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I Became a Gooner So I Could Play Five...
Bye, Boyfriend! is a monthly column where Xiao Qing abandons her healthy relationship with her human boyfriend...
I Left My Discord Boyfriend to Date Four Men...
Bye, Boyfriend! is a monthly column where Xiao Qing abandons her healthy relationship with her human boyfriend...
How Does Final Fantasy X Still Hit So Hard...
Fieldnotes is a column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw...
Final Fantasy X, AKA The Best Final Fantasy Game...
Fieldnotes is a column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw...
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Final Fantasy Resonance: The Retcon Review
If you took one look at Final Fantasy Resonance and dismissed it as Square Enix's play for nostalgia with shallow characters, I guess I...
Stranger Than Heaven Has the Potential to Tell a Really Good Story About Displacement
In the lead-up to the release of Stranger Than Heaven in early-2027, Sega and RGG Studio are dropping a series of videos to give...
GTA VI’s Launch Trailer Wants to Sell You on Jason & Lucia’s Relationship
Anyone else think it's weird to release a launch trailer for a game that's still a month away from release? No? Just me? Well,...
Greta Gerwig’s Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew Shines the Spotlight on the Best Narnia Book
The Chronicles of Narnia? In the year of our lord 2026? Everything that's old is new again? Incredible! The first trailer for Narnia: The...
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse: The Retcon Review
UPDATE: Konami has now released a patch for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse on Switch 2 addressing some of the issues I outlined in my original...