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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

Oh No, Death Stranding 2 Is Making Me Want to Be...

Okay it's finally happening. Nobody panic. After spending more than half my life thinking I'd never want to start a family and have children,...
Zhiqing Wan
The cover image for our The Alters review.

The Alters: The Retcon Review

From the very moment I started playing Frostpunk, it was made clear to me that 11 Bit Studios had a penchant for creating immersive...
Zhiqing Wan
Two men in red and black jumpsuits sitting together to eat pierogi in The Alters.

My Clone Husbands are Being Toxic in The Alters [Fieldnotes]

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw notes, sharp takes, unfiltered, and...
Zhiqing Wan
A boy and a man dressed in brown jackets, holding bows, and running across water in 28 Years Later.

28 Years Later Is Less “Zombie Movie”, & More “Coming-of-Age Fairytale”

This article contains spoilers for 28 Years Later.28 Years Later was not at all what I expected. I went into the movie looking for...
Zhiqing Wan
A black-haired man in a red and black jumpsuit. Jan from The Alters.

I’m Only a Few Hours into The Alters & I’m Already...

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw notes, sharp takes, unfiltered, and...
Zhiqing Wan
The cover image for Retcon's Rematch review.

Rematch: The Retcon Review

Sloclap has only put out two games prior to this, but they've made their focus abundantly clear. They're interested in exploring bodies in motion....