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Trials of Mana 1995 Review

Trials of Mana possesses many interesting and unique features for its era, but it has many more which feel offputting and opaque.

Murder by Numbers pulls double-duty as an entry point for nonogram novices and a charming narrative-driven detective videogame.

I hoped Sword and Shield would be transformative. Instead it’s the same videogame Pokémon has always been.

Can a single enjoyable mechanic redeem an otherwise bad videogame?

If I was in a mood to find demons more exciting than doorways, I might find Odallus a disappointment.

Oniken is the classic 80s action-platformer as I like to remember it, not as it was.

Kentucky Route Zero is a lot of things and what you’re going to get out of it depends on how much you’re willing to put into it.

Of the Switch indies I played in 2019, these are the five I recommend as most worth your precious time and money.

Flush with development experience from the three videogames that precede it, Bloodborne reimagines and refines the Souls formula with new ideas.

Samus Returns is a confused remake searching for a reason to exist.