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Going into Star Fox on Nintendo Switch 2, I was in a pretty unique position compared to a lot of longtime Nintendo fans. While so many people have fond memories of playing the original back on the Nintendo 64, I never actually owned one growing up. That meant I completely missed out on the series during its heyday, and most … Read More

When I first played Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on PlayStation 5, I came away convinced it was one of the best RPGs of this generation. Before the Nintendo Switch 2 version launched, I also had the chance to preview the port, and while I was impressed by what I saw, there were still plenty of questions about how the full … Read More

I’ve always had a soft spot for Sword Art Online. While the anime has certainly had its ups and downs over the years, I’ve enjoyed following Kirito’s adventures ever since the series first debuted. The franchise has also produced a surprisingly solid lineup of video game adaptations, with several of them doing a great job of expanding on the world … Read More

I’ll be upfront. Otome games are not usually where I spend my time. I’ve always appreciated visual novels, especially ones that lean hard into strong writing, memorable characters, and stories that are willing to take risks, but romance focused titles often fall just outside my comfort zone. Still, Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights caught my attention. The … Read More

Housemarque has quietly become one of the most dependable studios in modern gaming. Over the last decade they’ve carved out a reputation as masters of the bullet hell genre, blending arcade chaos with cinematic presentation in games like Resogun, Nex Machina, and most notably Returnal. So going into Saros on PS5, I already had pretty high expectations. Thankfully, this is … Read More

When the original Tomodachi Life launched on the Nintendo 3DS back in 2013, it definitely looked like one of Nintendo’s strangest ideas. It wasn’t quite a life simulator, not really a management game, and definitely not something that could easily be explained to someone who hadn’t played it. You made a bunch of Miis, dropped them onto an island, and … Read More

I’ve got a bit of a weakness for roguelikes. That “one more run” feeling has stolen more of my time than I’d like to admit, and I mean that in the best possible way. Games like The Binding of Isaac and Rogue Legacy had me hooked for weeks on end, but nothing quite hit the same highs as Hades. When … Read More

I’ve dipped in and out of extraction shooters before, and while I always appreciate the tension, they tend to feel a bit sterile after a while. You get the adrenaline, sure, but not always the personality or long-term pull. Marathon surprised me because it has both. After a good number of hours on PS5, I’m still jumping back in, not because I … Read More

There was a time when the Fatal Frame series felt like a quiet pillar of survival horror. It never had the blockbuster presence of something like Resident Evil, but it carved out its own identity with a slower, more intimate kind of fear. In recent years though, it’s slipped into the background. New entries stopped coming, and unless you were … Read More

When most people think of the long-running Monster Hunter franchise, they picture intense action battles against towering beasts and the thrill of crafting powerful gear from the spoils of the hunt. But the spin-off series, Monster Hunter Stories, has always taken a very different approach. Rather than portraying monsters purely as prey, the Stories games explore a world where humans … Read More