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Honkai Star Rail 2.1 Special Program Guide

Hoyoverse just dropped a special program with a lot of information for Honkai Star Rail’s Patch 2.1. Since there’s so much new information, we at Gamer Escape are here to help you consolidate the news and figure out what to look out for! The Version 2.1 update will be titled “Into the Yawning Chasm.” The
2 days ago
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Aetheryte Radio 278: A Classic Aetheryte Radio News Show!

The internet has been absolutely abuzz with FFXIV related news this past week! So we are looking beyond the lodestone and getting back to our roots with a Classic Aetheryte Radio News Show!
7 days ago
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Review: Goblin Stone

Every so often, we get a new crop of stories going with the basic conceit of taking familiar fantasy tropes and flipping the context on them. You know exactly the sort, the ones that clearly were paying attention and noted that if you read it in the abstract, stories about killing mass number of orcs
1 week ago
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Aetheryte Radio 277: Role Roadmap – Healers

Pure healing to shield healing and everything in-between healing! Today we discuss the current state of healing Jobs in Endwalker and what we hope to see in Dawntrail.
2 weeks ago
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Review: Bore Blasters

These days, there’s no shortage of roguelikes and roguelites to sink your teeth into. Because of that, it’s not much of an ask to find a game in this genre you’ll find that you vibe with the most. Some people prefer long runs in the vein of Rogue Legacy and its ilk. Others might find
2 weeks ago
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Review: Astro Duel II

Games specifically designed around the local cooperative and competitive experience can be few and far between nowadays. Once upon a time you could waltz into a Blockbuster and find any number of games exclusively created for going head to head with your friends and family, but as time has marched on, they’ve fallen somewhat out
2 weeks ago
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Tokyo Indie Games Summit Wraps Up with Over 120 Announcements

Yesterday, we shared the announcement for Touhou Genso Wanderer -Foresight-, but this was just one of the many games that were shown over the last two days at the Tokyo Indie Games Summit. Visitors could take a look at over 120 games that were shown for the first time or had their demos released and
2 weeks ago
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Aetheryte Radio 276: Minion Lore

Some of the most interesting and wild game lore can be found hidden in the lines of minion descriptions. Join us as these tiny cuties blow our minds!
2 weeks ago
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Turn-Based RPG Touhou Genso Wanderer -FORESIGHT- Announced for May 15

Freshly announced during today’s Tokyo Indie Game Summit comes a new entry in the Genso Wanderer series, thanks to developer Aquastyle. Touhou Genso Wanderer -FORESIGHT– returns the series to its RPG roots in a turn-based dungeon crawler featuring more than 60 Touhou characters. Players will embark into dungeons in order to repair the Hakurei Shrine,
3 weeks ago
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Review: TimeMelters

Time is an amazing and mysterious thing. Since probably before recorded history, we have perceived time in different ways, and in every creative medium from dreams to books to movies and also games, we have imagined being able to manipulate it to our advantage. Today, a game developer has taken the idea of doing exactly
3 weeks ago
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Sparkle – New Honkai Star Rail Character Info

Hoyoverse has just released official character gameplay and lore trailers for the new upcoming Honkai Star Rail playable character, Sparkle. Lore wise, we’ve encountered her in the main story quest, and got a bit more exposure to the trickster in one of the side story quests. With the character trailer, however, the depth of her
4 weeks ago
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Review: Foamstars

Following its initial announcement in 2023, I was positively jonesing to get my hands on Foamstars. Here was a game that was not only tackling its own interpretation of an established big player in the competitive multiplayer scene, but also doing so with flashy character designs and an aesthetic all its own. Fast-forward nine months
4 weeks ago
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Review: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

So here we are, back to dealing with the Planet all over again. Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth is a game that has a complicated history to deal with and a complicated set of fan desires to assuage. It’s not a stretch to say that the first game in the remake series was well-received, but it’s
4 weeks ago
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Review: Sympathy Kiss

One thing I like about video games today is their range. And by that I mean you can find titles that fully cater to adult players, and the themes found within these games can open you to new perspectives. A great example of this the game we are looking at today: Idea Factory’s new otome
4 weeks ago
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Honkai Star Rail Patch 2.0 Quick Guide

With Honkai Star Rail‘s Patch 2.0 in full swing, there’s a lot of content out there to do. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, Gamer Escape is here to help out with a quick guide of what to do in-game. Claim Your Free Dr. Ratio If you haven’t been playing for a while, or have not checked
1 month ago
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The Complicated History of Final Fantasy VII

So later this month, we’re getting the second part of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy. And boy howdy, is that going to be complicated for a whole lot of people, because I feel like Final Fantasy VII Remake was already complicated and divisive for a certain portion of the audience. Which is interesting to
1 month ago
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Preview: Palworld

When I saw the initial trailers and pictures for Palworld back in 2021, I and many others had a similar reaction: “This can’t be real. This has to be a troll or something.” After all, we had just seen creatures that looked eerily similar to Pokémon engaging in gun fights and slave labor assembly lines,
1 month ago
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Aetheryte Radio 275: Encyclopaedia Eorzea III Revelations

Have you gotten your hands on a Lorebook Volume III yet? We managed to get our curious, lil fingers on one and we have perused the pristine pages to present you with some fun revelations that we found sprinkled throughout!
1 month ago
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Preview: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

When it comes to upcoming games in February, one would be hard pressed to find a title with more eyes on it than Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Coming hot off the heels of July’s Final Fantasy XVI, the second installment of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy has been leaving onlookers with no shortage of
1 month ago
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Preview: Until Then

Sometimes being a video game reviewer is pretty fun. I mean, no matter what the situation is, it’s a job; you are primarily judged by the quality of your work and your dedication to your craft. But sometimes you’re playing new games well before other people get to, and sometimes those games are just really