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Planet Coaster 2 (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:00:03 +0000

Planet Coaster is one of the games I have played the most on the Xbox Series X. As a huge fan of sandbox-style simulation games and evidently a theme park nerd, this series is tailor-made for my niche interests. I also adored the RollerCoaster Tycoon games back in the day, so you can imagine how much joy I have in saying Planet Coaster 2 is here and bringing the series to new heights.

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Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Multiplayer (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:00:31 +0000

The Call of Duty franchise needs little introduction, but for some who have left the series behind in recent entries, it might be time for a reintroduction. The core elements that have made the games one of the highest-grossing titles nearly every year for some time now are still here. You’re likely hearing friends, streamers, and critics discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 more than other recent…

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Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:00:38 +0000

Life is Strange gained a passionate fanbase following one of the most memorable stories in video games upon its release in 2015. Max and Chloe are synonymous with the medium’s most emotional, effective narratives since its inception. Since then, we’ve experienced relatively good entries in the spin-offs and prequels that repackage the experience of the original. Storywise, however…

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Metaphor: ReFantazio (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 17:00:16 +0000

A great RPG requires the player to feel surrounded by the world a game invites them in to. Atlus has never had a hard time inventing exciting characters and stories, but the world of Metaphor: ReFantazio might be their best. While it’s impossible to separate this new game from the studio’s Persona releases of the past, there’s a newness, and more importantly, a revitalization…

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Fae Farm Heading to PlayStation and Xbox

Taylor Bauer — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:00:10 +0000

We’re experiencing no shortage of farming sims in the last 10 years. For a genre that felt more or less reduced down to the Harvest Moon franchise, there are now small indie teams and major AAA studios working on farming simulators. One of my most recent favorites, Fae Farm is currently a Nintendo Switch and PC-only game, but that won’t be the case for much longer. Developer Phoenix Labs announced…

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Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Xbox Series X) Review

Taylor Bauer — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:00:46 +0000

We’re in a strange age of video gaming where some games don’t stay exclusive forever. I’m grateful that this is a growing trend, seeing as people should be able to play great games no matter where they play. Ember Lab’s Kena: Bridge of Spirits was first released as a PS5 exclusive but has since joined the […]

Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 13:00:25 +0000

Telltale Games acquired Sam & Max, a silly little duo of a noir dog and insane bunny rabbit, in 2004. Before this, LucasArts had adapted the game from a late-80s comic book series. While the characters central to the series weren’t household names, their point-and-click adventures have made them cult favorites. Developer Skunkape Games has gone on to remaster and rerelease three of the games…

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Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland is an NES-Era Throwback

Taylor Bauer — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 13:00:13 +0000

There’s nothing quite like nostalgia for your childhood favorites. Whether it’s a show, a movie, or a video game, adulthood feels like a never-ending chase to recapture some of that magic. Luckily for 90s kids, one of the most popular cartoons of the final decade of the 20th century is about to get an NES-era-influenced game starring some of the most famous babies of the 90s. With players on PC…

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Console Sale Decreases Don’t Mean Console Gaming is Dead

Taylor Bauer — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:00:11 +0000

There’s growing concern and conversation about the future of gaming as it pertains to where players play their favorite titles. Xbox and Microsoft are betting that the Cloud is the future; meanwhile, Sony is still, alongside Nintendo, firmly in the console space, even as PC hardware moves towards handheld and increasingly takes up space in the ecosystem. All of this is to say that many who love…

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The Star Named EOS (Nintendo Switch) Review

Taylor Bauer — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:00:35 +0000

A video game’s ability to use a real-world medium for creativity and artistry as a key gameplay mechanic can be tricky to pull off. That said, photography has proved to be one such medium that translates well to a video game. In The Star Named EOS, players are tasked with utilizing photos to explore the past. With a story and art style that are very appealing, fans of cozy yet challenging puzzle…

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