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Review – Astronook
As my son’s obsession with all things space and planets continues to grow, I keep my eye open for games that might allow him to explore what he loves even deeper. Astronook caught my attention because it’s a so-called “cozy” experience, which definitely sounds perfect for a three-year-old. I’ll tell you what’s not cozy: trying to solve way-too-intense connect-the-dot puzzles…
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Review – R-Type Dimensions III
R-Type is a series with remarkable consistency. You can ask a group of fans what their favourite title is and almost every entry will be represented. For me, it’s R-Type III: The Third Lightning, but that might be because I love the SNES. Also, I’ve only played the first three games. Released in 1993 on SNES, R-Type III was the…
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Review – Star Fox 64 3D
When news about Star Fox for the Switch 2 dropped, I immediately messaged Zoey and told her I was going to review it when it drops later this year. But if I’m gonna do a review of the game justice, I’ll have to refresh my memory of Star Fox 64. It had been a long time since I played it,…
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Review – Star Fox 64
Ooo, Star Fox 64. A landmark title for the N64. There's a reason that Nintendo keeps going back to remake it for newer consoles. Actually, there are numerous reasons, but most strikingly, it's because they apparently don't have anyone who can write an actually new space opera. But also because it's a great little rail shooter that is hard to…
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Review: inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories.
Last year, I found myself in a bit of a reading frenzy with books about shops, stores, cafes, and similar neighborhood establishments. I devoured the likes of Robert Seethaler’s The Cafe with no Name, Kim Ho-Yeon’s The Second Chance Convenience Store, and—to a lesser extent—Mai Mochizuki’s The Full Moon Coffee Shop as I sought the comfort of their feel-good dramas…
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Review – Lucky & Wild
Mixing driving with lightguns is so obvious it's surprising that Lucky & Wild is one of the few full-body arcade games to do it. But did it do the concept justice or squander its amazing idea?
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Review – Majyūō: King of Demons
I hate admitting that I haven’t heard of a game before, but I can’t claim to have known of King of Demons (known as Majyūō in its homeland). To be fair, it was previously only released in Japan on the Super Famicom, and now commands a hefty price tag on the collector’s market. As part of their recent reissue of…
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Review – Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III
The Bubble Bobble lore is hard to follow. Bub and Bob keep going from bubble-spewing dinosaurs to rotund children and back again, but maybe it’s also their kids, or maybe it’s their girlfriends. Sometimes they’re dragons, and sometimes they aren’t. To make it more confusing, there are two “The Story of Bubble Bobble IIIs.” There’s 1991’s Parasol Stars: The Story…
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Review – Spica Adventure (Arcade)
After a big resurgence in the ‘90s, the arcade industry was in sharp decline in the early ‘00s with new games slowing to a trickle, largely due to the home console market catching up in terms of power. Games of this period would often launch alongside a console version, so it’s a bit rare that a game of that era…
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Review – Anthology of the Killer
One of the best games of 2024 has arrived on console, and that means there's nowhere you're safe. Learn why this collection of 9 short horror games is so fantastic, and then put it on your list of priorities. Near the top!
