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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: 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-in-Progress – All Will Fall
Water, water everywhere, so it's time to get building. All Will Fall is a survival city-builder set in a soggy post-apocalyptic world where you have little space to build. Also, I didn't have enough capacity this month to play enough for review, so here's a preview of that.
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Review – Retro Rewind
Mmm, the smell of old plastic and magnetic tape. We lost something special with the downfall of the rental shop. Thankfully, we have games like Retro Rewind to take us back to those days where the late fee ruled over us all.
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Review – Timberborn
It's finally here! The 1.0 release of the best survival city-builder to date. Whoops! I think I just ruined the entire review. Well, you should read it anyway, because it's full of better words than this description has.
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Review – Crabmeat
Horror? Yeah, scary stuff. But check out this game about being the sole crewmate of a crabbing boat. Crabmeat! You just boat around the ocean, dropping crab traps and sorting your haul. Just watch out for the big ones.
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Review – Lovish
Lovish is a charming throwback to the single-screen arcade games that would have eaten rolls of quarters in the ’80s. Players take control of Sir Soloman, a selfish knight who decides to ditch his party before they venture out so he can have the princess in waiting all to himself. Without his band of RPG staples to help him out,…
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I have complicated feelings for Terra Invicta, a complicated game
I like complex games, sure, and Terra Invicta is full of complexity. However, it's not a total knock out of the park that it maybe should be. At least, it's not for me, which is where things get a bit compicated.
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Preview – Restory
I love the smell of solder fumes in the morning. That's why Restory is right up my alley. It recognizes the meditative quality of refurbishing old hardware and crams it into a nice cozy package.
