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Xel
XEL initially caught my eye with its bright and vibrant art style, not to mention taking inspiration from one of my favorite franchises, The Legend of Zelda. Not only is the inspiration prevalent, XEL‘s sci-fi theme helped set it apart from the others. Indies lately have been setting a bar...
I like when a game is centered around a less “mainstream” mythology I’m not familiar with. We get a ton of Egyptian, Greek, Norse, and even Pre-Columbian themed games every year, but I like when games featuring Indian, Persian, and other mythological elements are released by smaller studios. This is...
I spent a chunk of my youth years in England, where I was introduced to the delightful world of snarky, sarcastic, dry British humo(u)r. TV shows and movies are filled to the brim with this particular kind of comedy, with movies like Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead, as...
Elden Ring
We are halfway through 2022, with so many great gaming releases, and even more games to come, but if there’s one thing that’s pretty much unanimous among the gaming populace, is that we’ve had our game of the year decided for us since late February. For as much as Neon...
When I was younger I was a pretty big fan of the musou games, with their large-scale epic battles and being able to take on armies with relative ease; it was something quite unique at the time. That said, I fell off them over the years for no real reason,...
Pokémon clones have been a dime a dozen through the years. Some turn out to be hidden gems in their own right, introducing ideas that allow them to stand out. Others, however, attempt to only cash in on the concept with no morsel of creativity put forth into the project....
The first Redout was released a few years ago, and despite its promising premise, being inspired by antigrav racers like F-Zero and (most noticeably) Star Wars Episode I: Racer, it felt underwhelming. Between its visuals, bland performance, and lackluster amount of content, it felt inferior to other similar racers released...
The fifth and sixth generations of consoles were by far my favorites, as they were an integral part of my childhood, but the PS1 and PS2 weren’t systems I owned back in the day, thus I missed on the Klonoa games when they first came out. Even though they screamed...
It’s been 15 years since Mario and friends last laced up their boots and decided to become football (or soccer) stars. For the initiated of the sport, back in those days, Italy were the world champions, Zinedine Zidane was famous for all the wrong reasons, and Ronaldo actually wanted to...
When Monster Hunter Rise released just over a year ago on Switch I was massively impressed. It took the quality of life that World and Iceborne brought to the franchise, whilst making pacing changes to make the game much more faster than its predecessor. Now just over a year later...
There is mystery and terror in that which we do not understand. From the vast reaches of space comes ideas and concepts that the human mind cannot grapple with, and, as a result, can go mad with the attempt to slot it into something familiar or logical. We are surrounded...
Fire Emblem: Three Houses was a massively popular and successful game in a massively popular and successful series. Generally, I consider myself a Fire Emblem fan. I liked Shadow Dragon, LOVED Awakening, enjoyed Shadows of Valentia, and beat all three of the Fates games. For some reason though, Three Houses...
