As the world starts to rebound from a challenging year and change, here are ten backlog games that helped me get through quarantine.
Browsing: Dragon Quest XI
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Just a few hours into my first-ever playthrough of Dragon Quest XI, I felt a sense of comfort and relief reminiscent of fond childhood memories, despite never playing a Dragon Quest game before. Turns out, it’s a nostalgia not for classic JRPGs, but rather a simpler time in gaming overall.
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As soon as it came, it went. Hunter x Hunter is going back on hiatus, everybody. I blame myself for jinxing it, but I blame Dragon Quest XI most of all.
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