Reviews

Virtue and a Sledgehammer: The Retcon Review

With the rise of AI in all aspects of our lives, Virtue and a Sledgehammer feels like a timely, narrative-focused game with impassioned messaging...
A robot sitting on a bench in Virtue and a Sledgehammer

Virtue and a Sledgehammer: The Retcon Review

With the rise of AI in all aspects of our lives, Virtue and a Sledgehammer feels like a timely, narrative-focused game with impassioned messaging...
A man standing under the moonlight in The Seance of Blake Manor

The Seance of Blake Manor: The Retcon Review

I arrived at Blake Manor at 11 p.m. and Mister Varley told me a porter would come to take me to my room within...
A man holding a sword in Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero: The Retcon Review

There's a young girl in Phantom Blade Zero who trains under Soul, our main protagonist, with wooden swords, trying hard to prove that she's...
A girl in red sitting on magitek armor in Final Fantasy Resonance

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...
Ethan Anderson

Virtue and a Sledgehammer: The Retcon Review

With the rise of AI in all aspects of our lives, Virtue and a Sledgehammer feels like a timely, narrative-focused game with impassioned messaging...
Zhiqing Wan
A man standing under the moonlight in The Seance of Blake Manor

The Seance of Blake Manor: The Retcon Review

I arrived at Blake Manor at 11 p.m. and Mister Varley told me a porter would come to take me to my room within...
Zhiqing Wan
A man holding a sword in Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero: The Retcon Review

There's a young girl in Phantom Blade Zero who trains under Soul, our main protagonist, with wooden swords, trying hard to prove that she's...
Zhiqing Wan
A girl in red sitting on magitek armor in Final Fantasy Resonance

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...
Zhiqing Wan
A mural of a blonde woman in Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

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...
Zhiqing Wan
Two people standing on a battlefield

Ghost of Yotei: Echoes of Sekigahara: The Retcon Review

I always wondered why they bothered calling them the Yotei Six when, really, Ghost of Yotei only lets you properly hunt down five of...