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Bravely Default Review (3DS)

Bravely Default is a turn based JRPG with a unique jobs system that allows players to mix and match different jobs to create any type of build they want. Bravely Default also boasts a dynamic battle system involving battle points which allow each character to take up to four actions at once. Bravely Default is a masterfully executed JRPG with intense boss fights, a huge cast of memorable characters, amazing music and art, and a twist or two that will leave your jaw on the floor. So be brave and dive in because Bravely Default could be one of the greatest.

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Skyborn Review (PC)

Skyborn is an RPG Maker game that focuses on creating a classic RPG experience with a steampunk/fantasy setting. RPG Maker games have been, for a long time, overlooked in the Steam market by many people. That would be accredited to the overabundance of half-baked RPGs that neither create an engaging story, nor rework the game mechanics in a more meaningful way. Horror RPG Maker games manage to create settings using their own sprite work and pixel art to invoke a sense of dread, while ones that focus on RPGs are not as innovative with the materials at their disposal or don’t utilize their own artwork. Skyborn definitely tries to set itself apart with a story that is, while streamlined, definitely has some effort put into both its characters and the world. That being said, is that enough to give a unique experience over other RPG Maker RPGs out?

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Freedom Planet Review (Wii U)

What was supposed to be another Sonic the Hedgehog fan-made game, Galaxy Trail decided to take some elements of the franchise and create a new IP. While the game has been released on PC for a while, it made its long awaited debut on the Nintendo eShop in late last fall after a small delay. Has Galaxy Trail struck gold with this new idea, or should they risk making a game that Sega would shut down?

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Just Cause 3 Review (PS4)

Rico Rodriguez returns for the third installment in the Just Cause franchise. It’s set on the archipelago nation of Medici, ran by the notorious dictator General Di Ravello. Like previous titles, Just Cause 3 focuses on the 400-square mile open world, while players are free to do as they like and unlock more as they progress through the game’s story. With the tropical setting of this size the game is sure have many views that are just pure candy for the eyes, and make you truly feel like you are out of the winter’s cold air and in a tropical paradise.

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Firewatch Review (PC)

Firewatch is a first-person, story driven, exploration game set in Wyoming. Henry becomes the new ranger for the Firewatch team to escape thoughts of a beloved wife suffering from early onset dementia. Firewatch is essentially an interactive short novel based around navigating a wild and beautiful mountain area with nothing but a map and compass. Firewatch, though visually pleasing and certainly engaging at times, tries to be a suspense ridden thriller that falls pitifully flat due to boring and repetitive gameplay and a painfully anticlimactic ending. Despite effectively using choice to engross the player in a story with big and complex emotions, Firewatch fails to execute on its more promising ideas, and instead only achieves being a pleasant looking B movie slapped onto a hiking simulator.

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Star Wars Battlefront Review (PC)

Star Wars Battlefront (2015) is a first-person/third-person shooter developed by the creators of Battlefield. A modern day version of the much beloved Star Wars Battlefront I and II from the PlayStation 2, Battlefront (2015) is a visual spectacle of lasers, space ships, and all the sounds and characters from Star Wars that we love so much. Though currently somewhat lacking in content, I believe Battlefront (2015) is a faithful recreation of its source material and a gorgeous splurge of nerdy goodness. There are things to dislike about this game given its current state and circumstance, but I know there is also a lot to love.

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