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.

Haiku, the Robot mini-review

Haiku are short poems that adhere to a precise format. Artistry comes from being able to fluently express yourself in a restrained form. Similarly, Mister Morris Games’ Haiku, the Robot devotedly follows metroidvania formula, which ...

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Kamen Rider Kuuga (Blu-ray/DVD) review

The 1990s wasn’t an especially prolific period for Kamen Rider. Although Shotaro Ishinomori’s popular tokusatsu was adapted into stage shows and a trio of films across the decade, 1988’s Kamen Rider Black RX was the ...

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The House of the Lost on the Cape review

Entertainment tends to turn tragedy into spectacle. Habitually, the focus is on delivering vivid depictions of the catastrophic rather than exploring the inner turbulence faced by those affected. Fortunately, that’s not the case with The ...

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Amnesia: Memories+Amnesia: Later x Crowd review

Whether you prefer navigating the dysfunction of the original Amnesia: Memories or the lighthearted escapism that the bundling of Amnesia: Later and Amnesia: Crowd brings, Idea Factory International’s pair of Switch releases delivers. Let’s take ...

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New Releases: September 22nd-28th, 2022

This week marks the arrival of anticipated titles like The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, The DioField Chronicle, and Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival. But these aren’t the only noteworthy new releases. Kena: Bridge ...

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Scathe mini-review

Scathe strives to provide the blistering action of yesteryear’s first-person shooters like Doom, Quake, and Hexen, while offering updated visuals. You assume the role of the game’s eponymous warrior, roused by a seemingly benevolent deity ...

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Circus Electrique mini-review

2016’s Darkest Dungeon delivered a rousing interpretation of card-driven, turn-based combat. As with most breakout hits, the title inspired an array of indie developers to code their own deviations. From Legend of Keepers: Career of ...

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