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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...
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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...
Zhiqing Wan
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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....
Zhiqing Wan
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Whoa, Silent Hill f Actually Got Nominated for Stuff at The...

The horror genre tends not to do very well at award shows. Parasite and The Substance were the exception, not the rule. And the...
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In Pluribus, Carol Is Addicted to Misery & That’s the Point

Imagine staying in a hotel in Norway made entirely out of ice. Every year, the ice melts. And every year, the artists and artisans...
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Moonlighter 2 Is Bigger & Better Than Ever

As a fan of both roguelikes and immersive sim games, 2018's Moonlighter seemed like it was made just for me. An action roguelike game...
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A Formal Apology Letter to Dispatch’s Blonde Blazer

Do be warned that this article contains major spoilers for the entirety of Dispatch.Dear Blonde Blazer,My name is Zhiqing, and I am the founder...