Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
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Recettear is something of an indie legend, famous as a Japanese indie game localized while indie games were really just getting started. It's been on my radar (and in my library) for a few years, but I've never gotten around to playing it till today.
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Astlibra: Revision
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I posted about Astlibra a while back after having played the demo and really enjoying it, and I decided to pick it up during the Steam Winter sale. I've finally gotten around to playing for a few hours and I'm really glad I decided to buy.
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Spyro the Dragon (PS4)
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Like I said in my post on Spyro 2, the original Spyro the Dragon has always been my favorite of the series. 20 years later that hasn't changed. I love the simplicity of the levels, the goofy voice acting, and the pure distilled platforming without the extra frills future games added in.
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Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (PS4)
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I grew up at the tail-end of the PS1's lifespan, and was fortunate enough to have parents that would buy games for my brother and I every so often. We had the PS1 Spyro trilogy, and I have fond memories of collecting gems and headbutting bad guys,
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The Song of Achilles Review
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Anyone familiar with Greek mythology knows how this story ends. Patroclus, dead in Achilles' armor at the walls of Troy. Achilles, broken with grief, avenging him and wanting to die, dying. Yet even knowing how the story ends, The Song of Achilles was a surprise and a page-turner: not simply a...
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Karambola
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Karambola is a short, free point and click/puzzler about a village of sad fruit people. You work through a series of vignettes, helping each little fruit person solve their internal troubles. Puzzles are simple and not too difficult; you're guided to the solutions pretty intuitively.
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