Willa Rowe

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Trans. Tall. Tired | Writer w/ bylines @ Kotaku, Inverse, Start Menu | Host @girlmode_pod | she/her | email: [email protected]

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s style is its substance

1 month ago | digitaltrends.com | Willa Rowe

From its establishing shot of the Eiffel Tower bent in on itself, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wants you to know it is very French, if a little twisted. The turn-based RPG revels in the aesthetic of developer Sandfall Interactive’s home country, which often helps to distinguish the game from its many high-profile influences. As a tale of death and grief it’s hard not to make comparisons to genre titans such as Final Fantasy X and Lost Odyssey.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s style is its substance

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Willa Rowe

5 hours agoThe Eiffel Tower And BollywoodOn the Eiffel Tower's birth anniversary, a look at Bollywood's rishta with the elegant iron lady.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened hits very different in our new AI future

2 months ago | digitaltrends.com | Willa Rowe

Table of Contents At face value, The Talos Principle: Reawakened has everything that a good remake needs. Updated graphics, quality of life improvements, and an entirely new companion story should breathe new life into the original 2014 title, widely considered one of the best puzzle games ever made. And yet Reawakened suffers solely due to the context playing The Talos Principle in 2025 brings.
The Talos Principle: Reawakened hits very different in our new AI future

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Willa Rowe

10 hours agoSmall Language Models Are the New Rage, Researchers SayLarger models can pull off a wider variety of feats, but the reduced footprint of smaller models makes them attractive tools. The original version of …1 day agoI paid $20 for an AI marketing agent - and here's what it got meThink AI agents are a shortcut? Here's where the real magic comes from.
Kirby Air Riders for Nintendo Switch 2 gives a GameCube classic a sequel

2 months ago | digitaltrends.com | Willa Rowe

The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct gave us a ton of info on the console's hardware and upcoming games like Mario Kart World, but also highlighted several Switch games getting Switch 2 Editions. A few of these titles shown off include Tears of the Kingdom, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond which will all be getting upgrades and some new features when the Switch 2 launches on June 5.
Nintendo Switch Online adding GameCube games exclusively for Switch 2

2 months ago | digitaltrends.com | Willa Rowe

Like every Nintendo enthusiast, I've had a long time to reflect on what I want from the Switch 2. It's been a long eight years to get to Wednesday's grand unveiling, so I've built up a wish list of features I'm hoping the console has at this point. Some of those are obvious ones that I've been clamoring for ever since the original Switch launched in 2017. Naturally I hope to see a more powerful system capable of outputting video in 4K. Don't we all?
Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller revealed with big improvements

2 months ago | digitaltrends.com | Willa Rowe

Considering that a big Nintendo Switch 2 stream is coming next week, I can't imagine that anyone saw today's surprise Nintendo Direct coming. Rather than saving all its big announcements for April 2, Nintendo held one last minute showcase focused entirely on upcoming Nintendo Switch games. I assumed that would be a moment to fill out the system's next few months, giving players something to do until the Switch 2 launches. That wasn't the case.
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar might fix my biggest problem with farming sims

2 months ago | digitaltrends.com | Willa Rowe

Table of Contents Farming sims often blur together for me. The familiar gameplay loop of growing crops, forming bonds with locals, and making a profit along the way is fun but, if you are me, can get stale. Some of that comes from an endgame that often centers around maximizing efficiency (and money-making) rather than refocusing on the community you are taking part in. With Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, developer Marvelous is hoping to break that familiar cycle.
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is a jack of all trades that actually can do it all

Mar 21, 2025 | digitaltrends.com | Willa Rowe

Table of Contents A change of scenery can be a miraculous thing. At least that seems to be the case in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma, the upcoming spinoff title in the long running farming sim meets RPG series from Marvelous. Taking place in the titular new setting of Azuma, the game seeks to give a fresh perspective on the franchise’s core pillars of farming, combat, and romance.
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma is a jack of all trades that actually can do it all

Mar 21, 2025 | flipboard.com | Willa Rowe

4 hours agoPOINT REYES STATION, Calif. — With fog-kissed streets featuring a buttery bakery, an eclectic bookstore and markets peddling artisanal cheeses crafted from the milk of lovingly coddled cows, Point Reyes Station is about as picturesque as tourist towns come in California. It is also a place that, at …