Category Archives: Review

I started playing WoW Remix: Legion at the halfway mark but I don’t feel like I missed out on anything

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  I was actually planning to skip WoW Remix: Legion entirely since I recently got a bunch of Switch games. I’m actually playing 10 different physical Switch games right now, 6 of them brand new games released in 2025 including … Continue reading →

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First Look Review: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (Switch 1 version)

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  I preordered the game about two weeks before picking it up on Release Day at my local Gamestop. The temp working the store when I picked it up made sure I got the preorder bonus and more so after … Continue reading →

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I recently got my hands on Tales of Graces f Remastered and it raises some important questions about Namco Bandai’s Project Remastered

Posted on January 24, 2025 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Originally released in Japan on the Wii, Tales of Graces got a western release on the Playstation 3 as Tales of Graces f. It was also the first of three mainline Tales of games the PS3 would get, the … Continue reading →

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Ok so I beat Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake’s main story within 10 days

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  All things considered, I could have and should have finished it a few days earlier. For context, the game was released on November 14. I beat Zoma for the first time 9 days later. In comparison, I have the … Continue reading →

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Romancing Saga 2: Revenge of The Seven has no business being as good as it is

Posted on November 16, 2024 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Like the Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Unicorn Overlord and the Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, we have a Game of the Year 2024 candidate here. I played the Demo and bought the 2D port a few months … Continue reading →

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Ok so it turns out Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake is the game’s official name

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  I preordered the Switch version of the game via Amazon. The code for the preorder bonus was emailed to me about 8 hours before the game arrived on my doorstep. Before I continue, I want to make sure to … Continue reading →

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Review: World of Warcraft: The War Within

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  WoW’s latest expansion went live in August and it is also Part 1 of The Worldsoul Saga which will span three expansions that were all announced last year at BlizzCon: The War Within (TWW), Midnight and The Last Titan … Continue reading →

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Nihon Falcolm’s The Legend of Heroes series sure has come a long way especially in recent years

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  Mind you, I mean in regards to those of us who are outside of Japan. Most don’t know or remember this but it was only 13 years ago that the very first game in the franchise–Trails in the Sky … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Northern War takes you behind the scenes of North Ambria’s final days

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Lavon Samuel Davis

Author’s Note: I actually wrote this in its entirely in August 2023 and didn’t realize I never actually published it until now. I was sure I published it but apparently not. I decided not to update this to reflect the … Continue reading →

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It’s now been 30 years since Killer Instinct first hit the Arcades and SNES…but almost no one remembers or cares

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Lavon Samuel Davis

  One Spring afternoon in 1995, my older brother and I ended up getting this game on the SNES. Mind you, this was a few years after Street Fighter II hit the arcades and was making its way to consoles. … Continue reading →

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