A Review of Trials Rising @WritingOnGames

Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In which we discuss Trials Rising—a game that may very well have been the peak of its series if it weren't for said game tripping up over itself at almost every opportunity.

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