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.

New Releases: January 25th-31st, 2024

This week, Switch owners face a trifecta of sinful shovelware with Evil Nun, Devil Inside Us, and Selling Souls. Fortunately, those aren’t the only titles arriving over the next seven days, as Like a Dragon: ...

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Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth review

Yakuza, I’m in love, still in love, still in love with you. The Yakuza/Like a Dragon series has long been rooted in contrasting forces. One moment, the mobster-driven melodrama delivers poignancy- whether it’s the stoicism ...

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Immortal Life review

Despite some lingering issues, Immortal Life makes magic happen. Certainly, there’s no shortage of cozy agrarian sims. Whether you prefer to cultivate crops in two or three dimensions, favor pacifism or the thrill of combat, ...

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New Releases: January 18th-24th, 2024

This week, the latest entry in the long-running Prince of Persia series arrives, alongside Bulletstorm’s VR adaptation and The Last of US Part II’s remastering. Of course, none of the titles have the audacity of ...

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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell review

Going out with a bang, or at least a hard-hitting maple-leaf combo. For the past fourteen years, Brazil-based Guilherme Melo Martins (aka “rdein”) has been devotedly crafting noteworthy metroidvania titles. Expectedly, there’s been progression across ...

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Demolish & Build Classic review

I came in like a wrecking ball (before feeling wrecked). Objectively, Demolish & Build Classic is not a good game. Built on the Unity Engine, the title freezes momentarily when entering each of the game’s ...

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Guardians of Holme review

Decks, Demons, and an Impermeable Defense It’s been nearly ten years since Defense Grid 2 became the pinnacle of tower defense. The past decade has spawned plenty of contenders, with franchises such as Bloons and ...

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Snowman Story review

“I doubt we’ll ever see each other again, but take care of yourself.” Across games such as Bear’s Restaurant, Fishing Paradiso and Meg’s Monster, Minato, Tokyo-based Odencat has crafted a series of indispensable titles. Each ...

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Angel at Dusk review

A STG pared down to its skin and bones. By nature, danmaku (or bullet hell shoot ‘em ups) are brazenly unforgiving. Routinely, they require pixel perfect precision, as you maneuver a ship through storms of ...

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TEVI review

Every bunny loves a sprawling adventure. Over the last decade, the metroidvania has grown ubiquitous. On Steam, there are over a thousand different games that use the descriptor. As such, fatigue is understandable, if not ...

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