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Video hosted by Steve Heller I was pretty excited for Ashwalkers, a new narrative-focused survival adventure that takes place in a volcanic wasteland. Unfortunately it was was devoid of meaning, leaving a bad taste in my mouth at the end of my first, and only run of the supposedly repeatable
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Written and photographed by Drew Taylor You paint the heavens with your fingertip, connecting stars into unnamed constellations until you find one that you like. The stars always shine brighter with you. We’re lying on our backs in the tall grass, side by side. Our heads are gently touching.
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Written by Rinoa Carmichael Wild Arms XF* has the best job system in gaming. *XF is pronounced CrossFire. Since inception, classes have been a core part of RPG systems. Classes create defined roles and growth for characters helping everyone feel different and unique. However, almost as soon as classes came
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Written and hosted by Steve Heller When I booted up Everhood I was expecting a light and quirky adventure, filled with memorable characters, a danceable soundtrack, and some feel good moments. I was wrong. I was very, very…. wrong. Everhood bills itself as an unconventional adventure RPG, and I definitely
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Written and photographed by Drew Taylor The shallow water smacks impatiently against the side of the boat in a language thick with meaning: Shlap. Shlap. Shlap. You say you don’t want to go (don’t leave me), but I’m already on the island; the long, flat grass brushing
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Written and hosted by Steve Heller I’m one of those weirdos who never really played Mega Man. Despite growing up playing games before I could even talk, the little android man and I never really crossed paths in over thirty years of gaming adventures. In fact, most of what
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Written by Rinoa Carmichael *Critical hit* *character dies* *restart* If that felt familiar to you, and you didn’t read the title of the article, you are probably someone who played a Fire Emblem game. Fire Emblem perhaps more than any other series I know, has always a deep tension
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Written and hosted by Steve Heller When Disjunction came across my desk I was told it was Hotline Miami taking place in a cyberpunk world. It never really provided exactly that, and while it does a lot of things right, Disjunction never really grows past its first few hours. It’
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Written and hosted by Steve Heller When Olija came across my desk, I honestly didn’t know what I was in for. Judging from the trailers I was expecting yet another typical pixel art Metroidvaniah. However the involvement of Devovler Digital had me wondering what the hook was. Turns out,
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Written and hosted by Steve Heller I still remember the first time I saw the reveal trailer for Crypt of the Necrodancer. Not only was the name just utterly perfect, but its unique mashup of Roguelike dungeon crawling and rhythm games was just so damn fun. That’s why I
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Written and hosted by Steve Heller When it comes to first person narrative adventures, players are spoilt for choice. There’s the trailblazing Gone Home, the deeply moving What Remains of Edith Finch, the heady and esoteric The Stanley Parable, and lets not forget about the phenomenal Firewatch. Suffice to
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Written and hosted by Steve Heller Stirring Abyss is a hardcore tactics game that is filled with horrific Lovecraftian lore that honestly infected my brain for a few weeks while I was reviewing other games. The way it manages to weave familiar mechanics together with hypnotic narrative is rather striking,