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Do Astro Bot’s Sales Spell Doom or Gloom?

Astro Bot sales figures are in! Were they enough to make Sony consider focusing on single-player games again? Or does this only confirm Sony’s desire to make multiplayer behemoths?

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Metaphor Made Me Confront My Atlus RPG Burnout

Metaphor: ReFantazio is undoubtedly a top five game of the year. But it also made me face a harsh reality; I’m completely burnt out on Atlus RPGs. At least the Persona-style ones. Here’s why.

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Silent Hill 3 (2003) Throwback Review

The Silent Hill 2 remake left me wanting more. More fog. More horrors. So instead of waiting many years for the inevitable remake of 3, I decided to jump into the original! Does the PS2 classic hold up? Or is it a clunky mess?

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Silent Hill 2 Remake Review

Bloober Team has received tons of criticism for being chosen to develop the remake of Silent Hill 2. After years of an exhausting debate, how did it turn out? Well...

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Echoes of Wisdom Impressions from a Jaded Zelda Fan

I don't really like Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom too much. They're good games, but not good Zelda games. If I'm not counting remakes, it's been since 2013's A Link Between Worlds that the series had a new entry that clicked with me. What do I think about Princess Zelda's debut so far?

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Final Fantasy VI vs VII [Part 2]

Rounding out my second and final part of Final Fantasy VI versus Final Fantasy VII! This could easily be three or four parts, and maybe I'll make more in the distant future. But for now, enjoy!

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Final Fantasy VI vs VII [Part 1]

I've found that Final Fantasy VI and VII are deeply intertwined. In many ways, VI feels like a prelude to VII. Certain songs, abilities and moments feel like a prototype for the 1997 masterpiece. But VI also stands up as a 10/10 game as well. So which execution was better?

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2024- The Year of 8’s

All across the internet you'll see people crying that gaming is "dead". But why? 2024 has been a year of completely good or sometimes even great games. Why does every game have to be a masterpiece?

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Visions of Mana Impressions (First Five Hours)

My list of anticipated 2024 games is starting to approach quickly! And it all starts with Visions of Mana. I'm five hours into the game. Does it disappoint? Or is it the next great action JRPG?

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When Gaming Becomes a Blur

Have you ever felt like the endless sea of video games, movies, music, TV and books is overwhelming? Me too. And the only thing worse than not trying one of these things, is trying it while not giving it the attention it deserves

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The OTHER Atlus Problem

Atlus is one of my favorite developers. Their catalog is stacked with banger after banger. But they treat their fans like crap. Why do they do this?

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