Pragmata Sketchbook – Demo Impressions

Yes, I’m as surprised as you. A demo for an upcoming AAA game? Yeah, it’s an oddity in both regards—me playing a new AAA game and that a big publisher in this day and age actually releasing a demo. What stunned me even more is that I found Pragmata Sketchbook genuinely entertaining. Two things had me questioning the game going in: the little girl companion, and that the combat has puzzle elements right in the middle of the third-person shooting.

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Gothic 1 Remake – A release date, finally [Trailer]

Finally, we get a release date for the Gothic 1 Remake, which will be the 5th of June. I wouldn’t say it’s close, but I’m almost certain it will be a great summer RPG. Something to sit down and play while dodging the unbearable anti-gamer heat. They released a trailer for this occasion, where we can see that they have fixed the controversy by making Gomez’s ladies hot again. This can be spotted at 1:28 minutes into the trailer. Overall, it’s a nice trailer that sets the mood, but I’m a bit worried if my system can run it at 60 FPS without melting the GPU. Trailer after the jump!

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Replaced – Demo Impressions

Sometimes you just want to experience the classics, and what’s more classic than fighting a corrupt corporation in a decayed cyberpunk future? At least, that was the impression I was getting from being dropped smack down in the middle of things in the demo. Replaced is a 2.5D action platformer, in which you fight weird cannibal-like mutants, while traversing the ruins of a futuristic city—what’s not to like?

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Underkeep – Demo Impressions

A new turn-based blobber in 2026? Please wake me, because I must be dreaming. As it seems, I’m not, and Underkeep is real. Now, this demo was a pure treat, as it’s a blobber without the dancing hell gameplay of Legend of Grimrock, being turn-based with combat more akin to the Wizardry series (but on a grid).

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Vultures: Scavengers of Death – Demo Impressions

Turn-based gameplay in a classic setting of survival horror—now that’s an unusual twist. I’m glad to report that Vultures: Scavengers of Death makes it work splendidly. So, prepare yourself to dodge, headshot zombies, look for loot, and read final messages of bite victims’, but all in a turn-based manner from a top-down view.

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