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Review : Ashen

Review : Ashen

Released last month, Ashen from A44 Games gained notoriety for its unique art style and souls-like design. After spending time with the title, both for Backseat Gaming and afterwards to complete my playthrough, I've really enjoyed my time with it. First things first, the game does use the "Souls" formula.…
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Review : Gris

Review : Gris

Indie games seem to be a dime a dozen these days. That's not a bad thing necessarily, options are what keeps our hobby alive and kicking. The problem is, it takes something special to make people take notice. In 2018, we seemed to see a rise in the quality of…
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Review : Just Cause 4

Review : Just Cause 4

If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, there's probably a good chance it's a duck. Just Cause 4 is said duck. The follow up to 2015's Just Cause 3 picks up right where it's predecessor left off, in more ways than one.…
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Review : Super Smash Brothers Ultimate

Review : Super Smash Brothers Ultimate

Since the early 1980’s Nintendo has introduced many franchises to people of all ages. In 1999, we received Nintendo’s first fighting game which brought so many of their famous characters to the ring. Sure, the game hasn’t really changed from the objective of “smashing” your opponents off the stage, but…
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Review : Red Dead Redemption 2

Review : Red Dead Redemption 2

In my 36 years of gaming, there are but a handful of games that elevate themselves so far beyond other titles of the same time frame, I forever place them on a pedestal. After more than 130 hours of residing in the greatest game world ever developed, Red Dead Redemption…
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Review : Hitman 2

Review : Hitman 2

The Hitman franchise has always been hit or miss for me (no pun intended). While I've always loved the premise, the execution (geez, this might be difficult) wasn't always sound. However, with the release of the rebooted Hitman on current generation consoles in 2016, the series stepped into entirely new…
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Review : Beat Saber VR

Review : Beat Saber VR

I'm tired. Not from lack of sleep or because I overindulged in Thanksgiving dinner, which I did. It's because of Beat Saber, the new PSVR game from Hyperbolic Magnetism. Originally released earlier this year on Steam, it's finally made its way to the PlayStation. The game challenges you to slash…
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