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4 days ago | 
savepointgaming.co | Jesse Lab
In many ways, Too Kyo Games and Media.Vision’s latest game, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, is the definition of an underdog story. Directed by Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi, who were the creators of the Danganronpa and Zero Escape franchises, respectively, The Hundred Line is a game that’s a make-or-break moment for their studio, because if it fails, it will most likely lead to the end of Too Kyo Games.
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3 weeks ago | 
savepointgaming.co | Jesse Lab
While plenty of mythologies have been explored and mined in gaming, in my opinion, Scottish folklore tends to be underrepresented. Its inclusion is one of the reasons that Wales Interactive and Ant Workshop‘sInto the Restless Ruinsis so interesting to me, but that’s just scratching the surface. The game is a blend of various genres and ideas. Immediately, comparisons can be made in presentation and combat to Vampire Survivors, but that wouldn’t be the most accurate reflection.
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
escapistmagazine.com | Jesse Lab
When I was growing up, I loved to play The Sims 2. I would load up the game on my GameCube every day after I got it for Christmas one year, and now in celebration of the franchise’s 25th anniversary, it’s back and with all of its content.
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Feb 2, 2025 | 
escapistmagazine.com | Jesse Lab
It’s that time of the year when film lovers are getting ready for the Oscars, and there’s no better way to do so than to watch all of the 10 nominees for Best Picture. If you’re interested in watching all of them before the 97th Academy Awards, here’s how. While most of these movies are available on streaming services, some are exclusive to one or two platforms while others may cost you a bit to rent.
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
escapistmagazine.com | Jesse Lab
There’s a lot we don’t know at the moment about the Nintendo Switch 2, but there’s one thing we do know – it’s backward compatible. For me, and probably for many gamers, that’s going to be its most important feature. From a consumer standpoint, there are no real negatives to buying a system that is backward compatible. It’s a convenience given to consumers where we’re allowed to keep playing the games we have already purchased, whether they be physical or digital.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
escapistmagazine.com | Jesse Lab
When you think of Nintendo, most people will think of Mario. However, back in the day, it wasn’t Mario who was headline Nintendo’s first hit, it was Donkey Kong. So, With over four decades of releases, we’re going to be ranking every major game starring the big ape. With so many games under DK’s belt (or tie), we’re going to need to set some ground rules. First, we’re only focusing on platformers that DK, or his extended family, starred in.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
escapistmagazine.com | Jesse Lab
When Castlevania: Nocturne debuted in 2023, I claimed it was the best Castlevania season, which I still stand by. The animation, tone, and complexity were welcome changes, but Season 2 had the potential to undermine all of that. Thankfully, for the most part, it didn’t. While Castlevania: Nocturne’s second season may have a few more flaws than its stellar first season, it’s still ultimately a good show that kept me hooked for its eight-episode run.
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Jan 1, 2025 | 
escapistmagazine.com | Jesse Lab
While it may be sad to see 2024 and its awesome selection of games in the annals of history, 2025 has plenty of interesting and exciting games to look forward to, and here are some of our most anticipated games of the new year! Now of course, plenty of games are coming out in 2025 that haven’t been announced yet and just as many games don’t have a confirmed 2025 release date. Because of that, we’re only going to be looking at games that, for now, are confirmed to release some time in 2025.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
escapistmagazine.com | Jesse Lab
The Nintendo Switch has lived a long life, and with 2024 most likely being the last full year for the again console before it’s replaced, let’s look back and see which were the best Nintendo Switch games that were released in 2024. Naturally, we’ll be factoring in games that were released exclusively on the Nintendo Switch, but we’re also going to consider multi-platform games as well, provided that the Nintendo Switch version is considered to be the best version.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
escapistmagazine.com | Jesse Lab
Over the past 365 days, countless games have been released. While some games are definitely not worth your time, we here at the Escapist have come together and voted on what we consider to be the best games of 2024! Our process was simple – over the course of around a week or so, our editors and writers each voiced what their top five favorite games of the year were. From there, we assigned points to each game based on their position in a person’s list.
