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Rose & Locket Preview (PC)

Nov 23, 2020 246

Foolish Cowgirl! I’m ashamed to admit it, but there was one game that slipped through the cracks this year due to all the shuffling surrounding the first lockdown (yep, we’re in another one): Rose & Locket. I first caught glimpse of it scrolling through Twitter and was absolutely dazzled.…

Override 2: Super Mech League Preview (PS5)

Nov 19, 2020 506

Override 2: Super Mech League combines the mech-based mayhem of Virtual On and the multiplayer madness of Power Stone. Read our preview here.

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Preview (Switch)

Nov 18, 2020 347

Puyo Puyo and Tetris collide again! 2017’s Puyo Puyo Tetris — or 2014’s, supposing you live in Japan — proved itself an outrageously fun “I never knew I wanted this” crossover between two of gaming’s biggest puzzle franchises, with SEGA’s sequel in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 bringing back much…

Spaceflux Preview (PC)

Nov 11, 2020 367

Arena FPS in the 5th Dimension I love a game that punches me in the face, and my face is feeling sufficiently punched after playing Spaceflux. Described on its Steam page as “an upcoming arena shooter in impossible geometry: fractal worlds, infinitely repeating space and fully destructible maps,” Spaceflux is…

Karma City Police Preview (PC)

Nov 7, 2020 461

911, what’s your emergency? I love a game that gives me something new. I’m not just talking about story or aesthetic, I’m generally talking about a combination of things that presents a completely different experience that stands out from the rest. It doesn’t have to be something massive either…

Chinatown Detective Agency: Day One Preview (PC)

Oct 27, 2020 672

Where in the world is our next case? Born at the tail end of the ’80s, I don’t have a lot of concrete memories when it comes to my earliest gaming years. My favorite games at 2 years old were Civilization, Mixed-Up Mother Goose, and Where in the World…