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A pixel-art diver swims through a bright coral reef with a harpoon, a whale shark nearby, and a sushi restaurant above the water.

Dave the Diver: A Genre Hybrid That Refuses to Pick One Thing

Dave the Diver review: Mintrocket's diving-and-sushi loop earns its 9.3/10, though the evening shift drags and the story arrives late.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 10, 2026

A robed warrior holding a blue energy blade on a rocky alien world under a twilight sky with two moons.

Game Reviews9.4/10

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Review: The Best Thing Ever Done With the Star Wars License

A retrospective review of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, BioWare's 2003 RPG, covering its classes, d20 combat, companions, and story.

By mitch·5 min readSeptember 10, 2026

A fantasy battlefield at dusk with three banners representing the game's houses, a monastery on a distant hill.

Game Reviews9.3/10

Fire Emblem: Three Houses Review — A House Is a Commitment

Fire Emblem: Three Houses review: pick a house at Garreg Mach, teach students, then live with your choice through war. A tactical RPG built on commitment.

By mitch·7 min readSeptember 10, 2026

A resistance fighter in a VR game reaches toward a glowing object while a Combine tower looms in the background.

Game Reviews9.3/10

Half-Life: Alyx Review: Valve’s VR Masterstroke

Half-Life: Alyx review: Valve's VR-only return to City 17, from the gravity gloves to the Jeff chapter to Ozioma Akagha's Alyx.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 10, 2026

Batman in shadow crouches on a high ledge above a wet, neon-lit prison city at night.

Game Reviews9.1/10

Batman: Arkham City Review: A Sequel That Turns a Hallway Into a City

Batman: Arkham City review: Rocksteady's open-world sequel turns Arkham Asylum's hallway into a prison city, with the Titan blood cure and Protocol 10.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 10, 2026

Chrom and Robin stand back-to-back on a battlefield as a dragon looms in the sky.

Game Reviews9/10

How Fire Emblem Awakening Pulled a Failing Series Back From the Brink

Fire Emblem Awakening review: the 3DS tactical RPG that saved the series, with Pair Up combat, permadeath and a 49-character roster. 9 of 10.

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 10, 2026

A cozy animated town with a river and lighthouse, featuring a cheerful yellow dog and a green frog villager in warm afternoon light.

Game Reviews8.8/10

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Review: The Mayor Role That Made the Series Matter

Animal Crossing: New Leaf made players mayor of a town that runs on real time. A retrospective on Nintendo's 3DS classic, Isabelle, and why it still holds up.

By mitch·7 min readSeptember 10, 2026

A lone silhouette walks along a dimly lit highway at dusk, surrounded by mist and a surreal, quiet atmosphere.

Game Reviews8.8/10

Kentucky Route Zero’s long-delayed final act finally closes the loop on a 13-year journey

Kentucky Route Zero review: Cardboard Computer's magical realist point-and-click adventure, five acts over seven years, scored 8.8/10.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 10, 2026

A lone astronaut stands in a dim corridor with three glowing clones nearby, in a stop-motion style space station.

Game Reviews8.8/10

Facepalm Games turned cloning into a puzzle mechanic, 13 years on

The Swapper strands you on a dying station with a clone-swapping device. A tight, philosophical puzzle-platformer that still holds up.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 10, 2026

Aloy overlooks the overgrown ruins of San Francisco with a robotic machine beside her.

Game Reviews9.2/10

Guerrilla Games built a frontier Aloy can’t tame

Horizon Forbidden West review: Guerrilla Games' 2022 sequel sends Aloy into a hostile frontier with 300 staff and a $212 million budget. Score: 9.2/10.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 10, 2026