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Dragon Quest VII Reimagined: The Retcon Review

I've always liked to think of Dragon Quest as the video game equivalent of a bedtime story. From the comforting music to the helpful...

Joy Kwon Is Quickly Becoming My Favorite New Character in The Pitt

This article contains spoilers for The Pitt Season 2 Episode 4.Going into Season 2 of The Pitt, I was more excited to see Season...
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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....
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A back of a girl with short black hair in Silent Hill f.

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...