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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Chasm

August 2, 2018December 12, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Bit Kid, Chasm, Inc, Indie, Metroidvania, RPG, STEAM

It has been about three years since I’ve last mentioned Chasm on The Videogame Backlog. I found out about Chasm

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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

July 19, 2018January 10, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Hyrule Warriors, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Port, RPG

Yes, I did own Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U. I didn’t pick it up on the 3DS though and

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Reviews Steam Written By: Cody D. 

(Review) Smoke and Sacrifice

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 MegaTraps 0 Comments Adventure, Curve Digital, Indie, RPG, Smoke and Sacrifice, Solar Sail Games Ltd, STEAM

From the very beginning I knew that the dark tone Smoke and Sacrifice brings to the table would draw me

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Azure Saga: Pathfinder

March 22, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Adventure, Azure Saga, Azure Saga: Pathfinder, Indie, MassHive Media, RPG, STEAM, Strategy

I was trying to play through my other games in my backlog. That was the goal of taking some time

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Regions of Ruin

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D Platformer, Action, Adventure, Indie, PC, Phangd, Poysky Productions, Regions of Ruin, RPG, Simulation, STEAM, Strategy, Vox

Regions of Ruin has been described as Kingdom with RPG elements by some reviewers. I’ve seen the game, but I’ve never

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds

February 15, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Another Indie, Indie, Legrand Legacy, Legrand Legacy: Tale of the Fatebounds, Mayflower Entertainment, RPG, SEMISOFT

With what looks like an attempt at nostalgia for the PlayStation 2 era of RPGs, Legrand Legacy: Tale of the

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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition

February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Counter Strike, Indie, Mercenary Kings, Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition, Nintendo, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Switch, RPG

It has been a long while since I’ve played a side-scrolling run-and-gun like this. I’ve dabbled in a few, but

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PS4 Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Yakuza Kiwami

September 14, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Action RPG, Adventure, Playstation 4, PS4, RPG, Sega, Yakuza, Yakuza Kiwami

To say that I was assuming that Yakuza Kiwami was a Japanese, GTA-esque game would be a large understatement. I’m not

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PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A. 

(PAX West 2017) Aegis Defenders

September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D Platformer, Action, Aegis Defenders, GUTS Department, Indie, Local Co-Op, Metroidvania, Pax, RPG, Strategy, Tower Defense

Aegis Defenders  is a 2D platformer/metroidvania whose combat centers around tower defense mechanics. It looks good while being more minimal

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Wartile

July 6, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Boardgame, PC, Playwood Project, Real-Time, RPG, Steam Early Access, Strategy, Turn-based, Wartile

Digitized board games have been a thing for a while now. I remember playing Monopoly on my NES and enjoying

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) ROKH

June 8, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Co-Op, FPS, Indie, Local Co-Op, ROKH, RPG, Simulation, Steam Early Access

Ever wanted to travel to Mars and colonize it? No? Well… then you need to watch more Total Recall and

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Streets of Rogue

May 11, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, COOP, Indie, PC, roguelike, RPG, Stealth, STEAM, Streets of Rogue, tinyBuild Games

Well, if you wanted to have a game where you can almost do anything, Streets of Rogue is trying to

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PS4 Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Horizon: Zero Dawn

March 23, 2017January 2, 2018 Ailingforale 2 Comments 3rd Person Shooter, Action, Guerrilla Games, Horizon, Horizon: Zero Dawn, PS4, RPG

I will admit that I hesitated to pick up Horizon: Zero Dawn (Horizon from here on out) because it came out

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Watch_Dogs 2

March 9, 2017January 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Hacking, Hipsters, Open World, RPG, Stealth, Ubisoft, Watch_Dogs 2

I feel that I was one of the few people who really enjoyed the first Watch_Dogs game. I played it

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Nintendo 3DS Reviews Steam VS. Written By: Jonathan A. 

Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure Vs. 8BitBoy

December 8, 2016October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments 3DS, 8BitBoy, Action, Adventure, AwesomeBlade, Gurumin 3D: A Monstrous Adventure, Indie, Mastiff, Nihon Falcon Corporation, Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, PC, Platformer, RPG, STEAM

Gurumin has certainly come a long way. Now, that’s not to say that if you’ve played it before that it’s

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Updates and Stuff

-(5/31/22) Yes I’m doing some reviews lately. I’ll get back to dev’n when I’m done with my current reviews.
-While patching my first game Mazungeon, I broke it so it’s off the Play store. You can see on the site what it was like when it worked. You can also play a previous version here.

-Thank you to all developers and PR people who make this wild ride possible. It is a pleasure!

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