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Familiar IPs Are My Gacha Gaming Kryptonite
The siren call of gacha rarely hits my ears - that is, until I see a familiar property from one of my favorite games.
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Honkai Star Rail's Penacony Arc Is Literally The Sleeper Hit I Never Saw Coming
I never thought I'd be pondering deep life questions in a mobile gacha game - yet for Honkai Star Rail's partially-Inception-inspired Penacony arc, that's exactly what I was doing.
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The Ghost Of Edutainment Still Lives Through Carmen Sandiego
Carmen Sandiego taught me that almanacs were cool and learning was cooler.
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Banter Makes The Games Go 'Round
Games with compelling characters are always fun, but add some incidental dialogue and that's the seasoning that spices things up.
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A Metaphorical Fantasy For An Uncomfortable Reality
Metaphor ReFantazio hit uncomfortably close to home many times during my playthrough of it - but its stark, eerily similar-to-our-own-society fantasy kept me hooked.
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Octopath Traveler Is An Old-School Love Letter To Square Enix's Story-Driven Pixel Days
Square Enix is wowing people lately with Final Fantasy VII's modern presentation, but Octopath Traveler's series shows there's still room for old-school simplicity in JRPGs.
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Simple Adventure Games Provide Complex Joy
Big, sweeping setpieces comprise many of today's most beloved adventure games, but simple stuff is still charming in its own way.
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The Joy Of Tending The Tactical RPG Garden
Or how Fire Emblem Engage reminded me that I still like moving little characters around maps.
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Persona 3 Reloads A Sobering Reminder Of Reality Into Games
The Reloaded release of Persona 3 brings with it a story and setting that isn't happy-go-lucky - and it works because of it.
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FFXIV's Endless Patience
These days, with time as precious as it is, it's nice to have an MMO that respects what free moments you have.