This month is now officially dedicated to game reviews only. I have quite a few of them to clear out, and it helps that I binged on games that I’d been stuck on for a while recently, finally …
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A review of Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk (PS4)
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Playing Some Yakuza 0 And Talking About Future Projects
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A review of Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (PS4)
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A review of Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (PS4)
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Review: Langrisser I & II (PS4)
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A review of Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout (PS4)
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The anime saved by a PS4
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Citrus, Made in Abyss, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
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Holiday Review: YAKUZA LOVER
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Review: Jujutsu Kaisen 0
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Yakuza Lover Vol 1 Review
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Review Index: 0-69/100
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The latest entry in Red Entertainment and Sega’s long running franchise is here and this time it’s coming west! I had wanted to get into the Sakura Wars…
Yakuza Kiwami - Switch Version Game Review
The Yakuza brand of stylish combat and badass special movies is just as fun today as it was nearly a decade ago.
JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 – MOVIE TEASER REVIEW
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Yakuza Lover: Volume 1 – A Chance Meeting
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How a sumo tournament led to the downfall of the yakuza
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MAY I TIE UP THE YAKUZA? REVIEW
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Weekly Round-Up, 8-14 February 2023: PreCure Novels, Obligation Chocolate, and Capitalist Hell in Yakuza 0
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Instead of just weeping prettily, Nozomi Mino shows she's willing to draw Yuri as messy, even ugly in her anger.
Yakuza Lover, Vol 1
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