Category: Video Games
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My Favorite Final Fantasy Protagonists
Can you guess what I’ve been playing the living shit out of this last week? Go ahead. Guess. I might just surprise you. Storytelling is at the heart of Final Fantasy. Back when video game stories were simple, this series was known for blazing narrative trails! It’s safe to say that we wouldn’t have the…
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Revisiting Cyberpunk 2077: Is It Finally Worth Playing?
I remember the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 like it was yesterday. Oh, the storm that came of that! Not since No Man’s Sky had I seen so much outrage over a game’s launch. Frustrating though it may be, video game launches are always going to be a coinflip these days. Who needs to ship a…
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Metal Gear Solid: A Game That Changed Everything
MGS3 Remake and MGS 1-3 ports, baby!! Let’s fucking GOOOOOOO!!!! For clarification: I’m playing the original PS1 version, not Twin Snakes. Sorry, but I’m not in the mood for ‘Metal Gear Solid But Dumber’. Is dumber Metal Gear fun? Oh, hell yeah! But you gotta respect the original. While the first two Metal Gear games…
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My Impressions of Street Fighter 6: A New Era of Fighting Games
Accessibility. Single-player content. Casual appeal. These are three core tenants necessary for the success of a fighting game. Yet they’re three things that most modern fighting games struggle with. Most of them focus purely on their more competitive players. Some just settle for making a decent combat system, then adding characters until the season passes…
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My Current Impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Following up Breath of the Wild was never going to be easy. Even six years later, that game is still the center of a good amount of attention. How do you make a sequel to one of the most ground-breaking and beloved games of the decade? Well, you do the same thing again, but you…
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