Category: Video Game Reviews
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Review: The Order of the Thorne – The King’s Challenge (PC)
A fair game, but one that feels like the prologue to something potentially better.
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Review: Megadimension Neptunia VII (Sony PlayStation 4)
V2, not seven.
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Review: Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens (Sony PlayStation 4/PlayStation 3/PlayStation Vita)
Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens Genre: Pinball Developer: Zen Studios Publisher: Zen Studios Release Date: 01/12/16 2015 was a big year for Zen Pinball and Pinball FX fans, as Zen Studios went all out on releasing tables, from their own tables to licensed tables for Marvel and the Star Wars franchise, in addition to…
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Review: Punch Club (PC)
Punch Club Publisher: tinyBuild Developer: Lazy Bear Games Genre: retro/RPG/strategy Release Date: 01/08/2015 Punch Club could easily be renamed “1980’s Fight Movie Underdog Simulator 2016,” as it really embraces its ideas and drowns you in a deluge of ‘80s and ‘90s references. At its heart, Punch Club wants you to be the very best fighter…
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Review: Energy Cycle (PC)
A fun, cheap puzzler for those who’ve always wanted more.
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Review: No One But You (PC)
No One But You Genre: Visual Novel Developer: Unwonted Studios Publisher: Unwonted Studios, Sekai Project Release Date: 01/19/16 While publisher Sekai Project is probably most notable for the big name Japanese visual novels they’ve helped bring to the US recently, like The Fruit of Grisaia and Clannad, they’ve also been doing a great service to…
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Review: Resident Evil 0: HD Remaster (Sony Playstation 4)
Resident Evil 0: HD Remaster Genre: Survival Horror Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release Date: 01/19/16 Well, this day was bound to come sooner or later. Capcom’s rereleased most of their up-to-date Resident Evil back catalog on the current and prior generation of consoles, between Resident Evil 4 and an HD remake the Resident Evil remake,…
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Review: Pony Island (PC)
Pony Island Genre: Platformer/Puzzle/Alternate Reality Developer: Daniel Mullins Games Publisher: Daniel Mullins Games Release Date: 01/04/16 One of the most exciting things, potentially, about the expansion of indie gaming is that most indie devs are taking the sorts of risks mainstream devs used to take in the eighties and nineties, albeit in a different way,…
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Review: Amplitude (Sony Playstation 4)
Amplitude Genre: Rhythm Developer: Harmonix Publisher: Harmonix Release Date: 01/05/16 My first exposure to Harmonix came not through any of their more popular endeavors, but through their very first game, Frequency, which was published by Sony back in 2001. I didn’t even know what it was at the time, if we’re being honest; I’d stopped…
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Review: Tharsis (Sony Playstation 4)
Tharsis Genre: Board Game/Survival Horror Developer: Choice Provisions Publisher: Choice Provisions Release Date: 01/12/16 When you first start looking into Tharsis, there’s a lot there that can immediately catch your eye no matter what sort of gamer you think you are. The concept, of people attempting to survive in space during a mission gone wrong,…
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Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Sony PlayStation Vita)
Merry Trails-mas!
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Review: Radiohammer (Nintendo 3DS)
A cute rhythm game, but not one that will hold the attention of those seeking a true challenge.
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Review: Moco Moco Friends (Nintendo 3DS)
Moco Moco Friends Genre: RPG Developer: Racjin Publisher: Aksys Games Release Date: 11/17/2015 Sometimes a game comes in for review and you call it just because it looks adorable and you’re not afraid to admit it. Moco Moco Friends is such a game. It’s a game about capturing monsters and making them fight against one…
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Review: Sublevel Zero (PC)
Sublevel Zero Genre: Action, Indie Developer: Sigtrap Games Publisher: Mastertronic Release Date: 10/08/2015 Please enjoy our video review for Sublevel Zero!
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Review: Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space (Sony Playstation Vita)
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space Genre: Third Person Shooter Developer: Sandlot Publisher: Xseed Games Release Date: 12/08/15 A few years ago, D3 Publisher was looking to be a rising star thanks to games with a certain underground cool factor, like Earth Defense Force 2017 and Oneechanbara, but over the past couple of…
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Review: Sword Art Online: Lost Song (Sony PlayStation 4)
Sword Art Online: Lost Song Publisher: Bandai Namco Developer: Bandai Namco Genre: Roleplaying Release Date: 11/17/2015 As someone familiar with the Sword Art Online anime, which I’m a fan of (in case that matters to anyone), I find it incredibly amusing that we’re continuing to make video games about anime about video games. I didn’t get the chance to…
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Review: Norn9: Var Commons (PlayStation Vita)
Norn9: Var Commons Developer: Idea Factory/Otomate Publisher: Aksys Games Genre: Visual Novel Release Date: 11/03/2015 The first I’ve heard of Norn9 was this track. Upon looking up more information about the game, it looked like an interesting premise with some nice artwork and (obviously) music. Of course, it being an otome meant it was right…
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Steam Link – Unboxing and Review
The Steam Link has finally been released, after many delays, along with the Steam Machine to usher in a new era of PC gaming. The Steam Link was actually released a couple months ago in limited quantity to those that pre-ordered it. I didn’t purchase mine until it was available to the general public on…
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Review: Game of Thrones: Episode 6 – The Ice Dragon (Sony PlayStation 3)
A pathetic and broken end to an awful season.
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Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC (PC)
Miracles do happen.