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monetization drag it down.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>reviews</category><author>Alex R.</author></item><item><title>Arknights: Endfield Review: A Factorio-Sized Ambition Wrapped Around a Gacha That Won&apos;t Get Out of Its Own Way</title><link>https://rignetic.com/reviews/arknights-endfield/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://rignetic.com/reviews/arknights-endfield/</guid><description>Endfield fuses factory automation with action-RPG combat better than it has any right to, but tutorial bloat and opaque gacha systems keep undercutting the achievement.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>reviews</category><author>Alex R.</author></item><item><title>NTE: Neverness to Everness Review: An Anime GTA With a Gacha Skeleton It Can&apos;t Quite Hide</title><link>https://rignetic.com/reviews/nte-neverness-to-everness/</link><guid 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