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Dredge's new DLC is a masterpiece of icy show-don't-tell horror

Dredge's new DLC is a masterpiece of icy show-don't-tell horror

Rock Paper Shotgun — Dredge's first DLC, The Pale Reach, takes the part-fishing, part-horror game to new, even weirder climes that demonstra...
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Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name review - Kiryu makes an entertaining but superf...

Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name review - Kiryu makes an entertaining but superf...

Eurogamer — Eurogamer's review of Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, another action-packed but maybe superfluous ad...
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Sea of Stars' director on the trauma that helped shape the hit JRPG

Sea of Stars' director on the trauma that helped shape the hit JRPG

GamesRadar+ — Artists always put themselves on the line. A painter exposes themselves to ridicule in a gallery, or an author imperils themselves by writing about deeply personal issues and themes. Sea of Stars&apos
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Forget Bloodborne turning us into slugs, Armored Core 6 is FromSoftware's most dehumanizing game

Forget Bloodborne turning us into slugs, Armored Core 6 is FromSoftware's most dehumanizing game

GamesRadar+ — Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is FromSoftware's most dehumanizing game. That might sound a little odd at first, given Bloodborne had a penchant for turning the player character into a literal
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The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood review: "I've never seen a game tackle player choice in such a fascin...

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood review: "I've never seen a game tackle player choice in such a fascin...

GamesRadar+ — "One of the richest visual novel experiences in years"
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Venba review: "A master of the subjects it explores"

Venba review: "A master of the subjects it explores"

GamesRadar+ — Venba is a must-play experience, an enthralling tale of immigrants across multiple generations, all backed by a brilliantly absorbing puzzle game in the form of cooking
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Exoprimal review: "A messy blur of missiles and gnashing teeth"

Exoprimal review: "A messy blur of missiles and gnashing teeth"

GamesRadar+ — A one-trick pony walks a fine line. If the experience is short and sweet, the nature of the repetition can be easily forgiven and overlooked, whereas doing the same thing over and over again for dozen
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Final Fantasy 16 is an evolution of Devil May Cry 5's best feature

Final Fantasy 16 is an evolution of Devil May Cry 5's best feature

GamesRadar+ — I think I was one of the first people outside of Capcom to play Devil May Cry 5. That Gamescom 2018 demo had me raving to anyone who'd listen about the sublime sequel, a surprisingly welcoming ac
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Aliens: Dark Descent review: "A fresh and fun take on the series"

Aliens: Dark Descent review: "A fresh and fun take on the series"

GamesRadar+ — Aliens: Dark Descent is a fresh and fun take on the series, with great tactical action supplemented with unique concepts like stress management. The writing and characters sadly don't amount to anythi
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Amnesia: The Bunker review: "A bold new direction for the series"

Amnesia: The Bunker review: "A bold new direction for the series"

GamesRadar+ — Amnesia: The Bunker is a bold new direction for the series, and it chiefly pays off with brilliant scares and disempowerment of the player
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Paranormasight's director says making a visual novel is always "messy work"

Paranormasight's director says making a visual novel is always "messy work"

Rock Paper Shotgun — Paranormasight's director Takaya Ishiyama talks to us about the twists and turns involved in making a twisty turning vi...
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Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon review: "A neat little adventure"

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon review: "A neat little adventure"

GamesRadar+ — I've always been a Bayonetta Appreciator, less so an outright Bayonetta Enjoyer. Bayonetta's trilogy is a nonstop action-packed banger, a never-ending fun and furious gauntlet starring a witch who has way too many awe-inspiring combat moves to remember. Yet despite the aforementioned 'banger' status, I've always struggled a bit with the Bayonetta trilogy.
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Despite some missteps, Octopath Traveller 2 is a little more refined than its predecessor

Despite some missteps, Octopath Traveller 2 is a little more refined than its predecessor

Eurogamer — JRPGs do bloody hate God. There's that old joke of a JRPG's first quest being to collect chicken eggs, and its final quest tasking you with slaughtering a deity. Five years ago in 2018, Octopath Traveler embodied that distaste for deities, albeit with decidedly less egg collecting to get through first.
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Wild Hearts review: "A worthy competitor to Monster Hunter"

Wild Hearts review: "A worthy competitor to Monster Hunter"

GamesRadar+ — When players talk about 'game feel', they're often referencing scoring in FIFA, or a headshot in Call of Duty - two methodical actions at the top-tier scale of the AAA video game. Wild Hearts taught me there's another level to game feel: bonking a towering monster on the head with an enormous wooden mallet.
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Hi-Fi Rush review: it's a bangers bonanza in this electrifying rhythm-action game

Hi-Fi Rush review: it's a bangers bonanza in this electrifying rhythm-action game

Rock Paper Shotgun — Hi-Fi Rush review A brilliant combination of rhythmic motions and a deep action-packed battle system make for a compelling adventure. Hi-Fi Rush is only let down by its writing and character development, or lack thereof. Sometimes I want to describe games in the most high-brow way possible.
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The Last Worker is the perfect demo for the PSVR 2

The Last Worker is the perfect demo for the PSVR 2

GamesRadar+ — Virtual reality scares me, sort of. There's been a weird underlying feeling that I could get stuck in one of the devices forever, since I watched Sword Art Online, or the thought that something as simple as a phone call could kill me while I'm in there, as I saw once in Black Mirror.
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Fire Emblem Engage review: "Struggles to find the space to let this new roster grow"

Fire Emblem Engage review: "Struggles to find the space to let this new roster grow"

GamesRadar+ — Some video games love paying lip service to their past. Newer games in a series might resurrect a character for older fans to appreciate, or bring back a single item for one last hurrah - like the Samurai Edge in Resident Evil Village, a cheeky wink at players who've been there since the beginning.
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Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion review: "A fascinating look into the Square Enix of the past"

Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion review: "A fascinating look into the Square Enix of the past"

GamesRadar+ — Remastering a game like Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 is a bit like blowing up a small, beloved photograph. You're taking something deeply treasured and widening its scope and scale, but in doing so, new attention can be drawn to previously-overlooked imperfections. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7: Reunion has been catapulted to such new heights with its re-release.
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Have you tried... puzzling your way to the afterlife in How to Say Goodbye

Have you tried... puzzling your way to the afterlife in How to Say Goodbye

GamesRadar+ — (Image credit: ARTE France) Some Indians believe souls of the deceased hover about their house for a while after they die. They're looking down to keep an eye on things, basically, to see if everything's all going ship shape and everyone's coming together.
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Floodland review: city-building with a focus on community

Floodland review: city-building with a focus on community

Rock, Paper, Shotgun — Floodland review Vile Monarch's post-apocalyptic city-builder puts its people first to great success but walks a fine line between providing too much or too little to do. Survival city-builders put the fear of God in me. There's just something about managing an entire civilisation of people that just shreds my nerves.
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Gwent: Rogue Mage review: a solid expansion of an already enticing minigame

Gwent: Rogue Mage review: a solid expansion of an already enticing minigame

Rock, Paper, Shotgun — Gwent: Rogue Mage review Gwent steps into its own standalone adventure for the second time. Journey across an ever-changing board, fighting beasts and backstabbers alike as you go. The better part of a decade ago, I got really into Gwent. Like, 'stay up till 3 a.m.
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The Dream of Playing Final Fantasy 14 Solo Is Almost Here - IGN

The Dream of Playing Final Fantasy 14 Solo Is Almost Here - IGN

IGN — It's no exaggeration to say Final Fantasy 14 is a beast. How Long to Beat pegs Final Fantasy 14's co-op content at over 1,484 hours long, while the "single-player" story content is anywhere from 106 hours to 1,565 hours long.
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Floppy Knights review: a joyful card game that offers more the longer you play

Floppy Knights review: a joyful card game that offers more the longer you play

Rock, Paper, Shotgun — Floppy Knights review Floppy Knights, with its caring protagonist and welcoming style, is a really enjoyable tactical card game that offers more the longer you spend with it. It's a joy to experience. Every kid is a goddamn dork.
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Salt and Sacrifice review - the FromSoft challenge without the Souls

Salt and Sacrifice review - the FromSoft challenge without the Souls

Eurogamer — Ska Studios' sequel to Salt and Sanctuary offers a wonderful suite of combat customisation, but some shallow storytelling holds it back. I once had a friend who introduced me to Dark Souls.
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