The Long Review
Every Tuesday · ~2,500 words
We finish the game before we grade it. One RPG or dungeon-crawler, played to credits, examined for pacing, combat texture, and how it treats your time — no review copies rushed out before launch.
Slow gaming, deep worlds
“A dungeon is just a quiet room that asks you to pay attention.”
We write unhurried reviews and dungeon-crawler deep dives from a small desk in Mile End, Montréal — for players who'd rather savour a save file than sprint through it.
What we publish
Four regular columns, no hype cycle
Dungeon Notes
Every Friday · build & route guides
Spoiler-light maps, party builds, and floor-by-floor strategy for classics and new releases alike. Written to help you get un-stuck without draining the mystery out of the crawl.
Backlog Sundays
Every Sunday · older gems
A revisit of a game five, ten, or twenty years old — what still holds, what to patch or mod, and whether the sequel earned it. For the pile of shame we all keep meaning to clear.
The Mile End Podcast
Monthly · ~45 minutes
A calm monthly conversation recorded around the corner on Rue Saint-Zotique — one game, one guest, and a lot of tangents about why difficulty and comfort aren't opposites.
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Screens, desks, and quiet corners
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“The podcast feels like sitting in a warm café on Saint-Zotique. No screaming about scores — just two people who clearly love the craft of a good crawl.”
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