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Preview: Jusant

Justin Mercer — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:00:19 +0000

Jusant was a game that immediately and intensely caught my eye upon its announcement at the Xbox Games Showcase this year. The title’s visual style was undeniably a huge part of that initial eye catch, but its premise was what intrigued me most: traversing a towering monolith of stone and unearthing the stories of the

Aetheryte Radio 261: This! Was! FAN FEST!

Michelle "Xenedra" Folts — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 03:35:28 +0000

Celebrate XIV Years of FFXIV Podcasting with us! It's our anniversary and we've returned from the oven-like landscape of Vegas with news on the (MAJOR) ups and downs of Fan Fest!

Review: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

Timothy "Urthdigger" Hyldahl — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:19:40 +0000

Back in April I’d covered a preview of The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, and found myself immediately fascinated by it. Coming from an established publisher and developer and dealing with occult matters in a fleshed out fantasy world, it was just a taste of something that promised to be far greater. So how could I turn down checking out the finished deal?

Review: Affogato

Eliot Lefebvre — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 23:08:27 +0000

As a reviewer, I tend to pick out games that I want to review based on one of three criteria. The first are games where either I had been following early development or just saw the trailer and thought that the game looked like a lot of fun. The second are games that are somehow

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest: Crystalline Conflict Regional Championship NA Recap

Megan "Rook" Byrd — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 19:55:40 +0000

Our team at Gamer Escape is finally getting over the Nisi debuff that was passed around at the recent North American Fan Festival- otherwise known as post-convention illness for those of you less familiar with endgame raiding terminology. We’re just now wrapping up our coverage of the event, including this summary of the Crystalline Conflict

Review: Komorebi

Timothy "Urthdigger" Hyldahl — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 00:02:42 +0000

Back in 2021 I reviewed a rather well-made furry visual novel called Winds of Change, and I was immediately drawn in by its world building and characters. So, when the developer contacted me about reviewing their followup title Komorebi, how could I possibly say no? I knew that one way or another, I’d be in for an experience.

Review: Invector: Rhythm Galaxy

Josh McGrath — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 00:02:08 +0000

Rhythm games are basically my lifeblood. I own more than one person probably should, invested way too much money into an arcade style controller for one of them, and occasionally slack off from work by visiting the local Round 1 arcade to play some for an hour or two. With the state of the genre

Naoki Yoshida Answers Questions From the Press at Fan Fest 2023

Andrew "Fusionx" Copeland — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 01:50:55 +0000

The North American Fan Festival is over and while FFXIV players (im)patiently await Patch 6.5 and the newly announced expansion, Dawntrail, we still more news to report on from the event in Las Vegas. During a press conference Friday evening, Final Fantasy XIV Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida answered a handful of questions from the

FFXIV Letter From the Producer LIVE from NA Fan Fest Teases 6.5 Content

Chris "ChrisLeverne" Taubeneck — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 19:21:07 +0000

Day 2 of the North American Fan Fest is underway and while some players are still in awe about yesterday’s first details on the Dawntrail expansion announcement, there’s a lot that still stands between today and the release of 7.0. Some of that was shown off during today’s Letter from the Producer LIVE 78. As

Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest: Developer Panel Highlights & Insights

Emily Hart — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 01:02:11 +0000

FFXIV Senior Story Designer Natsuko Ishikawa

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