RPG Jamboree: Final Fantasy XVI (PS5)
In the land of Valisthea, magic is both a blessing and a curse. Towering Mothercrystals serve as the foundation for
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RPG Jamboree: Phantasy Star (Master System)
Phantasy Star promises a setting that mixes fantasy and science fiction, the monsters and magic of one colliding with the
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RPG Jamboree: Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (3DS)
With the Fire Emblem series not leaving Japan until its seventh entry, there was a good chunk of the history
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RPG Jamboree: Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl (3DS)
In a first-person dungeon crawler, a good map can be the difference between frustrated repetitive wandering and informed and manageable
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RPG Jamboree: Pokémon Violet (Switch)
With the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, there are now over 1000 unique species of creatures to collect
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RPG Jamboree: Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (PS4)
It’s easy to think, looking at the title, that Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book refers to an
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RPG Jamboree: Tales of Berseria (PS4)
When an anti-hero is at the center of a story, they’re often someone who does the right thing in the
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RPG Jamboree: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (PSP)
While the Persona series has become better known for your strength in turn-based combat having ties to the social connections
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RPG Jamboree: Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS)
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride is the adventure of a lifetime in quite a literal sense. Beginning
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The Haunted Hoard: Bones of Halloween (Switch)
When you turn on Bones of Halloween for the first time, the main menu shows a good deal of promise
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The Haunted Hoard: Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt (PS5)
A vital component of the Vampire: The Masquerade franchise is the Masquerade, the idea that to peacefully live among humans,
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The Haunted Hoard: Spooky Spirit Shooting Gallery (Switch)
Video games have often struggled with turning carnival games into entertaining experiences. At a carnival or festival, shooting prizes off
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The Haunted Hoard: Down the Oubliette (Playdate)
While the Playdate comes with a nice selection of included titles, on March 7th of 2023, the Catalog was added.
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The Haunted Hoard: Haunting Starring Polterguy (Genesis/Mega Drive)
Haunting Starring Polterguy is a scaring game. It’s certainly not a scary game, it has you playing as a teenage
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The Haunted Hoard: Doom 3: BFG Edition (PS3)
The Doom series often has the player pitted against the horrors of Hell, but since you’re so easily obliterating them
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The Haunted Hoard: Haunt (Xbox 360)
Haunt made me feel like a kid again. With its Kinect based play requiring full body movement, avoiding ghosts in
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The Haunted Hoard: Zombie Wranglers (Xbox 360)
There’s something strange in the neighborhood, but you don’t normally call the Ghostbusters when there are zombies skulking about suburbia.
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The Haunted Hoard: Charon’s Staircase (Xbox Series X)
In ancient Greece, the theater contained a hidden tunnel beneath the stage to allow actors to make their way to
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The Haunted Hoard: Alone in the Dark (PC)
It’s hard to go back to the original Alone in the Dark without feeling the weight of its legacy. It
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The Haunted Hoard: Ikai (PS5)
The spirits of Japanese myth known as yokai seemingly contain just as many terrifying and dangerous creatures and characters as
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The Haunted Hoard: MADiSON (PS5)
MADiSON might be the most startling game I’ve played so far, and you’re likely wondering immediately why I’m using a
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