Category: Review

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March 3, 2018

LOCALHOST

In 2017, game designer Sophia Park made waves with Arc Symphony, a game about a fictitious fan community from the …

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March 2, 2018

Ori and the Blind Forest

Ori and the Blind Forest, the first game developed by Moon Studios, an Austriac third-party developer of Microsoft, asks the …

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February 26, 2018

Spelunky

Procedural generation is an interesting design avenue. Enabling what can be considered a unique experience every time one plays a …

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February 25, 2018

Fez

Announced back in the summer of 2007, Fez became one of the more hotly anticipated games during the resurgence of …

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February 21, 2018

Hylics

To what extent is the term “surreal” applied to video games? Not often. Which is odd, because in a medium …

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February 20, 2018

Kalin no Tsurugi

Xtalsoft (pronounced “Crystalsoft”) developed a number of RPGs for computer platforms, including Lizard and the Mugen no Shinzou series, the …

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February 20, 2018

Samurai Gunn

Samurai Gunn is one of the most accessible fighting games you’ll find. It has nearly no learning curve, nothing you …

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February 18, 2018

Manic Game Girl

Manic Game Girl is a mildly interesting piece of history that holds some unusual records behind it. First and foremost, …

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February 14, 2018

HuniePop

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series HuniePop

There are few games quite as divisive as HuniePop. It’s sparked debate and argument since it first released, both thoughtful …

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February 14, 2018

HunieCam Studio

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series HuniePop

HuniePot’s follow up game, HunieCam Studio, was announced August 2015 and released just eight months later. This time around, they …

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February 13, 2018

Vanguard Princess

In 2009, former Capcom and SNK sprite artist Tomoaki Sugeno, known online as Suge9, released a new fighting game made …

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February 11, 2018

Fight ‘n Rage

The success of Castle Crashers in 2008 spurred a small resurrection of the arcade beat-em-up genre, but few pay such …

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February 10, 2018

Double Dragon IV

This entry is part 19 of 22 in the series Double Dragon

Double Dragon IV takes the same route as Capcom’s Mega Man 9, released almost a decade prior. It’s a “new” …

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February 8, 2018

Silviana

Developed by Pack-In Video, Silviana (also spelled Sylviana) is an action-RPG that, like others around the time, is inspired by …