Alejandro Segovia

31

May

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : 007 First Light : Name’s Bond. James Bond

“Is James Bond still relevant?” That is the age-old question that has followed the 007 film franchise throughout its more than 50-year existence. With every soft reboot and recast, people inevitably ask whether James Bond still has a place in what was, at the time, considered the “modern” era. Time…

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11

May

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Directive 8020 : Facsimile

During the resurgence of the adventure genre in the early 2010’s, developer Supermassive Games surprised the world with the release of their ode to slasher horror movies, Until Dawn in 2015. Salvaging the remnants of a project originally built around the PlayStation Move technology, Supermassive Games retooled their game to…

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31

Mar

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Monster Hunter Stories 3 : Rider’s Glory

There is no underplaying the golden age Capcom is in as a company right now. Considering all the well deserved fanfare they are currently getting with the critical and commercial success of Resident Evil Requiem, the positive momentum of next month’s Pragmata and the salivating return of Onimusha later this…

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20

Feb

By Alejandro Segovia

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Avowed : PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro Analysis

Originally announced back in the initial Xbox Series X/S Showcase for July 2020, Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed took a long while before finally making it to market around this time a year ago. While it didn’t set the world on fire critically compared to other high profile games from 2025 (including…

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02

Feb

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Dragon Quest VII Reimagined : For the Almighty

Considering its status as one of the most respected grandfathers of the JRPG genre, the last two years have been special for Dragon Quest fans. For a franchise that has struggled with a scattered and inconsistent release cadence between mainline entries, Square Enix’s recent streak of thoughtful HD-2D remakes has…

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22

Nov

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 : Jumping the Shark

Despite its yearly success, the Call of Duty franchise had been hitting a quality snag in recent years. Even though it seemed like the series had mastered the yearly release cycle, the current era exposed cracks in the well-oiled machine. You could blame the pandemic, the developer switch ups, or…

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29

Oct

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Dragon Quest I & II HD 2D Remake : Full Circle

For a genre now defined by grandiose storytelling and high-end cinematic production, the Dragon Quest series stands apart as the JRPG’s enduring comfort food. Never burdened by layers of systems or overproduced spectacle, Dragon Quest instead keeps things simple, relying on heart, structure, and the quiet rhythm of a hero’s…

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20

Oct

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Ninja Gaiden 4 : Double Dragon

Ask fans of character action games which titles sit atop the genre’s Mount Rushmore, and odds are Ninja Gaiden makes the cut, specifically the 2005 Ninja Gaiden Black re-release (of the 2004 game) on the original Xbox. At the height of the genre, Team Ninja’s 3D revival under the late…

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01

Oct

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Digimon Story Time Stranger : Brave Heart

Even though I haven’t been up to date with Digimon in years, I’ll always hold a soft spot for the franchise. I still remember how the first two seasons of Digimon Adventure kept me company during a rough time in my country after a devastating natural disaster. Being sheltered and…

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18

Sep

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree

In an era where developers are endlessly chasing From Software’s “Souls” formula, it’s also clear we’ve entered the age of developers chasing the rogue-like. It feels like every month brings another new entry in the genre, or a game adds a rogue-like or lite mode as DLC. These games are…

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06

Sep

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots : Safe Swing

There was a time when PlayStation’s identity wasn’t just “big cinematic blockbusters.” In the PS1–PS4 era, especially, Sony Japan cultivated a lineup of quirky, soulful little titles that balanced out tentpoles, like the God of War games or The Last of Us' of the world. Hot Shots Golf—known globally as Everybody’s…

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28

Aug

By Alejandro Segovia

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Review : Metal Gear Solid Delta : Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid is bar none one of my favorite franchises from the formative years of my gaming career. Kojima’s stealth action opus not only cemented my love for stealth games, but showed me the power of video games as storytelling. Yes, some cutscenes stretched on. Yes, Kojima indulged in…

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23

Jul

By Alejandro Segovia

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How Death Stranding 2 Pieced Me Back Together

“Should we have connected?” That was the question legendary creator Hideo Kojima posed in the early marketing of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. On the surface, it felt like a thematic hook—a clever rhetorical tagline that questioned the actions of its forebear. But close to one month later, after…

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30

Jun

By Alejandro Segovia

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Preview : Bandit Trap : Home Not Alone

Cops and robbers may be common fodder in real life, but it's a concept that’s not usually exploited in videogames. Bandit Trap, from developer PICOMY, is certainly trying to give their spin with a more family friendly take on the concept. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gUWTHbcIjU For the uninitiated, Bandit Trap is a 3v1…

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26

Jun

By Alejandro Segovia

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Preview : Pragmata : Hack N’ Shoot

Originally revealed during the Future of PlayStation Showcase before receiving an indefinite delay back in 2022, Capcom re-unveiled their new IP Pragmata during the latest PlayStation State of Play, and it's now slated to release during 2026, alongside other big hitters like Resident Evil Requiem and Onimusha: Way of the…

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