Tag Archives: Action

Cuisineer review

Nothing beats a meal made from fresh-out-of-the-dungeon ingredients. Much like a plate of comfort food, Cuisineer is both familiar and satisfying. You play as Pom, an adorable catgirl who returns home to the town of ...

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Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

Running Around Runeterra with my Fur Buddy Can Be Heartwarming but Lacks Challenge. After battling player vitriol for years, Riot Games realized that completely cleaning up League of Legends would be an impossibility. Yes, the ...

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Alan Wake II review

It’s Not a Sam Lake Game, it’s a Sam Ocean Experience Remedy Entertainment is fixated on the metaphysical. Revisit 2001’s Max Payne and you’ll inevitably curse at the stages situated inside the eponymous character’s headspace. ...

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Laika: Aged Through Blood review

Revenge is rising to the top of this murderous, motorcycling-rising, mama coyote’s to-do list. Once again, humanity has wiped itself out in Laika: Aged Through Blood’s dystopia. But instead of a quaint story about the ...

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Savant – Ascent REMIX mini-review

Showing my enemies what a good beat is like.  Savant – Ascent REMIX offers a curious twist on the twin-stick shooter. In keeping with the genre, you’ll use the right analog nub to aim bullets ...

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Silent Hope review

The foundations for a decent action-driven dungeon crawl are undermined by several glaring balancing blemishes. Although the marketing makes no mention of it, Silent Hope is a spin-off that’s two degrees removed from its source ...

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Fate/Samurai Remnant review

“Let’s play Master and Servant!” Undoubtedly, Type-Moon’s Fate franchise is a multimedia powerhouse. Originally conceived as a visual novel by writer Kinoko Nasu and illustrator Takashi Takeuchi in 2004, the property would spawn numerous spin-offs ...

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The Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails review

Ys-e Does It Entries in Nihon Falcom’s Trails franchises habitually deliver complex storylines brimming with geopolitical intrigue. Since the property is comprised of multiple sub-series, characters routinely appear across successive entries. Some of the enjoyment ...

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Eternights review

With humanity on the precipice of extinction, the time is right for romance. Eternights doesn’t just invite comparison. No, the inaugural effort from Seattle-based Studio Sai begs to be likened to the Persona series. Notably, ...

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