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Final Fantasy X: The Retcon Review

Final Fantasy X is a game about death. This is something that did not occur to seven year-old me when Tidus first implored me...

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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...

10 Years Later, All I Want Is To Be...

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I Almost Fell In Love With A Cockroach in...

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NieR: Automata & Revisiting My Favorite Video Game Genre:...

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The Inherent Cruelty of Bear’s Wish in Obsession

This article contains major spoilers for the 2026 horror movie Obsession."I wish Nikki loved me more than anything in the fucking world."Let's unpack that.Curry...

All 28 Days Later Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best

Released in 2002, Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's 28 Days Later injected new life (or death) into the zombie horror genre. Since then, it's...

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Final Fantasy X: The Retcon Review

Final Fantasy X is a game about death. This is something that did not occur to seven year-old me when Tidus first implored me...

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Final Fantasy X: The Retcon Review

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Final Fantasy X is a game about death. This is something that did not occur to seven year-old me when Tidus first implored me...
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Shards of Order: The Retcon Review

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When I first got early hands-on time with Shards of Order, I assumed – like many others – that it was a roguelike game...
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The Switch 2 Can’t Even Handle FFXIV Right Now

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It's that time of year again where Square Enix starts ramping up the marketing for Final Fantasy XIV and its upcoming expansion, Evercold. Oh,...
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Final Fantasy X, AKA The Best Final Fantasy Game Ever [Fieldnotes]

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Fieldnotes is a column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw notes, sharp takes, unfiltered, and sometimes unhinged...

10 Years Later, All I Want Is To Be in a Happy Throuple in...

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