like Space Harrier, Out Run, After Burner, and Virtua Fighter, Yu Suzuki is one of the medium’s pioneers, helping to propel gaming into the third dimension. But save ...

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Loddlenaut review

Robert Allen — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:57:16 +0000

Who knew that oceanic clean-ups could be so calming? I love a demanding gaming challenge, whether it’s unifying the warring states with the disadvantaged Nanbu clan in Nobunaga’s Ambition or attempting to slay The Nameless King in Dark Souls III. But sometimes, I just want to chill the hell out, not double my systolic blood ...

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GUNHEAD review

Robert Allen — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:06:57 +0000

A head made of guns, and bullets for brains? True to its name, GUNHEAD lets you play as a mech that can equip a quartet of weapons to its alloy noggin. There are a variety of different suits that players can unlock and hop into, each offering a different balance of mobility, defensive strength, and ...

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Cuisineer review

Robert Allen — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:39:34 +0000

Nothing beats a meal made from fresh-out-of-the-dungeon ingredients. Much like a plate of comfort food, Cuisineer is both familiar and satisfying. You play as Pom, an adorable catgirl who returns home to the town of Paell to visit her mother and father. But unexpectedly, Pom’s parents decided to go on a protracted vacation, closing their ...

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UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~ review

Robert Allen — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:31:38 +0000

Heartbreaks and Uwus A myriad of visual novels chart the progression of relationships. LYCORIS’ UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~ begins with an unexpected event. The linear novel’s first chapter details a breakup between second-year student Tachibana Kaoru and her former middle-school teacher Shimotsuki Mirei. The pair had an unusual bond that couldn’t ...

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Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

Robert Allen — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 03:50:29 +0000

Running Around Runeterra with my Fur Buddy Can Be Heartwarming but Lacks Challenge. After battling player vitriol for years, Riot Games realized that completely cleaning up League of Legends would be an impossibility. Yes, the free-to-play MOBA’s reporting system has curtailed some of the most egregious behaviors, but it will never be a panacea. So, ...

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RoboCop: Rogue City review

Robert Allen — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 22:58:02 +0000

I’d Buy That for….Fifty Dollars? Since the release of Data East’s 1988 arcade game, developers have long attempted to adapt RoboCop into interactive form. Unsurprisingly, most early attempts concentrated on the action, letting players seize control of the cybernetically enhanced police officer as they gunned down legions of goons. This style of side-scrolling shooting formed ...

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Laika: Aged Through Blood review

Robert Allen — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 01:57:24 +0000

Revenge is rising to the top of this murderous, motorcycling-rising, mama coyote’s to-do list. Once again, humanity has wiped itself out in Laika: Aged Through Blood’s dystopia. But instead of a quaint story about the surviving species banding together, the game’s anthropomorphized animals are every bit as barbaric as humans. The game’s opening moments depict ...

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Glorious Model D 2 Pro review

Robert Allen — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:27:24 +0000

A stealthy appearance masks impressive game performance. But does the Glorious D 2 Pro justify the hundred-dollar price? We put it to the test. There are two types of mouse users. Some appreciate conspicuousness, seeking out bodies that flaunt weight-shaving, cutaway exteriors, or eye-catching lighting. So, if you’re like me and enjoy an office illumined ...

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Astrosmash review

Robert Allen — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:33:11 +0000

Smashing just isn’t as fun as it used to be. 1981’s Astrosmash is one of the irrefutable gems in the Intellivision library. Created by John Sohl, the game delivered an engaging combination of Space Invaders and Asteroids, as a lone ship moved across the bottom of the screen, targeting a storm of plummeting meteors. It ...

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