One of the cool things I really enjoy about video games is when it plays itself out to be more than just mechanics and obstacles for you to master and overcome. Like learning about the culture and methods of rice cultivation in Sakuna, the seemingly infinite pit of...
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PGDX 2024 Indie Highlights
Philippine Game Developer’s Expo (PGDX) came along and many showed up to let us see what they had. Now, there were a lot of people showing what they’d done and there were certainly good ones there to play. Heck, Until Then, a unique visual-novel style game that’s...
Metaphor ReFantazio Impressions: Looking Forward to October
So in comes the Philippine Game Developer’s Expo 2024, and to our pleasant surprise, SEGA has given us a closed-door session for their upcoming game, Metaphor ReFantazio. The build presented allowed us to play 15-minute slices of three different aspects...
Zenless Zone Zero – Expansion, Rather Than Innovation
Zenless Zone Zero is yet another hamster wheel to add on to the live service-style gacha games to the HoYoverse wheelhouse. Featuring its unique flavor of aesthetic but leaving a lot of other stuff under the hood very much the same. I’m going to take a closer look at...
Shadow of the Erdtree: A Bright Future for Soulslike
Elden Ring took the world by storm. No one can question the success that Miyazaki and From Software achieved with their highly anticipated title. And what the fans learned not too long after the initial release was that an expansion DLC was already in development....
First Dwarf Impressions: An Adventure With a Little Bit of Everything
The rise of indie developers that picked up the pace last year continues to shower us with their own takes on the established formulas of the modern game industry. Where at times, they show exactly how it’s done right. And what we have today is “First Dwarf,” a game...
Stellar Blade Review: Makes the Cut and Leaves a Promise
Do you need to make something original to be good? Well, being original helps. But I think we’ve proven time and again that it’s not necessary. I mean, I always want to try somebody’s spin on adobo or curry. Everybody likes to sink their time watching react videos,...
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Review: And the Pawns We Meet Along the way
So like every other family this year that can manage to afford it, we recently went on a trip to Japan. I was the one tasked with planning and putting it together, so one might be able to imagine what it was like to try to manage and plan around the needs of 8 other...
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Unicorn Overlord Review: Deserving of a Crown
So, if anyone saw my video reviewing 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. You would all know that I’m quite a fan of Vanillaware’s work. Odin’s Sphere, Grim-well, not that. Though Muramasa, Dragon’s Crown, and of course 13 Sentinels have a special place in my heart. That and the...