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Mixtape: The Retcon Review

You're cruising down the road on your skateboard, rocking out to DEVO's That's Good on your headphones hooked up to the walkman clipped to...

I Am More Than Ready for FFXIV’s Next Big World-Ending Threat

I liked Dawntrail more than most other people and thought it was a good change of pace for the Warrior of Light to take...
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Pluribus’ Hivemind Just Got a Lot More Sinister

This article contains spoilers for Pluribus episode 6.What started out as a rather unconventionally courteous and polite overtaking of the human race has taken...
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Octopath Traveler 0: The Retcon Review

Like the two games that came before it, the combat system of Octopath Traveler 0 never fails to put me in a trance. Pinpoint...
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Pluribus Finally Shows Us that Humanity Is Truly Lost

This article contains spoilers for Pluribus episode 5.In its first four episodes, Pluribus opened up a fascinating debate about whether Carol or the hivemind...
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A girl in purple with a pink light on her face. Cover image for our Demonschool review.

Demonschool: The Retcon Review

I'm on turn 3. If I can wipe out five more demons this round, I'll be golden. If I fail, well, there's always another...
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A woman in blue examining shelves in Pluribus.

Pluribus Is Shaping Up to Be the Queer Heroine Story I...

Taken at face value, Pluribus' logline of "The most miserable person on Earth must save humanity from happiness" can be seen as an attempt...
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A girl with pink hair in Demonschool.

Demonschool Proves We Need More Small Numbers in RPGs

Every person with a lizard brain lives by this one cardinal rule. The bigger the number, the better you are. It's just basic math....