Tag: action
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Batora: Lost Haven – Review
Grab your boots and overcoat and get ready for an interplanetary adventure in Batora: Lost Haven, as you travel across worlds, meeting locals and making some tough choices to shape your story. Batora’s Story is a choice-driven narrative which will shape the journey relevant to your actions in this isometric RPG mechanic-filled action/adventure. This unique…
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Zom100: Bucket List of the Dead (Netflix Film) – Review
Zom100 fans were eating well in 2023, with not only the manga getting licensed but also a twelve-episode anime and this live-action film from Netflix. After watching the anime as it aired I decided to check out this film to see how such a vibrant and “animated” series could translate into live action. Akira Tendo…
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What the Fortnite? – Into the Fortnite Metaverse
Some people have actively tried to avoid the cultural juggernaut of Fortnite’s Battle Royale, but there’s been a fair bit of fuss over it lately that has pushed it beyond its usual bubble. In part, this is due to a brief comeback of the original map, followed by a live event and a new map…
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Review
Super Mario Bros. Wonder takes 2D Mario in a new direction without losing what made the original games great while adding plenty of new ideas and gameplay mechanics at the same time.
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Yu Yu Hakusho – Review
It’s been a spotty run for live-action adaptations of anime and manga over the years, with the likes of Dragon Ball Evolution and Ghost in the Shell being the rallying cry of those burned by these efforts. However, Netflix has taken up the mantle of producing more of these adaptations and, after the success of…
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Ghostrunner 2 – Review
Sometimes it’s worth taking a chance on a game. I missed the first Ghostrunner, probably full-up on the cyberpunk aesthetic at the time, but mostly through timing and my own aversion to the idea of a game where I can lose in one hit. However, I had some time – somehow between Baldur’s Gate 3…
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Scott Pilgrim: Takes Off – Review
Scott Pilgrim: Takes Off is the newest iteration of Scott Pilgrim media in a brand new show available on Netflix. (Caution – mild spoilers ahead) Taking place in an alternative series of events, Takes Off also tells its own story while amplifying other characters from the universe that you already know of but maybe not…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – Review
The Spider-Man’s (Spider-Men? Spider-People?) are back, this time with a game built for PS5, and boy does that make a difference – but we’ll get to that.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 – Review
Baldur’s Gate 3… It’s good! It’s better than good! Go get it. End of review. Are you still here? Sigh fine, why is it good? Okay, where to begin…