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Daemon X Machina Review (Switch, 2019)

A welcome surprise. Daemon X Machina is straight to the point. The player begins a mission and, after a short story sequence, gets right into the action. No open world with side missions that have them spend hours running back and forth, no need for counterintuitive fast-travel implementations.

Is JRPG a racist term?

I've been busy with my life and all of a sudden a term I had been using for years has become known to be racist.

Nintendo Direct February 2023 Impressions

This post isn't a summary of yesterday's Nintendo Direct showcase. I'm just voicing my opinions on some of the announcements that stood out to me in some way personally.

Star Ocean: The Divine Force Review (PS4, 2022)
Is Star Ocean on a budget better than no Star Ocean?
Sonic Frontiers Review (PS4, 2022)

Another 3D mainline Sonic game dropped. Is it the Hedgehog's long-awaited return to form? Some voices are calling it great, even a legitimate contender for game of the year. That view is far from what I thought of Sonic Frontiers.

The Evil Within 2 Review (PS4, 2017)

The Evil Within 2. It's so generic I'm having a hard time finding words to say about it. Guess I'll just try to write a straight comparison to The Evil Within (2014).

Octopath Traveler (first impression)
It's nostalgic and also kinda not
Blasphemous Review (Switch, 2019)
The metroidvania that should be just a vania
Elden Ring Journey Log (Episode Knight) Part 1

Let's play Elden Ring! (sort of)