Impressions

Impressions : Epomaker G84 HE Keyboard

Impressions : Epomaker G84 HE Keyboard

Recently I was on the hunt for a new gaming keyboard. Enter the Epomaker G84 HE. I'd heard good things about Epomaker, and the G84 seem to have everything I was looking for while being more compact and quiet. Let's see how it stacks up. Per Epomaker's site, the spec…
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Impressions : Where Winds Meet

Impressions : Where Winds Meet

Where Winds Meet is a complicated game. It’s a game that tries to do a lot of things; some of them it does very well, while others it puts forth a good effort, and other still, it completely fails. It’s for this reason that this impressions piece comes two months…
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Review : Sword of the Sea : Poetry in Motion

Review : Sword of the Sea : Poetry in Motion

What happens when you mash together a hoverboard, a magic sword, and the artistic DNA of Journey and Abzû? You get Sword of the Sea, Giant Squid’s latest work of interactive poetry. This is a game where dunes roll like ocean swells, where you carve across dead landscapes and breathe…
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Early Access Impressions : Jump Space

Early Access Impressions : Jump Space

In space, no one can hear you scream. Unless you’re on a Discord call with friends, in which case, they really want you to stop. This is Jump Space, a Player-verse-Environment (PvE) game that mixes in roguelike elements with an extraction-shooter like mechanics developed by Keepsake Games. How does Jump…
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Review In-Progress : Grounded 2

Review In-Progress : Grounded 2

Released in early access in July of 2020 and often referred to as "Honey I Shrunk the Kids, the game," Obsidian Entertainment's Grounded represented a unique survival crafter. After a couple years of additional development and expansion, it released fully in late 2022, and later on additional platforms in 2024.…
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Impressions : Heart of the Machine

Impressions : Heart of the Machine

Heart of the Machine from Arcen Games describes itself as a blend of a lot genres, including city builder, 4X, and several others that I forgot as soon as I read them. A lot of genres I don’t have a ton of experience with, let’s put it that way. But…
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Impressions : Ayasa Shadow of Silence : Shadow of Potential

Impressions : Ayasa Shadow of Silence : Shadow of Potential

I recently played Little Nightmares 1 and 2 for the first time, and they ignited a love for the puzzle-platformer genre I didn’t know I had. The art design, world-building, and varied challenges blew me away. Little Nightmares and Bramble (this deserves an article of its own...) totally opened my…
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Impressions : Towerborne Early Access

Impressions : Towerborne Early Access

From developers Stoic, Towerborne is a game I have had my eyes on since it was announced. A side-scrolling cooperative game that exuded Castle Crashers vibes with an attractive aesthetic seemed to be right up my alley. I now have a few hours in the game courtesy of an early…
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Impressions : Marvel Rivals : Inking by Numbers

Impressions : Marvel Rivals : Inking by Numbers

It’s rare for me to play a competitive multiplayer game, generally speaking. These days, I am often locked into World of Warcraft thanks to the Player Vs Environment (PVE) aspect. Going up against other players used to be something I did back when I was younger, when my reflexes were…
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Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D : Remaking a Classic

Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D : Remaking a Classic

One of the most exciting games I played at Summer Game Fest was Square-Enix's upcoming remake of DRAGON QUEST 3; one of the most important JRPGs in gaming history. DRAGON QUEST 3 HD-2D Remake is a stunning re-imagining of the beloved masterpiece and narrative beginning to The ErdrickTrilogy –the first…
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Impressions : Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

Impressions : Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

With over 450 hours (and counting) invested, Elden Ring is firmly placed among my favorite games of all-time. As I have covered the game extensively since launch, I was exceedingly happy to sit down with Bandai-Namco last week at Summer Game Fest to enjoy a brief hands-on demo of Shadow…
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