Tag: news
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Farever is a Fun EA Game with Huge Potential!
Faraver is an online co-op action RPG that drops you into a cartoony world where you’re just trying to survive the wild lands of Siagarta. Before you think this is just another generic title with a hero complex, keep in mind that we aren’t the saviors here. We’re basically nobodies. It’s pretty refreshing to just…
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Perfect Tides: Station to Station and the Mess of Being 18
If being eighteen is mostly about waiting around and feeling awkward, then Perfect Tides: Station to Station realizes that idea in the best way possible. If you’ve ever said the wrong thing at a party, then you know exactly what we mean. It actually hurts to play sometimes because the writing feels so real. That’s…
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Wardrum Turns Grid Combat Into a Mosh Pit
Wardrum is a very cool game that mixes turn-based grids with rhythm mechanics. You might think this is a recipe for disaster, but it is far from an instant headache—quite the opposite. After failing a few runs, you get used to the groove and actually start craving it. The developers made something that is as…
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Hellforged: Blending Bullet-Heaven With Extraction Risk
Developer Moonpyre and publisher Grindstone are trying something a bit different with Hellforged. From the Hellforged playtest that we checked out, it seems like they’re taking the screen-clearing chaos of bullet-heaven games and bolting on the tension of an extraction shooter. You’ll be happy to hear that you aren’t just trying to survive; you are…
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HYPNOS: A Weird, Beautiful, and Truly Hypnotic Journey
Some games think they can claim a lovecraftian tag just because they put some tentacles on a boss. HYPNOS, on the other hand, drops the pretense. It actually messes with our heads in true Lovecraftian fashion. Getting dropped right into this huge, confusing maze on the edge of dreams made quite an impact on us,…
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WILL: Follow the Light: Gorgeous and Lonely Boat Ride
Games about isolation are tricky beasts to tame. If the mechanics and the level design aren’t well-executed, it’s quite possible to end up feeling like you’re aimlessly or unfulfillingly wandering in a completely empty world. WILL: Follow The Light is a game about isolation, but it is also a game that tries—and beautifully succeeds—in filling…
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Guild Wars 2 ‘The Only Way’: Exclusive Dev Q&A
The wait is finally over for Tyrians. After months of waiting, ArenaNet launched The Only Way, the second major update for Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity. This massive drop pushes you deeper into the mysteries of Castora by introducing a stunning new explorable zone called Eternity’s Garden. It also brings a wave of account-wide…
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Inside SOTO: Evolving the Survivor Genre With Luminas
The survivor roguelite genre has exploded in recent years. It has undeniably been largely defined by the single-character power trips of games like Vampire Survivors and Brotato. But what happens when you take that addictive core loop and introduce the strategic chaos of a full RPG party? That’s exactly what Luminas: Parasite Reign aims to…
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The Bleeding Ghost Story that is Dark Adelita
Dark Adelita is a game that really managed to surprise us. Instead of the usual nostalgia bait, it delivers something heavy. It drops us into post-revolutionary Mexico in 1918 and lets us shoot our way through literal nightmares. It’s the perfect example of a game that gives off breezy weekend vibes but instead serves a…
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Magical Princess is a Second Job that’s Full of Wonders
We are ESL teachers, so you’d think dealing with real classrooms would prepare us for this. It didn’t. After the long day we had, we didn’t expect a parenting simulator to test our patience quite like a room full of rowdy second graders. Throw in a magical school and monster attacks, and suddenly trying to…
