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Fashion Dreamer isn't Style Savvy and that's okay

Fashion Dreamer isn't Style Savvy and that's okay

Rather than my previous posts which were more general first impressions and talking about how my playthrough has been going, I suppose you could consider this post the closest to some kind of review of the game, but I guess I’m tired of seeing the same critique on the game over and over that often is complaints of things that the game said would not be included from the start or show that not…

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Ooblets - An actual relaxing game

Ooblets – An actual relaxing game

Ooblets is a game I had been looking forward to for years and even though it’s only in Early Access, it already is tons of fun and any issues I would’ve had with similar games are done well enough that it’s rarely an issue or have been adjusted already through various patches.

I was honored to receive a key for the game and it’s rare I’m not spending at least part of a day playing, even over a…

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Pokemon Legends Z-A Thoughts!

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Let's talk about Beacon Pines!

Let’s talk about Beacon Pines!

Beacon Pines has been one of my most awaited games since I first heard about it. It heavily reminded me of Gravity Falls and the general thought of it as Winnie Pooh mixed with that kind of Mystery genre was so incredibly appealing to me. The Great Mouse Detective is still one of my favorite movies to this day. So, with confirmation that, no matter how rough things get and the level of angst,…

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Pretty Princess Party Thoughts!

Pretty Princess Party Thoughts!

So, if you follow me on Youtube, you may have already seen me upload my entire playthrough already which will be the main focus on this post, but I haven’t really shared my thoughts yet so even if you know what to expect screenshot-wise, there should still be some fun stuff to read here too. It shouldn’t be any surprise that Pretty Princess Party made it on my radar. I had been following it on…

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Thoughts about the Balan Wonderworld Demo

Thoughts about the Balan Wonderworld Demo

It’s so rare for me to feel so many thoughts about a demo I actually need to write about it, heck, I’m not entirely sure if that’s happened before, and yet here we are. I played and essentially finished (I say essentially as there’s definitely some other things I could probably try to do) the demo and to be honest, I have no idea how I feel about the game. Some things I liked, some I didn’t,…

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Pokemon Shield: The Crown Tundra is here!

Pokemon Shield: The Crown Tundra is here!

Like with the Isle of Armor, I wanted to really finish with the main bulk of The Crown Tundra before writing about my thoughts. Offhand, it’s hard to say which DLC I liked better– I think they were on equal-footing overall, but some stuff I was looking forward to in the Crown Tundra kind of fell flat unfortunately. Heck, I don’t even feel it took me much longer than Isle of Armor did– they…

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On Pokemon Sword & Shield

On Pokemon Sword & Shield

As a note, I personally played Shield so my thoughts will mostly be in reference to that, but I just had a lot I wanted to really discuss after having played and my impressions as I went along. I more or less did this in parts as I went and the order won’t be fully concise, but I will say that I both enjoyed the game, but am still upset by certain choices it’s made along with others I didn’t…

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