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Action Adventure Review

BAKERU – Review

You may already know Good Feel for their work on some of the modern Yoshi titles and the recent Princess Peach Showtime. Today, they bring a wholly original work in the form of BAKERU, a sort of spiritual successor to Mystical Ninja Goemon. With rhythm and whimsy on full display, just what does it bring […]

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Action JRPG Review

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ – Review

The original Xanadu game was released nearly 40 years ago, and is one of the most important games in developer Falcom’s history. While it’s had some games here and there since then, it’s since fallen to the wayside among their catalog in favor of Ys and Trails. Tokyo Xanadu is the latest game in the […]

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Arcade Platformer Review

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble – Review

Super Monkey Ball is Sega’s premiere franchise involving monkeys rolling all around the place. Although Sega has broadly shifted away from arcade-centric gameplay, Monkey Ball still carries that torch. After a few remakes on Nintendo Switch, it’s finally time for a new game: Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble. Ball Out, Fall Out The core gameplay […]

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JRPG Review

Monster Hunter Stories – Review

At this point, everyone knows what Monster Hunter is. What first started as an ultra-popular multiplayer series in Japan is now a worldwide phenomenon. Sometime before Capcom had released Monster Hunter World and turned the series into an international hit, they released a spin-off for the 3DS called Monster Hunter Stories. Now eight years removed […]

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Adventure Platformer Review

Umbraclaw – Review

It feels like it’s been forever since Inti Creates last made a fully original series. Although recent installments in Gunvolt, Blaster Master, and Gal Gun have been keeping them busy, I was left hoping for something new. Those prayers have been answered in the form of Umbraclaw, from the same minds who brought us Blaster […]

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Action Review Rogue-Like Shooter

Splatoon 3: Side Order – Review

Released back in 2022, Splatoon 3 was the latest entry in Nintendo’s very successful competitive shooter series. Despite some hiccups with its multiplayer and inconsistent servers, it was the game that gave me a long-term interest in the series. More than a year later, the hotly anticipated expansion has arrived to give us even more. […]

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Review Rhythm

Gunvolt Records: Cychronicle – Review

If there’s one thing that the Gunvolt series is universally well-liked for, it’s the music. Ever since the very first game, the mix of a hardcore story with idol-like music and aesthetics bewildered players into trying it out. Inti Creates seems keenly aware of this because we’ve now got an entire game centered on nothing […]

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JRPG Review Rogue-Like

Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island – Review

You’ve most likely heard of the Mystery Dungeon series through its various crossovers over the years with the likes of Pokemon, Etrian Odyssey, and Final Fantasy. While it started out as a spinoff of Dragon Quest IV, it soon took on a life all its own in the form of Shiren the Wanderer. Shiren’s journey has spanned nearly […]