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Have you heard of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV? The game includes an expanded free trial which you can play through the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award winning Heavensward expansion up to level 60 for free with no restrictions on playtime!

Sounds great, however, this isn’t a review about that game - but rather a different fantasy from Yoshi-P and the team that brought you it.

That’s right - your Save Room boys are back and we’re doing a deep dive review on the Final Fantasy XVI. The latest entry in the 37 year franchise from Yoshi-P and CBUIII has spurned many debates: is it a real Final Fantasy; is the writing and portrayal of women good; does Clive fuck?

It will be a contentious title but we find plenty to love between the bombastic cinematics and fights, deep character work, story, and DMC-style action combat. Unfortunately though, you can’t take the MMO out of Yoshi-P, so there are side quests and pacing issues we found abound as a result.

Regardless, this is a must-play title and one that will be in many Game of the Year talks. Still a skeptic? Well then, just press play to accept the truth, Mythos.

While J-Horror remakes of The Grudge and The Ring stand out in moviegoers' memories, there is a glut of unsung horror films that history has forgotten. Why? Because they mostly suck. But there's beauty in their suckiness. That's why we're reviewing horror movies from 2000 - 2009. Today's entry will make you bark at the moon: Wes Craven's CURSED. A movie that's truly... uh, well, you get it.

Opening theme: "Haunting of the Flesh" - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Shinji Mikami, director of the landmark 2005 title, Resident Evil 4, once insinuated he would chainsaw his own head off if RE4 came to a console other than GameCube. 18 years, many console iterations, and a remake later, he had this to say of the recently released 2023 remake: “RE4 cleared successfully. I enjoyed it very much.”

That’s right, we’re talking and spoiling the hell out of The Resident Evil 4 Remake on this week’s episode! After many playthroughs, grueling hours and slain Plagas, we can confidently say we also enjoyed it very much and that it’s an easy frontrunner for Game of the Year so far.

Want to know what we think of the parry, the Ashley treatment, the Ada VA “controversy”, and what Leon and Krauser did while shirtless in the jungle? Well, hit play then, sacrificial lambs!

Save Room Reviews: HBO's The Last of Us (Ep. 6-9) by The Save Room

Save Room Plays is back, and like the name threatens - we're talking about the games we're playing as of late.

"Save Room who you can Save Room." Or whatever the line is. We're a little over halfway through the first season of HBO's The Last of Us, and whether you love where it abides to the game or hate where it branches off, you can't deny the view.

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