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Pokemon Sword and Shield Review
Developed by Game Freak Published by Nintendo Reviewed on Nintendo Switch With over twenty years of history, the Pokemon franchise has consistently provided simple and compelling role-playing experiences. Its seven prior mainline generations encompass unique designs, additional tweaks to
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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Review
Developed by Sega Published by Sega Reviewed on Nintendo Switch Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is the newest game to feature Mario and Sonic characters participating in friendly summer sports competitions. As the series’ debut
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Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout Review
Developed by Gust Co. Ltd. Published by Koei Tecmo Reviewed on PlayStation 4 (also available on Nintendo Switch and Steam) With Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists and Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland, the Atelier roleplaying franchise has really
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IndieCade 2019’s Fantastic Games
ConFreaks & Geeks once again attended IndieCade, a juried festival showcasing recently released and forthcoming independent game titles. This was IndieCade’s fifteenth year, and once again the event was held at Santa Monica College. We enjoyed browsing the nominated game
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Children of Morta Review
Developed by Dead Mage Published by 11 bit studios Reviewed on Steam (also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch) Children of Morta is a highly stylized action role-playing game that draws inspiration from dungeon crawlers and
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From Ys to Trails of Cold Steel: Interview with Nihon Falcom President Toshihiro Kondo
Nihon Falcom has been one of the major players in the role-playing genre since the early ’80s. With Ys and The Legend of Heroes series as well as plenty of standalone titles, Nihon Falcom continues to be a major prolific
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Muse Dash Review
Developed by PeroPeroGames Published by X.D. Network Reviewed on Nintendo Switch (also available on Steam) With straightforward mechanics, entrancing visuals, and catchy tunes, rhythm games have been a consistently appealing genre. Performing actions to the right timing is intuitive and
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Guilty Gear 20th Anniversary Pack Review
Developed by Arc System Works Published by Arc System Works and PQube Reviewed on Nintendo Switch (titles separately available on PlayStation 4 and Steam) Over the past two decades, the Guilty Gear series has enthralled fighting game aficionados with its
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Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland Review
Developed by Gust Co. Ltd. Published by Koei Tecmo Reviewed on PlayStation 4 (also available on Nintendo Switch and Steam) With an extensive history of captivating music, striking character design, and entertaining exposition, the Atelier series has provided numerous
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The Beautiful Action of Crystar
With a history of prolific development over the past decade, FuRyu has become renowned for their stylized takes on role-playing titles. Crystar is FuRyu’s new take on action role-playing. Following a release last October in Japan, it is coming to
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