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It's new to me: Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim
A real step up from Ys V, but Falcom hadn't quite reached the series' resurgence point yet.
Marc Normandin
7 hr ago
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Retro spotlight: Resistance: Fall of Man
Insomniac's return to the world of first-person shooters has its moments, but is as plagued by pacing issues and sameness as it is browns and grays.
Marc Normandin
Jul 4
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Past meets present: PowerSlave Exhumed
A modern re-release of a 90s shooter that combines names and console versions into one unified game.
Marc Normandin
Jun 29
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Re-release this: Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy
The game deserves a second chance, and today's technology is better prepared for what it had to offer, too.
Marc Normandin
Jun 27
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Get these Nintendo 3DS games before you can't: Virtual Console, Pt. 1
The 3DS doesn't have a massive Virtual Console library, but what's there is largely essential.
Marc Normandin
Jun 22
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Retro spotlight: Gunstar Heroes
Treasure's first game remains an all-timer nearly three decades later.
Marc Normandin
Jun 17
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XP Arcade: Cannon Spike
If you ever wanted to kick an attack helicopter while playing as Street Fighter's Cammy wearing roller skates, then do I have the game for you.
Marc Normandin
Jun 15
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Re-release this: Mischief Makers
Shake shake!
Marc Normandin
Jun 13
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It's new to me: Rakugaki Showtime
Pencil sketches who can throw whatever, including each other, makes for a fun fighter that's better with friends and/or enemies.
Marc Normandin
Jun 8
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Retro spotlight: Dragon Quest
There are few singular games more vital to the success of video game consoles than the original Dragon Quest.
Marc Normandin
Jun 6
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It's new to me: Bulk Slash
Maybe the reason North Americans think the Sega Saturn lacked games is because so many of the great ones never made it out of Japan.
Marc Normandin
Jun 1
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Retro spotlight: Adventures of Lolo
Before there was Kirby and Lololo, there was simply Lolo.
Marc Normandin
May 30
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