Category: Video Games
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Metroid Prime 4 is Real
Seven years… The initial announcement of Metroid Prime 4 had me bouncing up and down like a child on Christmas. At that point, the Metroid series had been absent. I had given up my favorite game series for dead. Then, bam! Metroid Prime 4 and a remake of Metroid II, all in one day! I…
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Elden Ring and Me
Of all the From Software games I’ve played, ‘Elden Ring‘ has made one of the largest impacts on my life. Like ‘Dark Souls‘ and ‘Bloodborne‘ before it, this game was and still is an experience I will never forget. It’s a true masterpiece in ever regard, flaws and all, and I’ve come to hold it…
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Xbox: Memories of Better Days
With the recent Xbox Games Showcase, some modicum of faith is being restored to the Xbox brand. Exciting as those games are, however, I still can’t move past the absolutely horrendous business practices Microsoft has been implementing with their games division these last few years. Hopefully those games turn out great; I certainly don’t want…
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Best Boss Battles: Starscourge Radahn
Before we begin, allow me to paint you the full picture. General Radahn is cursed ever to wander. Eaten from the inside, by Malenia’s scarlet rot, his wits are long gone. Now he gathers the corpses of former friends and foes alike, gorging on them, like a dog. Howling at the sky. But now, we…
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I Miss Game Manuals
Video games have changed a lot since I was a kid. Physical copies are becoming progressively rarer. The games themselves are simpler and easier to get into than ever. Where once games could only fail if the console did, now the games themselves are such monumental financial undertakings that they can flop harder than any…
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