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.

Persona 5 Royal (PC) review

The Phantom Thieves Are Back and Looking Elegant on PC With a slew of sequels and spin-offs across its twenty-six-year legacy, the Persona series remains remarkably relevant. Much of this vitality is rooted in the franchise’s ability ...

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Terror of Hemasaurus review

When it comes to the joys of wanton destruction and acerbic humor, Terror of Hemasaurus has few rivals. I never outgrew digital demolition. As an angsty kid, Bally-Midway’s Rampage was one of my favorite arcade ...

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Atari Mania mini-review

Wario, Where? The average life expectancy of a brand is about twenty years. Despite a succession of severe struggles, Atari remains intact a full half-century from its inception. To help commemorate this milestone, Montreal-based developer ...

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New Releases: October 20th-26th, 2022

This week, things get upsetting with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark’s peculiar forest and two titles priced at the ninety- and hundred-dollar mark. Fortunately, not everything is so damn expensive, with Pure-hearted Gyaru and the ...

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Potionomics review

Pity the shopkeeper with the deep debt, who spends her days scrambling for resources instead of enjoying the delights of romance. It’s not uncommon for role-playing characters to guzzle entire inventories of elixirs during their ...

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The Battle of Polytopia review

Looking to occupy an entire landmass on your lunch break? The Battle of Polytopia provides many of the essentials of a 4X strategy game, while eschewing some of the time-consuming nuances. Civilization VI is a ...

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No More Heroes III review

Filled with a roster of batshit crazy character, feverish action, and a dubiously health obsession with Takashi Miike, No More Heroes III lands on PC. Expect all the satire of the Switch version, only without ...

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Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief review

The life of a Feudal-era thief isn’t that easy in Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief. Sure, there are the semi-vigilant guards posted about. But the real struggle is not growing aggravated in a title that ...

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