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Flock Review: Enjoy Playful Weirdness with a Bunch of Flying Potatoes

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My favorite method of travel in games is flying, so I was already primed (in the air) to really enjoy gliding around the world of Flock. It’s a gentle exploration game from the people who brought you Wimot’s Warehouse and I Am Dead (including Pip Warr, RPS in peace) in which you never touch the ground, but instead soar through strange forests and rolling meadows on a giant bird with a beautiful tail. Big Journey vibes, only more whimsical and colorful.

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Review: Hot Lap Racing (Switch) – A fun “Simcade” racer that still falls between the cracks

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Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) While the Switch is home to an abundance of arcade-style racing games, the more realistic games aren’t. This is likely because the Switch’s hardware is said to struggle to keep up with the Gran Turismos and Forza Motorsports of this world, so developers often ignore Nintendo’s system when making their … Read more

Review: Let’s School (Switch) – A solid management sim in school uniform, but lacks soul

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Everyone’s school years were a maze of different challenges. From exams to social drama to the occasional schoolyard bully, everyone had a little bit of a hard time, but think of the poor school principals who had to keep a building full of hormonal teenagers from descending into total chaos. Let’s School by Pathea Games … Read more

Review: Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess (Xbox) – A colorful piece of strategy magic dances on Game Pass

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Subscribe to Pure Xbox on YouTube25k Is it just us, or has Capcom been on some kind of record-breaking streak of fantastic form since about 2016? The Resident Evil 2 Remake generally improved the game in terms of innovations, Street Fighter 6 is the best series since Street Fighter 2 Turbo (fact) and movies like … Read more

Review: Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (PS5) – An immersive action-strategy hybrid

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Capcom is on a roll right now, everything it touches seems to turn to gold, from big releases to smaller experiments. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess definitely fits into the latter category, and it’s a great time for fans of real-time strategy with a twist. Being able to control a hero character in the thick … Read more

Review: Darkest Dungeon II (Switch) – An uncompromising sequel that isn’t afraid to try new things

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Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) When you boot up Darkest Dungeon 2 for the very first time, you’re greeted with a message that clearly tells you that you’re about to fail… a lot of… as you attempt to overcome its many challenges. It doesn’t do this to discourage you, but to raise expectations. Following the … Read more

Plaud Note Review: Is This the Best, Slickest Voice Recorder You Can Buy?

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Plaud note Praised Here’s a secret: I’m on a mission to make my life easier. Maybe you are, too. For me, as a writer, one of the most exhausting, most reliably boring tasks is transcribing interviews. Maybe you need to turn what’s said in meetings into usable notes. Students face the same challenge, to create … Read more

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Review – Shonen Summer Sojourn – Game Informer

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In its fifth major expansion, Dawntrail, Final Fantasy XIV confronts its greatest existential crisis yet: where does your story go now that the decade-long A-plot is over? Dawntrail continues with a pleasant summer adventure to the land of Tural, which doubles as a Trojan horse for whatever the future of the long-running MMO saga holds. … Read more

Review: The First Descendant (PS5) – A mindless and repetitive slog

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In The First Descendant, Nexon’s new looter shooter, each character has her own set of abilities and gimmicks. Bunny, the first one you can unlock, must keep moving in order to charge up her electricity, which she can then use to fire attacks. She does more damage the faster she runs, so you’ll rarely fire … Read more