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From movies to comics, sequels will always be a mixed bag. DC and Marvel Comics tend to craft continuations of their most iconic storylines to profit from the original’s popularity. Frequently, many sequels are inherently inferior because they don’t understand the originals and have nothing new to add. However, sometimes a sequel comes along that…

It’s not enough for a comic book project to have just one superhero these days. There need to be a few of them who are all ready to show off their incredible abilities. Take Avengers: Doomsday, for example. The highly anticipated movie is a who’s who of the MCU. But it’s got some competition in…

Control Resonant is a risky sequel that isn’t fully successful. Trading in its gun for melee combat, the sequel to Control has you playing as Jesse’s brother instead. It’s not all unsuccessful, as the art design and some story elements still shine, but going from an acclaimed shooter to a middling character-action game that doesn’t…

Coming-of-age stories are a dime a dozen in video games, especially if you’re talking about the heyday of RPGs in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. But after 80 hours with the Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter remake, I’m convinced there’s not a single coming-of-age story that holds up as well as Estelle Bright’s…