Category: Game Night
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The Immortality of Marvel VS Capcom 3
That’s right! We talkin’ ’bout Mahvel, baby! To an outsider looking in, few pairings in the world make less sense than Marvel and Capcom. But video games are a wild, unpredictable landscape. If Donald Duck can meet Sephiroth and Mario can throw hands with Minecraft Steve, then who is to say Ryu couldn’t shake hands…
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Baldur’s Gate 1 is a Masterpiece
He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster… when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you… Friedrich Nietzsche Even in the face of all the massive games we’ve been getting in 2023, Baldur’s Gate 3 stands as the clear frontrunner for…
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Spider-Man 2 (PS5): A Solid, Safe Sequel
As if we didn’t have enough quality games this year… Insomiac has done some amazing work with the Spider-Man IP in the last five years. The first game on PS4 was amazing (heh heh, get it?), easily one of the best games on the console. Miles Morales was basically a tech demo, but I still…
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Silent Hill 2 is One of the Greatest Games of All Time
Where do I even begin with this one? I play a lot of games. Action games, puzzle games, hard games, easy games. Sometimes they’re just plain fun and that is more than enough. Sometimes they’re something more. Sometimes they’re something so special that they’ll stick with me for my whole life. Silent Hill 2 is…
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Icons of Horror: James Sunderland (Silent Hill 2)
*Spoilers for Silent Hill 2. I know it’s a tad ridiculous to put that there for a twenty-year old game, but this is the kinda game that you really need to experience for yourself first. You’ve been warned.* When it comes to character writing in horror, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better example…
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