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Review: Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII

Final Fantasy has been around for a long time, and was once arguably the best of a genre that displayed a lot of quality. An observant person might even say that there are parallels in how Final Fantasy has evolved and how JRPG's have...

Review: Shadowrun Dragonfall

Last year saw the introduction of developer Harebrained Scheme's Kickstarter darling Shadowrun Returns. The game's original campaign 'Dead Man's Switch' has you playing as a 'Runner' central to the investigation of a noir murder mystery....

Review: Double Dragon Neon

Nostalgia is such a double-edged sword when it comes to video games. On one hand gamers seem intrinsically prone to looking back at games past with rose-colored glasses, remembering the titles of their youth with almost religious...

Review: Chuck’s Challenge 3D

With the advent of mobile gaming, puzzle games have come to earn something of a reputation for being little more than delivery methods for micro-transactions and other undesired methods of business. This reputation is perhaps earned, as...

Review: Strider

Strider does not begin with much fanfare. There's no introductory cutscene to speak of, no storyline given for you to catch up on, Strider Hiryu himself doesn't even have a speaking line until about 50 minutes into the game. After taking a...

Review: The Last of Us Left Behind

Just in time for Valentines Day comes the single player DLC campaign for last year's hit The Last of Us. The campaign is all about Joel's partner and Dark Horse comic's American Dreams star Ellie, with levels that find her teamed up with...

Review: Tearaway

It's not long into Media Molecule's latest Vita title, Tearaway, when someone asks you for help. It's a common theme throughout the game, whether you're facing a squirrel whose missing his crown, a man without an incredible (and necessary)...

Thoughts On Broken Age: Act 1

There has always been something special about the way Tim Schafer approaches games, or at least about the way they turn out. His knack for bringing great narratives, wonderful characters, and fantastical elements to what seems to be...

Review: Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Are you ready to be a father? Are you ready to take care of your family, mow the lawn, and be an octopus? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might be ready to play Octodad. At its core, Octodad is a game driven by...

Why You Might Want to Check Out Serena

Aside from the fact it's free on Steam and there's not really much stopping you from playing it, despite maybe not having the right platform, Serena is a point and click adventure that can easily kill an hour of your time once you work...