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Forever Skies Review

The impact of the escape pod was unexpectedly violent. Sparks danced through the air, arching and flitting across every surface; crimson light thrummed overhead and basking the small enclosure in an eerie glow. A groan parts your lips, taking a moment to gain your bearings before un-clipping your harness and pulling yourself from the seat. Steam hissed from the doors control panel: The impact damaged just about every internal system onboard, not like you’d be in need of them much longer. This was a one way trip. Left with no other choice, you pull the energy jettison latch, the doors ruptured

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Ale & Tale Tavern Review Jank

Dirt and gravel crunch softly under the soles of your feet as you make your way up the little-traversed path, leaning forward slightly as it gently slopes uphill. As you reach the crest, your gaze settles on the charmingly quaint building in front of you. Weather-worn fliers, wanted posters and long sprawling vines litter the buildings exterior while cobwebs glazing the patio eaves, drawing your eyes upwards.The sign greets you with a crooked smile of sorts, lazily drooping by a hinge. A firm gust sets it in motion, a soft groan coming from the rusty hinges that were, more or less,

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Gray Dawn Review

Gray Dawn is a game that plays out as an interactive psychological horror story. It was created by indie developer Interactive Stone, a small studio based in Iași, Romania, and was released June 7, 2018 on Steam, with a staggered release on various other platforms over the next few years. Its most recent release was on Nintendo Switch in early August 2024, though I played the Steam version.Set on Christmas Eve of 1920, Gray Dawn takes you through the journey of a troubled man who teeters on the edge of madness. Accused of murdering an altar boy, Father Abraham struggles to

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CopyCat Review

 Thunder rumbled in the distance, soft and muted. A storm was coming- but you had very little to fear.... it had been a long time. Or had it been a mere fortnight ago?Perhaps then things would have been different.  You would have had a reason to cower behind the cold metal bars, smelling the fear of the other unfortunate souls left, caught, and abandoned by whatever circumstance brought them here. Here, where sorrow clung in the air. On nights such as this, the walls rumbled and the window panes shook, rattling within time-worn frames. Mewls of distress and frustration echoing the

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Skald: Against the Black Prior Review

Game Title: Skald: Against the Black Priory (base game)Developer: High North Studios ASPublisher: Raw FuryPlatform: PC – Available now on GOG and SteamRelease Date: May 30, 2024“You drag yourself from the black tides, across the corpses of drowned men, and onto the unwelcoming, craggy shoreline. Gulls cry overhead and the stink of seaweed fills your nose. By some miracle you have made it to Idra. It will take all  your skill to survive and unravel the eldritch mysteries of the Black Priory.”What Is It-Skald: Against the Black Priory is a role-playing game set in a dark Lovecraftian horror-infused fantasy world.  Sporting 8-bit style