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REVIEW: Helldivers 2 — Elected Representative of Live Service Shooters
The original Helldivers had the makings of what could be a great live squad-based shooter. It ultimately fell short due to in part it’s punishing difficulty but also its top-down twin-stick shooter perspective. Helldivers...
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REVIEW: Granblue Fantasy: Relink — Not A Mere ‘Monster Impact’
Granblue Fantasy has had significant enough success for mobile in Japan and Asia that the studio felt confident enough to venture beyond the turn-based mobile space and into the fighting game scene with Versus. Now, that must...
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REVIEW: The Last of Us II: Remastered — To Return, or Not to Return
Never have there been a game that managed to split its gargantuan fanbase right down the middle before The Last of Us 2. Regardless of which side of the fence you stood, we can all agree that the game is something that must be ...
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REVIEW: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown — Less Prince, More Persia
It’s been about 20 years since Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time came out. Not only did it put the 1989 IP back to mainstream but was reigned king of action-adventure games for redefining the genre for all that came aft...
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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora — A Far Cry from Far Cry
Since the first Avatar movie, the franchise had only ever seen failed and forgettable video game adaptations for the past 13 years. Now, with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, will we finally see a decent game worthy of the franchi...
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REVIEW: Assassin’s Creed: Mirage — Right Path, Wrong Steps
The past three primary Assassin’s Creed games had systematically pivoted the franchise’s core gameplay into action RPGs of massive proportions. Origins established the foundation of this new approach and was realize...
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REVIEW: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon — Straight Fire at its Core
From Software had done nothing but rise since the release of the original Demon’s Souls back in 2009, and with the gargantuan success of Elden Ring, It seems only natural that the studio begin to return to their roots wit...
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REVIEW: Remnant 2 – Rooter Shooter
At the advent of the Souls-like genre, many attempted to meld it into other subgenres to create something new. Though not many stood out, Remnant: From The Ashes definitely did. Since it’s release, I have wondered if othe...
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REVIEW: Final Fantasy XVI — Eikon May Care
35 Years later, and the fantasy still isn’t final. Though the franchise has continued to evolve in the last three decades, Final Fantasy XVI is by far the most pivoted game in the series and yet simultaneously more ground...
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REVIEW: Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores — Against the Machine
Horizon Forbidden West was a formidable title that was unfortunately overshadowed by a launch year that included behemoths like God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring. Over a year later, Burning Shores attempts to regain our attent...