Aaron Peterson


9 games reviewed
83.3 average score
80 median score
77.8% of games recommended
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Kaiju Big Battel is the Blue Mage of monster-wrestling-centric turn-based RPGs. It's a rock-solid romp in a familiar form factor, and that's always going to be an easy recommendation from me.

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Feb 14, 2025

Afterlove EP is an utterly unique collaboration between the creator and the player, an interaction that invites personal thought and reflection. And really, isn't that what art is supposed to do?

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Mar 21, 2024

The lead developer of A Twisted Tale is out to prove that her hyper-charming demo wasn't a bluff – a true adoration for the craft of point-and-click adventures is a shining veneer on a rock-solid entry into the genre's modern lineup.

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Behind the Frame presents itself as comfort food. For some, that's sorely needed right now. And for me, it's a welcome treat at any time.

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While not all the the offbeat spots in Chinatown Detective Agency can be written off as thematic, its intention may well be clear enough to win you over.

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Dec 13, 2022

Between its gorgeous presentation and sentimental script, Please Be Happy might just be the most uplifting and heartfelt story I've taken in all year, full stop.

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League of Enthusiastic Losers speaks deeply, if imperfectly, to a life experience that we don't often see in games: weary late-thirty-somethings.

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Oct 12, 2022

LEGO Bricktales combines the toys' fun theme sets with creativity-forward puzzle solving, creating the purest interpretation yet of LEGO into video game form.

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- Sifu
Feb 14, 2022

Sifu is an action-heavy roguelite love letter to the kung fu film. But as the characters in those films are plagued by challenge and strife, so too may be the player.

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