I've never been sure what kind of image Tokyo RPG Factory wants to project with its name. When I think of an "RPG factory," I think about games assembled qui...

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There are a lot of uncomfortable moments in Telling Lies, the latest game from Her Story director Sam Barlow. Moments of intimacy, not intended to be seen by...

Telling Lies Review

Dice were the core of Dungeons and Dragons, the original role-playing game, the granddaddy of the entire RPG genre. Dicey Dungeons, the latest game from Supe...

Dicey Dungeons Review

In 2013, Studio Ghibli released The Wind Rises. The film, once set to be acclaimed animator Hayao Miyazaki's final feature, was a fictionalized biopic of Jir...

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I admit, I was not looking forward to Age of Wonders: Planetfall. I'm a big fan of Triumph Studios' last outing, Age of Wonders 3. Across the original releas...

Age of Wonders: Planetfall Review

People have a proclivity for drama and ruin, given the right stage. It's easy to wonder why Shakespearean tragedies pan out in certain ways, or wonder why a ...

Elsinore Review

We've been waiting a long time for a new Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Back in 2008, Marvel Studios introduced the world to Iron Man, properly kicking off the Ma...

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Review

Over these past two weeks, I've been pondering, "What makes a Final Fantasy game a Final Fantasy game?" Is it just a name you can slap on anything? Is it tha...

Final Fantasy 14: Shadowbringers Review

Some games deal in subtlety, while others pedal in the opposite. Sea of Solitude, the new EA-published adventure game from Jo-Mei Games, is the latter.

Sea of Solitude Review

There is an idea in the field of philosophy and the study of time, that while our bodies are wholly fixed in the present, our minds are free to time-travel a...

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Samurai Shodown is a reboot of sorts, beyond just name alone. The first new SamSho on consoles in a decade, the weapon-based 2D fighter returns with a delibe...

Samurai Shodown Review

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night developer Koji Igarashi is back on the bloodsucker wagon with the Kickstarter-funded Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. De...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Review

You don't really play Yakuza games. You live them. You eat the food in the ever-familiar Kamurocho restaurants like Wild Jackson. You befriend the locals. Yo...

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