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Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening review

Still absorbing even with the push toward accessibility Originally released four decades ago, the Nobunaga’s Ambition franchise threatens to outlive its perennial cover star. As anyone fond of Sengoku period history will remind you, the ...

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Dragon Quest Treasures review

For an action role-playing game, Dragon Quest Treasures provides a robust amount of autonomy. You are free to run, glide, and dig into this imaginative world and largely follow your interests. But the real-time combat ...

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Touhou: New World review

Sure, it’s a bit too tempting to use Reimu or Marisa’s specials to disgrace the game’s bosses. But Touhou: New World’s accessible action and charming characters helps make up for some small balancing issues. The ...

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D Life review

Mindware’s latest work feels like a mixture of retro coin-op and an interactive art exhibit. In 1970, British mathematician John Horton Conway created The Game of Life (often shortened to “Life”), a seminal work in ...

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Trepang2 review

The big publishers have inundated us with lukewarm first-person shooters. But Trepang, a five-person development team, puts stagnancy directly in its sights. Trepang2 demonstrates that you don’t need a massive team or enormous budget to ...

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Tour de France 2023 review

Cyanide’s latest entry continues to nail the simulation of energy management but falters to improve many of the franchise’s lingering blemishes. As a kid, I’d routinely watch a group of older acquaintances tackle the 1500-meter ...

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Fall of Porcupine review

The charms and challenges of becoming a small-town doctor Despite an anthropomorphized cast and stylized backdrops that resemble a Tex Avery cartoon, Fall of Porcupine has a few truthful insights it would like to share. ...

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