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CultureCultureThe Medium Finally Has The Hardware To Match Its AmbitionUpcoming horror game The Medium is about a psychic trying to solve a crime. Developers at Polish game studio Bloober…ByIan WalkerPublishedJanuary 5, 2021
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryLost Odyssey’s Ending Felt Like A Bittersweet Farewell To The JRPGs Of OldI wish I were immortal just so I could play all the games on my backlog. Lost Odyssey for the Xbox 360 is about…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 27, 2020
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsI Didn’t Expect To Like Deadly Premonition So MuchI crashed eight times during my playthrough of Deadly Premonition on the Switch, often at critical moments. In a…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 27, 2020
CultureCulturePhantasy Star III Is A Flawed, But Ambitious, Entry Into The SeriesPhantasy Star III was a game I wanted to love, especially since its predecessor was a science fiction classic and…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 27, 2020
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsThe Fascinating Visual Novel About Time Travel From One Of The Creators Of SuikodenIn Time Hollow, time travel is a painful, convoluted, and sloppy mess that makes history worse with every…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 27, 2020
CultureCultureThe Brilliant 16-Bit JRPG About The Death And Rebirth Of The WorldConsidered part of the Quintet Creation Trilogy, Terranigma was the culminating tour de force from the Japanese…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 26, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2020God, this year sucked. Video games were supposed to be a reprieve from that, and in many ways they were. But in…ByEthan GachPublishedDecember 24, 2020
CultureCulture20 Years Later I’m Still Thinking About The BouncerSometimes a piece of pop culture worms its way into your brain, builds a comfortable, cost-efficient home in your…ByChingy NeaPublishedDecember 23, 2020