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Flint: Treasure of Oblivion (PC) – Review

Keiran McEwen — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:00:11 +0000

As the Sweet Transvestite sang, “And when you’re a professional pirate…” Set in the golden age of piracy (minus the bay of the internet), Flint: Treasure of Oblivion plays as a prequel to Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson’s seminal work and character, Captain James Flint. Though the marketing lacks major Treasure Island or The Sea Cook: A Story for Boys notes, the pirate-based CRPG plunders…

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Agatha Christie – Death on the Nile Announced

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:00:18 +0000

As a fan of classic mystery fiction, including work by Agatha Christie herself, I love the resurgence in the popularity of her work over the last few years. Microids has done well to create a variety of solid games (though they have variable quality) adapting several of her most famous works. Now, the classic tale of Death on the Nile is next. While we do not have a release date…

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The Smurfs 2: Prisoner of the Green Stone (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 17:00:42 +0000

I am a huge fan of The Smurfs. Throughout most of my childhood, I enjoyed The Smurfs cartoons, and I am glad that Microids has taken to reviving the IP in game form over the past few years. The Smurfs 2: Prisoner of the Green Stone is a fun twist on the Smurfs IP, pulling the classic characters into a run-and-gun third-person shooter. In The Smurfs 2, Handy Smurf has created a revolutionary…

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Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:00:34 +0000

After reviewing The London Case a little while ago, I was very curious to see what Murder on the Orient Express had to offer. Upon investigating this new Agatha Christie release, I discovered that it wasn’t developed by Blazing Griffin. Instead, Microids employed their own Studio Lyon to create what might be the most refreshing Agatha Christie game thus far, though it isn’t without issues.

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Agatha Christie – The London Case (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:00:48 +0000

I have grown to love the Agatha Christie games. I’ve always enjoyed a good mystery, and both The ABC Murders and The First Cases were great adaptations of Agatha Christie’s work. Hercule Poirot’s work is never done, yet The London Case makes me wonder if the famous detective might need a vacation. In Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The London Case, you play the titular detective as he finds…

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Smurfs Kart (Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:00:58 +0000

A great kart racer needs a few things to not instantly be compared to a generic Mario Kart clone. Firstly, it needs to have solid controls that make racing feel fun, not frustrating. Secondly, it’s crucial that the game features enough of its own identity to make it fun to spend time in its world. Lastly (and most crucially) it needs to have enough content to not feel like an experience meant to…

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Noob – The Factionless (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:00:47 +0000

2023 seems to be shaping up to be a year where I am consistently surprised by the Indie gaming scene. Sometimes, attempts to bring popular international properties into the gaming space don’t go well, such as the Asterix and Obelix games. However, with Noob – The Factionless, a popular web series is now an engaging Turn-Based RPG. Noob – The Factionless is a single-player RPG based on the French…

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The Smurfs 2 Gets New Trailer

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:00:01 +0000

I’ve been a fan of The Smurfs for a long time. It always interests me when I see the Smurfs getting new content, whether it is in a movie or a game. It seems that Microids and Smurfs IP owner IMPS are continuing their partnership for another game based on The Smurfs IP. Revealed Saturday, July 22nd at San Diego Comic-Con, The Smurfs 2: The Prisoner of the Green Stone received a brand new trailer.

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Metal Mutation Early Access Preview

Mike Reitemeier — Mon, 15 May 2023 15:00:15 +0000

When two genres come together, they can truly captivate their target audience. So when I saw the words “cyberpunk” and “Roguelike” put together to market Metal Mutation, I knew I had to get my hands on it. The hyper-futuristic setting coupled with the intensity of a challenging playthrough instantly generated interest in me, and I’m sure I’m not alone in that sentiment. As developer T0 Studio’s…

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Asterix & Obelix: The Ram from Hibernia (Switch) Review

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:00:17 +0000

I like a good beat-em-up as much as the next person. I grew up on games like Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, and the old TMNT arcade-style games. I wasn’t familiar with the Asterix and Obelix IP though, so I decided to give Asterix & Obelix XXXL: The Ram from Hibernia a try. Sadly, like a lot of tie-in games for lesser-known IP, The Ram from Hibernia is…well, half-baked at best. You play as the…

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