Reviews
GTA V gave us three broken men and a world too alive to ignore
Grand Theft Auto V has the shape of a familiar open-world action, but its best moments come from the details around that formula.
Caspar Alcantara
Caspar reviews deck-builders & roguelikes and occasionally writes longer features when academic philosophy requires it. Has strong feelings about menu UX.
Articles by Caspar Alcantara
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Returnal won't explain itself — and that's the whole point
This review focuses on pacing, systems, presentation, and the kind of player Returnal quietly favours.
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Payday 2 in 2025 — does the original heist sandbox still hold up?
Eleven years on, Payday 2 still gets weekly updates and a fresh DLC pack. A revisit.
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Phantom Liberty proves Cyberpunk finally became what it promised
Instead of treating Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty as pure hype, we break down the parts that actually hold up in regular play.
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Mafia III's rage still burns — the repetition nearly doesn't
Mafia III: Definitive Edition lands somewhere between comfort food and genuine surprise, depending on what you expect from the genre.
News
Chants of Sennaar decoded language — Gamescom wants to monetize it
Chants of Sennaar decoded language — Gamescom wants to monetize it.
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The case for transparent drop rates: looking at South Korea's mandate
South Korea required publishers to disclose drop rates as of 2024. Early data on how the policy is reshaping the publisher landscape.