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74.2 average score
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Feb 28, 2021

Neptunia Virtual Stars is a good game in the long-running series, but does fall short in terms of being a great gateway game.

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3.5 / 5.0 - Taxi Chaos
Feb 25, 2021

Taxi Chaos is a fun, flawed game that takes a lot of inspiration from Crazy Taxi, but does genuinely improve upon the formula in impressive ways.

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Feb 23, 2021

Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection successfully revives one of the most celebrated franchises of video game history.

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Feb 21, 2021

Capcom Arcade Stadium is not the first (and likely not last) compilation of classic Capcom games, but this is one of the better ones they've put out.

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3.5 / 5.0 - Nerve
Feb 17, 2021

Though there's little rhyme or reason for the imitation on visual detail, NERVE still provides a satisfying-to-conquer sprint through the multi-colored void that is its setting.

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Feb 17, 2021

Viola is a fantastic coming-of-age tale that manages to successfully mix satisfying platforming with rewarding turn-based RPG mechanics.

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Feb 15, 2021

Super Mario 3D World was already a fantastic Mario title that alone made it worth owning a Wii U back in the day.

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Feb 12, 2021

Many will continue to compare Nioh to the Dark Souls franchise because of its difficulty and trial-and-error gameplay, but it has presented itself as something unique.

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Feb 9, 2021

Surprising as it may be, Persona 5 Strikers is a solid follow-up to Persona 5.

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Feb 9, 2021

That same distortion and monstrous-like exaggeration of previous may be out in full force once again, but Little Nightmares II succeeds on its bolder and more refined continuation from the 2017 original.

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3 / 5.0 - Gal*Gun Returns
Feb 8, 2021

Gal Gun Returns isn't a bad game.

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In a game that bills itself as a choice between stealth and combat, it doesn't take long for the deceit to reveal itself and you realize this is ill-suited and insufficiently-handled for either one of the two gameplay styles.

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Feb 2, 2021

While complaints can be leveled at Sword of the Necromancer based on repetition, that doesn't mean that it's bad.

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Jan 29, 2021

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox is a continuation of what fans have come to expect from the series and the Monstrum gifts add a new and fun gameplay mechanic.

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2 / 5.0 - Gods Will Fall
Jan 28, 2021

Games built entirely around boss battles can be great.

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3 / 5.0 - Olija
Jan 28, 2021

Olija doesn't do enough to be regarded as generally good, but at the same time doesn't frustrate to the point of truly damaging the experience.

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4 / 5.0 - The Medium
Jan 27, 2021

One could argue that outside of its creative double-world approach, The Medium isn't the sort of revolutionary horror game that one might hope for from the start of a new generation in gaming.

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Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy revisits Ryza and some of her friends as they deal with some of the challenges in entering adulthood.

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4 / 5.0 - TOHU
Jan 26, 2021

Despite its narrative leading to little in the way of a noteworthy tale, TOHU manages to gracefully side-step such an omission through wise understanding of its scale.

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Jan 25, 2021

In no way, shape or form could Redout: Space Assault be considered required playing.

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