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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales: The Retcon Review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is Square Enix's attempt at applying its 2D-HD aesthetic to the Zelda-like action RPG genre in a...

Order of the Sinking Star Has Already Wormed its Way into My Brain

I was keenly aware of how beloved Jonathan Blow's games were, but nothing quite prepared me for what Order of the Sinking Star had...
Zhiqing Wan

All Trailers We Saw at The Game Awards 2025

The Game Awards isn't really about the awards. It never has been. Instead, it's more about the trailers for games we already know about...
Zhiqing Wan
A girl with pink hair on a bike. Cover image for our Unbeatable review.

Unbeatable: The Retcon Review

The drum line kicks in with a flourish. The bass pounds softly in the background. A strum of the guitar rings through the stadium...
Zhiqing Wan
A woman sitting down looking shocked in Pluribus.

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...
Zhiqing Wan
Cover image for our Octopath Traveler 0 review.

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...
Zhiqing Wan
A woman with her hands outwards in Pluribus.

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...
Zhiqing Wan
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...