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Star Wars Outlaws Nintendo Switch 2 First Impressions

Star Wars Outlaws is now on the Nintendo Switch 2. We’ve been playing it lately for review and have some first impressions of the game. Full disclosure: I’m a huge fan of Star Wars. I love most of the movies, all of the tv shows (yes even Boba Fett), and my favorite Star Wars anything is Rebels, the animated series. So when Star Wars Outlaws was revealed I really wanted to play it. I had previously played a demo of…

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South of Midnight First Thoughts

Yesterday, South of Midnight came out on Xbox Game Pass and I’ve been playing it. I’ve been looking forward to this game a lot. Its was most anticipated 2025 game. So how is it so far? South of Midnight has been my most anticipated 2025 game for awhile now. I finally got to play it yesterday when it came out on Xbox Game Pass. Here are my first thoughts on the game. I don’t want to spoil how South of…

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Star Wars Outlaws Official Story Trailer

Star Wars Outlaws is the next big game in the space opera franchise. And now it has a story trailer and launch date. Check out the trailer below. Star Wars Outlaws is coming out on August 30th, 2024. The pre-order pack is a Kessel Runner bonus pack! It looks amazing. Graphics wise, there are parts of it that look live-action and others that look similar to the very best of Star Wars animated projects. The story looks super exciting. It…

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Super Addictive Fantasy Farming: A Fae Farm Preview

Fae Farm is an indie simulation game with a fantasy twist. Its coming to the Nintendo Switch next month and we got an early look at it thanks to Phoenix Labs! Here are our thoughts so far on Fae Farm for the Nintendo Switch. In Fae Farm, you create a character: either a he, she or they, and then go on a journey to find another land. You find it but get stuck there. The mayor of the new land…

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Starfield: Official Launch Date Announcement (Video)

Starfield is still coming out this year, but it will be coming out a little bit later. We have the news, along with the official launch date announcement trailer! Starfield finally has a release date! Its coming out on September 6th, 2023. Thats a bit later than originally suggested though. The game was supposed to launch this spring. Likely its being delayed so that the developers can get more time working on the game and making it as good as…

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Impressive Looking Gods: A Preview of Jotun: Valhalla Edition

Recently, Gamesreviews.com received a review code for Jotun: Valhalla Edition for the Wii U. I knew a little bit about the game and the mythology behind it, but I wasn’t prepared for what I saw when I started playing the game. My review of Jotun will be next week; for now I want to give you a preview of this wonderful game. I know a bit about Norse Mythology. I took a college course once where we had to read…

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Legends of Eisenwald Review

Eisenwald is a magical medieval world that is filled to the brim with those searching for power and status. Exploring that world through quests driven by motivations of status and money, players of the newly released Legends of Eisenwald are treated to a game offering intricate story and in-depth world exploration. Released in July of 2015, the game was published and developed by the company Aterdux Entertainment. Aterdux had previously only released one other game named Discord Times, which was essentially the blueprint of the structure of game that ...

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Chronicle Keepers: The Dreaming Garden Review

After an evil force abruptly attacks and steals away her mother, young Kinnat heads on a magical adventure to get her back at all costs. Traveling through a book called the Chronicle, Kinnat finds herself transported to a parallel world of magic and mystery with new challenges around every corner. An engaging and unique hidden object point-and-click game, Chronicle Keepers: The Dreaming Garden is a fun buy at a reasonable price.

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ArcaniA: The Complete Tale Review

At a time when fantasy RPG games are dominating the gaming world, smaller games struggle to compete with huge names like Dragon Age and Elder Scrolls to create innovative and beautiful worlds for their heroes to explore. Games like this must continue to be made so that the category is not solely ruled by large franchises; new ideas and creations can be born out of this diversity. One good example is the very fun and very creative ArcaniA: Gothic 4.

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Dreamfall Chapters: Book 2 Review

After a short and unexpected delay, the second book of the game Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey was released this March. Book One: Reborn, released back in October of last year was the first release for the series after an 8 year break during which the game’s creator Ragnar Tornquist reached out to Kickstarter to get support in making the third game in the franchise. Due to the huge gap in time, this third game offers much more advanced graphics and the ability for Tornquist to see more of his ideas realized. It is because of Tornquist’s perfectionism ...

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