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The Caligula Effect review
Japanese role-playing aficionados know that allegory is a frequent storytelling strategy. Whether it’s Hyperdimension Neptunia’s spirted take on game console…
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Persona 5 review
With a slew of sequels and spin-offs across its twenty-year legacy, the Persona series remains remarkably relevant. Much of this…
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Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy (PC) review
As fans of fighting, platforming, and rhythm-based games likely know, genres can be curiously cyclical. Case in point: the first-person…
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Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey
Amid the indefatigable barrage of bombastic games that deliver adrenaline-soaked, white knuckle experiences, there’s Gust’s Atelier franchise. Far removed from…
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Torment: Tides of Numenera review
Most contemporary role-playing games have digressed from their table-top roots. Modern narratives rarely reflect the type of bookish descriptions articulated…
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Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force review
With remakes, remasters, and ports comprise a significant portion of the game industry’s output, it’s natural to be a bit…
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Tales of Berseria review
The twenty-first century ushered in a tonal shift for Japanese role-playing games. Previously, protagonists were habitually plucky and perpetually cheerful.…
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Yakuza 0 review
Context is an oft overlooked constituent in gaming. While 2009’s The Saboteur replicated the familiar driving and destruction mechanics of…
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Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea review
Quite often, Western dystopia is rendered in a very distinct manner. Outdoor settings are often sun-beached and desiccated, dotted with…
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Criminal Girls: Invite Only (PC) review
Veteran gamers might recall the industry’s puritanical era. It was a bewildering time when Nintendo tweaked RGB levels, converting Mortal…
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