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Digimon Story: Time Stranger Is A Promising Comeback That I Didn’t Want To Stop Playing
One of Digimon’s biggest strengths has always been its ability to lean into nostalgia, and that’s no different in Digimon Story: Time Stranger, the seventh entry in the franchise’s role-playing-focused gaming series. Like past Digimon Story games, Time Stranger puts a big emphasis on narrative, but this time around, it was the creature collecting and…
How Invasion season 3 rebooted its sprawling sci-fi story
The aliens are gone. At least, that’s the setup of Invasion’s third season, which opens with the destruction of the aliens’ interdimensional mothership, presumably putting an end to the brutal attack they’ve carried out against Earth for the last two seasons. But of course, it wouldn’t be Invasion without, well, an invasion. So after a…
Chrono Trigger’s Story Is Simpler Than You Remember, But That’s What Makes It Great
Chrono Trigger celebrated the 30-year anniversary of its US release this week. Below, we look back at how it continues to endure and what continues to make it a powerful, relevant classic. After 30 years, I still often find myself thinking about Fiona’s Forest in Chrono Trigger, and one of the scenes that captures what…
Quantum Witch is a story of religious oppression, queer emancipation, and a dancing skeleton that hopes to popularise the ‘plotformer’ genre
You might not have heard of Quantum Witch, but if you’ve an affinity for pixel-art platformers with engaging story-beats, meta-narratives, and an array of kooky characters, then you should be all over it. To just call Quantum Witch a colourful platformer with a strong narrative (read: ‘plotformer’) is to do it a disservice, though. Quantum…
The wild story of how gut health AI toilet startup Throne raised $4M led by Moxxie | TechCrunch
The tale of how smart toilet startup Throne landed its seed round is so full of serendipities, one could almost believe it was orchestrated by the hand of Fortuna, Roman goddess of providence. Throne is an Austin-based company working on an AI-powered toilet device for consumers. It uses computer vision (cameras pointing in the bowl…
Doctor Who ‘The Story and the Engine’ review: Just a trim, thanks
Spoilers for “The Story and the Engine.” Doctor Who lives and dies by the quality of its writing and acting far more than almost anything else on TV. Audiences may demand big explosions and trippy visuals but its best work is often done in small rooms. The Disney era began with an episode that, for…
Next Assassin’s Creed Shadows Update Announced, Adds New Story Mission And Fixes A Deer Problem
Ubisoft has announced the next major update for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and it’s coming soon. Title update 1.0.4 arrives on Tuesday, May 6, and it adds a new free quest and numerous bug fixes. The update adds a story pack called “The Works of Luis Frois.” Players can visit Azuchi to find Luis, a Jesuit…
The Incredible Story Of Taher Madraswala: From Survival To CEO
– Advertisement – Taher (extreme right) with his colleagues at recent Quest Global Annual Meet The life of Taher Madraswala is a story of an indomitable spirit—a man who survived hunger and adversity to support his family while building himself along the way. Now leading the semiconductor division at Quest Global, his journey stands as…
This Sherlock Holmes Adventure Game Is A Deeply Beautiful Love Story
I love being able to come to you with something completely and utterly gorgeous, uplifting, and entertaining. The Beekeeper’s Picnic, a Sherlock Holmes point-and-click adventure, gives us a few hours in the post-retirement life of the great detective, and the opportunity to shape his relationship with an elderly Watson. It’s an uplifting, gentle tale, packed…