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I’m (Probably) Not Ready for Slay The Princess

This is kind of an odd moment for me, as I’ve never really been one to start talking about a game when I’m not even a full hour into it. However, I’m already feeling the need to talk about Slay the Princess, well at least briefly. I knew this was going to be a different…

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Choice is Still Futile in The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

When I first played The Stanley Parable years ago, the experience left me with mixed feelings. On one hand, I loved it for being so very clever about the illusion of choice in games. On the other, I hated it for being so very cheeky about the illusion of choice in games. At the time…

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Becoming a Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Franchisee in FNAF 6

FNAF 6, AKA Pizzeria Simulator, has you becoming a franchisee tasked with managing your very own Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria.  In addition to the usual five nights of keeping animatronics from murdering you, you’ll also be able to buy far more docile animatronics to entertain your guests, playtest games that will earn you bonus revenue, and…get…

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Metaphor ReFantazio – Journey’s End

Well, it took about a month, but I’ve finally reached the end of Metaphor ReFantazio. While I didn’t like absolutely everything about it, I still have to say that this absolutely was a blast of an experience. I’ve already logged some detailed thoughts in previous posts, but, for a game like this, I feel a…

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Hogwarts Legacy: Magically Delicious

There are lots of nice words I could use to describe the 2023 darling, Hogwarts Legacy. Charming, delightful, and enjoyable rise to the top, but the best single word I can think of describe the experience is balanced. In fact, Hogwarts Legacy might be the most well-balanced game in my current library. Placing all its…

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Sony May Not Be Going Disc-less Just Yet After All

For a long time now, the vidoe game industry has been steadily chasing this dream of an all-digital future, where physical media is all but extinguished and games are all streamed via the internet. This future has been all but realized on PC save for the streaming requirement, but publishers have not yet been able…

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Choo-Choo Charles is Utterly Ridiculous…and Kinda Fun

You may have heard of this absurd indie horror game made by one guy.  Choo-Choo Charles is about a monster hunter who’s been summoned to the dreary island of Aranearum to hunt down the abomination that is Charles, a monstrous spider with a clownish visage that has presumably taken up residence within one of the…

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Metaphor ReFantazio’s Supporter Stories Surprised Me

Having played a few Atlus games by now, I figured that things in Metaphor ReFantazio would more or less play out the same as they did in its predecessors. That is, I was expecting character stories that were interesting enough, but ultimately fairly shallow in terms of character development. That hasn’t really been the case,…

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