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About three years after Cyberpunk 2077 was originally released, the game now has its first (and only) paid expansion, called Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. CD Projekt Red has gone all out on this DLC, bringing in Luther and The Wire star Idris Elba to voice one of the main characters...
I always make an earnest effort to not directly compare video games to their counterparts in my reviews, but it’s impossible to talk about The Crew Motorfest without talking about Forza Horizon 5. Put simply, The Crew Motorfest takes direct inspiration from what is widely considered to be the best...
When Lies of P was announced a little shy of two years ago, the gaming world was baffled and reeling. A Victorian-era set Souls-like that’s like the beloved Bloodborne only it stars Pinnochio and follows the greater Pinnochio world? Surely there’s no way this game ever comes to fruition let alone turns out...
Expertly executed and with a lot of flair (much like many other Devolver Digital published games), Gunbrella takes a boilerplate idea and setting and goes the extra mile with it. You have found your wife brutally murdered. You are on a trying cross country journey, seeking revenge. Oh yeah, and equipped...
The concept of language is fairly compelling when you think about it. Every culture has one, and there are differences between each; some subtle, some extreme – and that’s before we get into any jargon terms or hyper-local references, ya bloody larrakin. Finding those commonalities between different languages can be...
Anonymous;Code
What if you could influence the future by reloading the past through save files? ANONYMOUS;CODE answers that question by putting you in a high-stakes visual novel where reloading your saves matters. Solve mysteries to protect your friends when governmental and religious forces align to eliminate you.
The last year of high school is a weird time; you’re still treated like a kid yet you’re asked to make so many life altering and adult decisions. To paraphrase Britney Spears – you’re a teen, not yet a grown-up. The narrative rhythm game Goodbye Volcano High deals with the...
Eternights
There is an apocalyptic event that only you, the blank-slate protagonist, can stop from occurring. You and your group of friends are all high school students and in your downtime from saving the world, you strengthen your bonds. Maybe even love will blossom amid everything! You may have seen this...
Fae Farm
As an enjoyer of tasks that most people consider menial and boring, I have always been a major supporter of the farming sim genre. I’m always raptly waiting for the next release in the Rune Factory or Harvest Moon series and blatantly ignoring every open-world AAA experience unless it includes...
Few horror films have garnered such a bloody and macabre reputation as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre series, so it’s only right that a game adaptation be just as terrifying. While fans are used to the plight of the victims in the movies, the game also lets players rev the...
Tapping into that desire to explore the stars and expand the human understanding, Starfield is a game brimming with curiosities and possibilities dotted across a vast and alien universe. The first new IP for Bethesda Game Studios in 25 years, Starfield takes on the learnings from series like Fallout and...
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is an over-the-shoulder survival-horror game very much in the vein of certain Resident Evil titles, acting as a prequel to Daymare 1998. The original game was actually born from an independent group’s efforts to try and remake Resident Evil 2 before Capcom would go on to announce...
