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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New Releases: October 5th-11th, 2023

Beyond reuniting with Kirito in Sword Art Online: Last Recollection (pictured) and Assassin’s Creed Mirage’s Basim Ibn Ishaq (who played a supporting role in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla) this week bring a number of notable new ...

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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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Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless review

Rise and grind, doods! Disgaea 7 restores the franchise’s grid-based glory. Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny truly lived up to its feisty subtitle. Notably, the game abandoned its captivating spritework, shifting to three-dimensional, polygonal characters. ...

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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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The Making of Karateka review

Most of today’s retro compilations offer only brief glimpses into the development process. But The Making of Karateka chronicles the journey with the meticulousness of an academic historian and the flair of a multimedia artist. ...

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New Releases: September 21st-27th, 2023

This week, Natsume seeks to restore Harvest Moon’s tarnished name with The Winds of Anthos while Aksys Games tests the limitations of digital marketplaces with the release of Mon-Yu: Defeat Monsters and Gain Strong Weapons ...

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Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster review

Tragically overlooked in the early 2000s, Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster unites two innovative role-playing adventures into one, remarkable, deck-building bundle. Success is never guaranteed in gaming. Despite earning critical acclaim upon its ...

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