Recent reviews by Basileous

Game: THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII GLOBAL MATCH
Genre: Fighting
Developer: Safari Games
Publisher: SNK Corporation
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2025
Date of Completion: April 11th 2026
Length of Playthrough: 9 Hours

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

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• Story: 8/10
• Characters: 9/10
• GamePlay: 9/10
• Graphics: 10/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 8/10
• Length: 7/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 9/10

Total Score: 90/100
Value Score: 9/10

Pros
+Improved online network code and improved online options
+Includes all content from OG KOF13 such as gallery mode, sound test, story mode with multiple routes, survival mode, time attack, mission mode, versus, etc

Cons
-Final bosses still annoying and highly difficult

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Score wise comparison sake for all the games in the series played and finished....

The King of Fighters 94 (NGO): N/A
The King of Fighters 95 (NGO): N/A
The King of Fighters 96 (NGO): N/A
The King of Fighters 97 (NGO): N/A
The King Of Fighters '97 Global Match (PC): 72
The King of Fighters 98 (NGO): N/A
The King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match (PS4): 75
The King of Fighters 99 (NGO): N/A
The King of Fighters 2000 (NGO): N/A
The King of Fighters 2001 (NGO): N/A
The King of Fighters 2002 (NGO): N/A
The King of Fighters 2003 (NGO): N/A
The King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition (PC): 90
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII GLOBAL MATCH (PC): 90

Game: Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County
Genre: Interactive Adventure
Developer: Grace Bruxner/Thomas Bowker
Publisher: SUPERHOT PRESENTS
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2022
Date of Completion: February 25th 2026
Length of Playthrough: 2 Hours

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

Game was played on 4K Resolution and 60 FPS

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• Story: 6/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 5/10
• Sound: 5/10
• Music: 5/10
• Length: 4/10
• Replay Value: 2/10
• Player Value: 6/10

Total Score: 57/100
Value Score: 5.7/10

Pros
+Easy to play and short for people who want a one sitting experience
+Much better story and overall experience than the previous two games

Cons
-Too short
-No replay value
-Writing could have been better even if the target audience is for children
-All 3 games should have been in one package because individually they score so low but together it comes together in a good collection, dev team should remaster the three games into one collection.

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Score wise comparison sake for all the games in the series played and finished....

Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island (PC): 37
Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard (PC): 37
Frog Detective 3: Corruption at Cowboy County (PC): 57

Game: Bright Memory Infinite
Genre: First Person Shooter
Developer: FYQD-Studio
Publisher: FYQD-Studio, PLAYISM
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2021
Date of Completion: February 24th 2026
Length of Playthrough: 3 Hours

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

Game Played at: 4K Resolution and 60 FPS

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• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 8/10
• Graphics: 8/10
• Sound: 7/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 4/10
• Replay Value: 4/10
• Player Value: 7/10

Total Score: 69/100
Value Score: 6.9/10

Pros
+Good looking visuals for a small studio game
+Multiple costumes for main character and skins for weapons
+4 difficulty modes
+Improved gameplay compared to the first game

Cons
-Too short
-Higher difficulty learning curve than other games
-Random QTE moments when you dont expect them
-Resolution change issue when booting up DX12 version at first, run the original version, change settings and then exit game and then run DX12 mode

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Score wise comparison sake for all the games played in the series.....

Bright Memory Infinite (PC): 69
Bright Memory (PC): 60

Game: Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
Genre: Interactive Adventure
Developer: Grace Bruxner/Thomas Bowker
Publisher: SUPERHOT PRESENTS
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2019
Date of Completion: February 23rd 2026
Length of Playthrough: 1 Hour

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

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• Story: 3/10
• Characters: 5/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 5/10
• Sound: 5/10
• Music: 5/10
• Length: 2/10
• Replay Value: 1/10
• Player Value: 4/10

Total Score: 37/100
Value Score: 3.7/10

Pros
+Easy to play and short for people who want a one sitting experience

Cons
-Too short
-No replay value
-Writing could have been better even if the target audience is for children

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Score wise comparison sake for all the games in the series played and finished....

Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island (PC): 37
Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard (PC): 37

Game: Bright Memory
Genre: First Person Shooter
Developer: FYQD-Studio
Publisher: FYQD-Studio, PLAYISM
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2020
Date of Completion: February 15th 2026
Length of Playthrough: 1 Hour

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

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• Story: 6/10
• Characters: 6/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 7/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 2/10
• Replay Value: 2/10
• Player Value: 6/10

Total Score: 60/100
Value Score: 6/10

Pros
+Looks visually pleasing
+4 costumes
+Homage/easter eggs related to other games

Cons
-Too short
-Replay value mainly behind replaying the game for achievements
-Some aspects in the environment and enemy models look outdated
-High difficulty learning curve
-Sometimes the game bugs out and you need to reload to continue like one time a door does not open even though you unlocked it properly.

Game: Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Genre: Interactive Adventure
Developer: Grace Bruxner/Thomas Bowker
Publisher: SUPERHOT PRESENTS
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2018
Date of Completion: January 31st 2026
Length of Playthrough: 1 Hour

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

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• Story: 3/10
• Characters: 5/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 5/10
• Sound: 5/10
• Music: 5/10
• Length: 2/10
• Replay Value: 1/10
• Player Value: 4/10

Total Score: 37/100
Value Score: 3.7/10

Pros
+Easy to play and short for people who want a one sitting experience and to get easy achievements.

Cons
-Too short
-No replay value
-Writing could have been better even if the target audience is for children

Game: Venba
Genre: Interactive Visual Novel
Developer: Visai Games
Publisher: Visai Games
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2023
Date of Completion: January 3rd 2026
Length of Playthrough: 2 Hours

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

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• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 8/10
• Sound: 7/10
• Music: 8/10
• Length: 4/10
• Replay Value: 6/10
• Player Value: 8/10

Total Score: 72/100
Value Score: 7.2/10

Pros
+Great soundtrack with Indian theme music
+Great visual design and a emotional storyline about a Indian family living in Canada
+Detailed recipe guide (post game) and Soundtrack mode

Cons
-Short, can be done in 2 hours

Game: Snowman Story
Genre: Interactive Adventure
Developer: Odencat
Publisher: Odencat
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2023
Date of Completion: December 21st 2025
Length of Playthrough: 2 Hours

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

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• Story: 7/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 7/10
• Graphics: 9/10
• Sound: 7/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 4/10
• Replay Value: 5/10
• Player Value: 7/10

Total Score: 70/100
Value Score: 7/10

Pros
+Great pixel style visuals
+Ability to skip puzzles for those who want to enjoy the story
+Multiple language support

Cons
-Short, can be done in 2 hours

Game: Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles
Genre: Strategy RPG
Developer: Square Enix
Publisher: Square Enix
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2025
Date of Completion: November 29th 2025
Length of Playthrough: 61 Hours

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

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Total Score: 100/100
Value Score: 10/10

• Story: 10/10
• Characters: 10/10
• GamePlay: 10/10
• Graphics: 10/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 10/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 10/10

Pros
+Retains the gameplay mechanics and aspects of the original PS1 Final Fantasy Tactics but also features QoL addons such as quick speed up during battle and on the world map/cutscenes
+User interface completely renovated to make it look more modern and cleaner along with new colored markers which were not in the original.
+Ability to play Ivalice Chronicles which includes voice over cutscenes and new dialogue and scenes not seen in the original game along with the option to play the original PS1 version with all of the features retained but with the War of the Lions script.
+Chronicles section in menu revamps features including a more detailed description of characters and events
+Ability to play three difficulty modes Squire (Easy), Knight (Normal) and Tactician (Hard) which can be changed at any time during the game
+A lot of new dialogue added to existing cutscenes and in middle of battle expanding the lore and story of characters and events.

Cons
-Does not contain the jobs and other features which are introduced in War of the Lions (PSP, iOS, android)
-War of the Lions cutscenes are not featured within the game's main story itself but can be seen in the chronicles menu.

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Score wise comparison...

Final Fantasy I Dawn of Souls (GBA): 82
Final Fantasy I Anniversary (PSP): 85
Final Fantasy I (iOS): 81
Final Fantasy I Pixel Remaster (NS): 87
Final Fantasy II Dawn of Souls (GBA): 83
Final Fantasy II Anniversary (PSP): 85
Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster (NS): 87
Final Fantasy III (NES): 80
Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (NS): 90
Final Fantasy III (DS): 86
Final Fantasy IV (SNES): 90
Final Fantasy IV (PS1): 89
Final Fantasy IV (GBA): 86
Final Fantasy IV (DS): 92
Final Fantasy IV (PSP): 94
Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (NS): 95
Final Fantasy IV After Years/Prologue (PSP): 88
Final Fantasy V (SNES): 84
Final Fantasy V (PS1): 83
Final Fantasy V Advance (GBA): 88
Final Fantasy V (PC): 91
Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (NS): 93
Final Fantasy VI (SNES): 95
Final Fantasy VI (PS1): 94
Final Fantasy VI Advance (GBA): 95
Final Fantasy VI (PC): 97
Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (NS): 96
Final Fantasy VII (PS1): 93
Final Fantasy VII (PC): 93
Final Fantasy VII (NS): 94
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core (PSP): 93
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (PC): 100
Final Fantasy VIII (PS1): 88
Final Fantasy VIII (PC): 88
Final Fantasy IX (PS1): 95
Final Fantasy IX (PC): 97
Final Fantasy X (PS2): N/A
Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2): N/A
Final Fantasy XII (PS2): N/A
Final Fantasy XIII (PS3): 88
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3): 86
Final Fantasy XV (PS4): 89
A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV (PS4): 70
Final Fantasy Type-0 HD (PS4): 87
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (DS): 82
Final Fantasy Dissidia (PSP): 100
Final Fantasy Dissidia 012 Duodecim (PSP): 96
Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1): 94
Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles (PC): 100
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA): N/A

Game: Assassin's Creed Rogue
Genre: Action
Developer: Ubisoft
Publisher: Ubisoft
System: Steam (PC)
Year of Release: 2015
Date of Completion: July 26th 2025
Length of Playthrough: 21 Hours

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PC Specs

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12 GB
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32 GB DDR5 SDRAM
STORAGE: 2 TB SSD
OS: Windows 11 Home

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Total Score: 85/100
Value Score: 8.5/10

• Story: 10/10
• Characters: 10/10
• GamePlay: 8/10
• Graphics: 7/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 7/10
• Length: 8/10
• Replay Value: 7/10
• Player Value: 8/10

Pros
+Great story and cast
+Naval and combat system from Black Flag is here but a bit downsized
+Many side activities and collectibles

Cons
-Glitches occur such as invisible characters, ragdoll physics moving when they should not be moving, etc
-Shorter than most AC games in terms of main campaign/story

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Score wise comparison...

Assassin's Creed Director's Cut (PC): 84
Assassin's Creed II (PC): 90
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (PC): 92
Assassin's Creed Revelations (PC): 85
Assassin's Creed III (PC): 80
Assassin's Creed Liberation HD (PC): 71
Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (PC): 85
Assassin's Creed Freedom Cry (PC): 77
Assassin's Creed Rogue (PC): 85