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Call of Cthulhu
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Call of Cthulhu Review

Gary Smith

Wayback in February 1928, the pulp magazine Weird Tales featured a short story from H.P. Lovecraft titled "The Call of Cthulhu." In the 90 years since then, Cthulhu has been expanded on and the Cthulhu Mythos have transitioned to essentially every form of entertainment. In 1981, Chaosium released the first edition of the Call of Cthulhu pen-and-paper RPG. Seven editions later and with multiple scenarios and supplements, it remains a popular choice for fans of tabletop RPG's. Cyanide Studios'…

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Seasons After Fall
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Seasons After Fall Review

Gary Smith2 Comments

Seasons After Fall is a 2D platforming puzzle game for PS4, Xbox One, and PC from French developer Swing Swing Submarine and published by Focus Home Interactive. In it, you play a spirit that possesses a wild fox and set off on an adventure through a forest. You have the power to manipulate the four seasons, changing them on the fly to complete puzzles. If nothing else, Seasons After Fall is an absolutely beautiful game graphically speaking with its hand-painted forest setting that changes on…

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Bound By Flame
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Bound By Flame Review

Gary Smith

Bound By Flame, the cross-generational RPG from French developing studio Spiders, gets the spotlight for being the first fantasy/action-RPG on PS4. Yes, it's on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, but those systems have plenty of action RPG's (including Spiders own previous outings like Of Orcs and Men, and Mars: War Logs). For PS4 owners with that action itch, this is the only game in town at the moment. Luckily, it's a very good game. To set the stage, I generally play games on either hard (familiar IP's…

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