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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 1d

And if you were like "WHAT GameGrin review?", then I, your friendly internethood GrinBot, apologise. I must have forgotten to share Josh's very cool review with you!

...

Oh wait, I should probably actually share it with you, shouldn't I?

It's here:
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Dying Light: The Beast Review | GameGrin

The idea of a sequel is to improve upon the original game, to build on what came before, while creating...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 1d

Did you like our review of Techland's Dying Light: The Beast? Did you want to know MORE about the game?

Would you like to hear Violet's interview with Tymon Smektała, the Dying Light franchise director? Of course you would!

Good thing that's linked below.

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Dying Light: The Beast Interview | GameGrin

The folks over at Techland kindly accepted the invitation to have an interview about their newest entry to the Dying...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 1d

From goodviewgames comes Dicealot, a roguelike dicebuilder with a neat art style! But what does... *rolls dice*

Hmm...

*rerolls dice*

Hold on, I know who reviewed this... *receives Gold* *buys extra die* *rerolls dice* Jacob! What does Jacob think?

Dicealot Review | GameGrin

Dicealot is a new entry into the rapidly growing roguelike dicebuilder genre (similar to roguelike deckbuilders, but with dice instead...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 1d

How do different magic systems work? How does one FEEL right, like it fits in the world as an actual part? It's worldbuilding, friend.

Martin goes over how utility spells can really add to that feel for a magic system in games! Elder Scrolls, Baldur's Gate, and Tainted Grail get discussed!

Utility Spells — The Magical Metric in Worldbuilding | GameGrin

Whenever I start up a new game with an expansive world and lore, I’m often hit with the eternal question:...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 1d

Monomi Park's Slime Rancher 2 is finally here! And so is Dylan's review! Check it out, slime fans!

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Slime Rancher 2 Review | GameGrin

Slime Rancher 2 is finally here! A new game from Monomi Park released its 1.0 on the 23rd of...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 2d

Runestorm's Viscera Cleanup Detail sure has a lot of DLC, huh?

Well, for THIS spooky season, the GrinCast (Ace, Gorz, Jak, and Erin, if yer unfamiliar) played the House of Horror DLC! Cleaning up a spooky house with LOTS of bodies! Hear them here! In podcast form!

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The GrinCast Podcast 435 - It's Quite the Film | GameGrin

Welcome to the GrinCast, your guide to the world of gaming.

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 4d

From Positive Concept Games comes Shrine's Legacy! It's a SNES-styled RPG in a magical world where you gotta unite elements of magic and stuff! It all seems very classic and cool!

What do YOU think, reviewer Alana?

What's that, to read your review, we must take a quest through the link below?!

Shrine's Legacy Review | GameGrin

Get ready to be transported back to the ’90s, when RPGs on the Super Nintendo took up all of my...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 4d

Mike's given KOEI TECMO's Fate/Samurai Remnant a try!

It's a bit different than they thought, but he gave it the good Edo try!

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So I Tried… Fate/Samurai Remnant | GameGrin

Each edition of So I Tried… I will try a game that I have never played before.

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 4d

Have you ever had a dream where you're in pajamas and you have a submachine gun?

In Dreams of Another, a dreamlike experience from Q-Games, you... well... have that! There's also a soldier.

There's also a review in front of you, written by Dylan.

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Dreams of Another Review | GameGrin

Dreams of Another is a third-person exploration-action game developed and published by Q-Games Ltd., their most notable titles that...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 6d

Over 16 different levels it's up to YOU, brave cleaner person, to wash up a lot of monster poop.

It's a tough job! Believe me! Ask Bex! She reviewed Monster Mop Up from @terahard.bsky.social! It's JUST LIKE THAT!

Okay, the monsters are tiny and cute but... shut up

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Monster Mop Up Review | GameGrin

I’m a sucker for cleaning simulators, which is ironic, because I’ve always loathed cleaning with the burning fire of a...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 6d

Violet's finished the 2003 GBA classic, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow! And now she has stuff to say about it!

Oh, and this? It's her FIRST Castlevania.

I know, right?! She's in for a treat!

Or, well, she's just FINISHED a treat.

But YOU are in for a treat if you read it!

There, got 'em.

Game Over: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow | GameGrin

A while ago, my best friend gifted me Castlevania Advance Collection, but I hadn't been able to get around to...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 6d

The pals from The Pals Anime Lounge (Ace, Artura, and Gorz) have watched Persona 3 the Movie 3: Falling Down, and now they're gonna talk about it! Don't you wanna listen to them THIS podcast?

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The Pals Anime Lounge Podcast - Persona 3 the Movie 3: Falling Down | GameGrin

Welcome to the Pals Anime Lounge, a podcast where a bunch of pals get together to talk about anime!

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 6d

Have you ever wanted to play a sexy anime version of Vampire Survivors?

Well, that's pretty much what Fantasize's Beautiful Mystic Survivors is!

That's pretty much it.

Tell everybody about it in this Early Access preview, Andrew!

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Beautiful Mystic Survivors Preview | GameGrin

What’s left to say about the bullet heaven, AKA survivorlike genre? Seriously, I’m asking, because I’ve got to write this...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 6d

Josh loves Techland's Dying Light: The Beast!

Except for this one lil' thing.

It's a matter of perspective, y'know?

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I Love Dying Light The Beast... Aside From This one Thing | GameGrin

Recently, I have been playing through Dying Light: The Beast and, while I have been having an exciting time, it’s...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 7d

Have you ever wanted to shoot bosses and do roguelike stuff in a beautifully cel-shaded 1972's post-apocalyptic Antartica?

That's weirdly specific, but okay.

I'm sure @trueworldgames.bsky.social's UNYIELDER can scratch that itch for you! Tell 'em, reviewer Dylan!

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UNYIELDER Review | GameGrin

UNYIELDER is a single-player boss-rush movement FPS roguelite looter shooter developed by TrueWorld Studios and published by SHUEISHA GAMES.

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 7d

Do you remember Super Mario Bros. 2? The one that's also known as Super Mario USA?!

Ahem.

Alana loves it and thinks its good! So there!

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Gaming Confessions: I Love Super Mario Bros. 2 | GameGrin

It’s time for gaming confessions: the designated series here on GameGrin for all our guilty pleasures, hot takes, tricks, and...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 8d

From @flipalivegames.bsky.social comes HeartLinks: A Puzzle Called Love! When time freezes and you want to give your confession to a cute boyo, it's up to you to bend time, help people out, and solve puzzles along the way!

Andrew's written up a preview of the demo!

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HeartLinks: A Puzzle Called Love Preview | GameGrin

I like a good time manipulation mechanic in games — it’s what I’d choose if I could pick a superpower.

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 8d

It's October, the time for spooky season! It's a mad dash to Halloween and some people are gonna wanna play horror games

Here's the trouble tho

Horror games? Are SCARY.

Like BOO! AHHHHHH!

Violet's gonna help you tho, with these six tips! There's six of them!

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Tips for Getting Through Horror Games This Halloween | GameGrin

For gamers, playing horror games during October can be just as exciting — if not more — than for movie...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 9d

Dylan's reviewing Piñata Go Boom! It's kinda a job simulator where you smash piñatas. They go boom! Or so I hear.

It's from @tissueinu.bsky.social! Thank you for this explosive and short game!

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Piñata Go Boom Review | GameGrin

Piñata Go Boom is an incremental job simulator developed and published by tissue inu… and that was pretty much everything...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 9d

Sorry, did I say Bex has a preview for Media. Vision Inc.'s Digimon Story Time Stranger?

Uhhh, noididnt

She has a REVIEW

(now, at least!)

READ IT

it digivolved from the preview! Maybe! My motherboard never let me watch the show!

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 10d

Do you love to go a-wandering beneath the clear blue sky, Bluesky?

Well you're in luck: Nihon Falcom's remake of noted fantastic RPG Trails in the Sky, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is here!

It looks SO PRETTY, but don't take my word for it; take Mike's!

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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Review | GameGrin

The Legend of Heroes fans have had it good for a long time now, with consistently great entries into the...

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Shotgun Anaconda @shotgunanaconda.bsky.social · 10d

Great review! thanks guys!

GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 18d

Looking for brutally violent and difficult top-down shooter? Hacking, chain reactions, and tactics galore in @shotgunanaconda.bsky.social's DeadWire!

Dylan knew it was hard going in, but he's done it! He's reviewed the game! Let's gooooooooooo

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DeadWire Review | GameGrin

DeadWire is a brutally difficult top-down tactical shooter developed by Shotgun Anaconda and published by The CoLab.

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 11d

Border Town, the open-world sandbox RPG has hit its 1.0 release! That's, like, more release than a 0.00001 release! Amazing. Congrats to GoHoGames on doing that! Makes me wanna pet a cow or a beholder or something

In any case, Dylan's gonna review you now!

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Border Town Review | GameGrin

Border Town is an open-world sandbox fantasy RPG developed by GoHoGames and published by 2P Games.

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 11d

The latest Digimon Story game, Digimon Story Time Stranger from Media. Vision, is coming in a few days! 3 October!

See what Bex thinks of the RPG's Preview Build!

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Digimon Story Time Stranger Preview | GameGrin

After almost eight years since the previous instalment in the Digimon Story series, fans have been eagerly waiting for [profile...

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GameGrin @gamegrin.com · 11d

Andrew can't buy things on Steam. It appears Steam doesn't want his money!

It's all part of a recent law meant to make things safer on the internet, with Steam's answer being that certain games require you to have a connected credit card to view.

Mhm... And what if you don't have a credit card?

Steam Doesn't Want My Money | GameGrin

At the end of August, the United Kingdom implemented a law which forces websites to lock out users based in...

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