Department
The Backlog
Old games, played late. Revisits, second opinions years after the fact, and the occasional apology to something we got wrong the first time.
Nothing here is timely and that’s the point. A game two years on has had its patches, its discourse and its price cut, and is usually easier to see clearly than it was on launch day.
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Everything in The Backlog
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The Backlog
How CrossCode Wore Me Down
This budget-friendly 16-bit JRPG hides a genuinely intriguing story behind brutal platforming puzzles and grinding that test your patience for 40-plus hours

