Elden Ring (and even perhaps its DLC) deserve all the awards received and forthcoming, especially if you’re a fan of Zelda II.
Year: 2024
Cuphead rapidly became one of my favorite modern platformers and it’s likely to stay that way for a while. I do not give out high marks in the 9/10 range very often!
With the worldwide release of Ys X: Nordics, fans of the long-running series will have a chance to set sail through uncharted but familiar waters.
“Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But…
Metal Slug Tactics brings fast-paced running and gunning to a subgenre of RPG known for being methodical and cumbersome.
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Zombies Ate My Neighbors (or ZAMN for short) is a top-down run and gun paradise for co-op partners that’s just as tough as you remember.
Revisiting R-rated horror on a console marketed to kids. This edition: Toxic Crusaders on the NES!
Mr. Driller may be less iconic than Dig Dug for sure but hey, at least the premise is fresh even if you already know the drill…
An optimistic RPG throwback to a less cynical age, 8-bit Adventures 2 is a nostalgic experience that still stands on its own legacy.
“A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide…
While it makes some missteps in telling its story, Final Fantasy VII Remake remains a beautiful spectacle filled with high-octane action.
The girl with the pagan tattoo of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia battles her amnesia in…
Night Slashers gets a new lease on unlife in this zombie apocalypse 4-player beat em up, but did this remake need to happen?
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Acclaimed actor John Rhys Davies narrates all of two minutes of this Fourth Age survival, crafting experience about dwarves retaking the ancient dwarvish home.
“There’s been a growing trend in indie games lately that I am a complete sucker for: animals causing problems.” Enter Squirrel With A Gun.
Online issues and segmented modes bring down a highly customizable and lore-accurate xenos-purging spectacle of good ol’ Gothic grimdark gore.
Step aside, Tony. You’re kicked to the curb, SSX. This game is 2Xtreme for all of you poseurs, and maybe 2Xtreme for our reviewer, too.
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is great, but it is also a game that almost convinced me to stop playing it multiple times.
While perhaps not blazing any new trails, La Pucelle: Tactics is nevertheless an entertaining entry in the tactical RPG genre.
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Crypt Custodian combines familiar Metroidvania exploration with a unique world and some fun animal friends.
Fireside establishes itself as a chill roguelite that’s as cozy as the title suggests.
A summary of games played by the writers at The Pixels in July, 2024.
Reading about TRANSLATION fills you with DETERMINATION. A review of Legends of Localization Book 3: Undertale
A worthy follow-up to Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree comes across more like a sequel than just a DLC episode.
As a new entry to the life sim genre, The Last Alchemist has a fairly simple crafting game structure with complex mechanics.
It may be the best Final Fantasy game you’ve never heard of. Final Fantasy Dimensions is an entirely original FF story – on mobile!
The Pixels has a chat with John Riggs, a pillar of the retro-gaming community with author and developer experience under his belt.
