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So I went ahead and played Astro Bot for about 9 hours and finished it. No, not 100% clearing it and getting the platinum trophy, I don’t have time for that. But I did do a fair bit of going through side content and went through every stage that was available for me...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Isekai Chronicles already has some odds stacked up against it in my review. First of all, let’s do away with the absurd as usual light novel title and use the shorthand Japanese name like how every sensible weeb does,...
When we think of Star Wars games, it will always be about playing as soldiers in some war, or on the side of the Jedi or Sith. Either as a commander or general of a fleet, an elite marching to the orders of their superiors or as a wandering hero or villain out to...
One of the cool things I really enjoy about video games is when it plays itself out to be more than just mechanics and obstacles for you to master and overcome. Like learning about the culture and methods of rice cultivation in Sakuna, the seemingly infinite pit of...
Philippine Game Developer’s Expo (PGDX) came along and many showed up to let us see what they had. Now, there were a lot of people showing what they’d done and there were certainly good ones there to play. Heck, Until Then, a unique visual-novel style game that’s...
So in comes the Philippine Game Developer’s Expo 2024, and to our pleasant surprise, SEGA has given us a closed-door session for their upcoming game, Metaphor ReFantazio. The build presented allowed us to play 15-minute slices of three different aspects...
Zenless Zone Zero is yet another hamster wheel to add on to the live service-style gacha games to the HoYoverse wheelhouse. Featuring its unique flavor of aesthetic but leaving a lot of other stuff under the hood very much the same. I’m going to take a closer look at...
Elden Ring took the world by storm. No one can question the success that Miyazaki and From Software achieved with their highly anticipated title. And what the fans learned not too long after the initial release was that an expansion DLC was already in development....
The rise of indie developers that picked up the pace last year continues to shower us with their own takes on the established formulas of the modern game industry. Where at times, they show exactly how it’s done right. And what we have today is “First Dwarf,” a game...
Do you need to make something original to be good? Well, being original helps. But I think we’ve proven time and again that it’s not necessary. I mean, I always want to try somebody’s spin on adobo or curry. Everybody likes to sink their time watching react videos,...