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Cosmic Star Heroine Review

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  Cosmic Star Heroine  It's been a long time coming but I've finally played Cosmic Star Heroine . I was around for this game before it released and even got to talk to one of the developers on ResetEra back in 2017. Cosmic Star Heroine is developed by Zeboyd Games. This indie JRPG pits you in the role of Alyssa, a space secret agent as she uncovers that her agency has created an unethical mind control device. Cosmic Star Heroine is inspired by the SNES/Sega era of JRPGs like Chrono Trigger, Phantasy Star IV, and Lunar: Eternal Blue. For the genre this is a relatively short game. I ran over just 14 and a half hours in my playthrough, but it might just be me and where I am currently but it felt like a full game length like a Final Fantasy and it took me about three weeks to finish it just like a FF.   Cosmic Star Heroine is also fast paced in correspondence to its length. The story moves about quickly, you are getting new party members quite often and seeing new locations...

Persona 5 Strikers Review

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  Persona 5 was one of the best games I ever played back in 2019 and then in 2020 when Royal came out it was even better. It stayed on my mind constantly since the day I played it so when Persona 5 Strikers was announced for the West and it turned out to be more than a spinoff and actually a direct sequel I pre-ordered that shit ASAP. Persona 5 Strikers takes the formula of Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal and condenses it down to an action RPG. The confidant and social stats are removed making the game as a result a lot shorter, but mind you this is still a long game. My recorded time at the end of Strikers was 64:49. So still longer than your average Final Fantasy, but it also feels kind of short at the same time. It might be due to the pacing or the fact that I'm used to playing its predecessor. I had a remarkable good time with Persona 5 Strikers. Upon starting the game I was hit with a wave of nostalgia. Persona 5 Strikers keeps the stylish UI from P5 right at the beginning with ...