Tag: Review
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Defining the ARPG: Playing Diablo II in 2023
Diablo 1 is the grandfather of the ARPG. Tough bosses, exciting loot, a memorable atmosphere, it brought all the ingredients to the table. Ingredients the genre has been cooking with for almost thirty years now, between games like Grim Dawn, Titan Quest, Path of Exile, and so many more. Despite this, Diablo’s legacy is overlooked…
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Wild Blue Yonder: Returning Horror to Doctor Who
**Warning: there will be spoilers in this review. Namely because it’s kind of impossible to talk about why this episode is so good without them. If you want to watch it blind – which I’d HIGHLY recommend you do – then click off this article and come back later. If not, then take my hand…
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Degeneracy Perfected: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love you
My God… They’ve done it. The mad men actually did it! They pushed the harem genre even further beyond! But were these maniacal geniuses so busy asking if they could do it that they forgot to ask if they should? ‘The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You’ (if you’re gonna hit…
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Stay a While and Listen: Playing Diablo 1 in 2023
Once upon a time, Blizzard was one of the kings of the video game industry. It was a small studio comprising of passionate nerds who made games they’d want to play. Quality was their mantra. Every release wasn’t just a new game for their fans, it was an event that rocked the gaming landscape! Every…
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Beyond the Wall of Sleep: Grant Us Eyes, Grant Us Eyes
A world of dreams? Eyes in the sky? Celestial beings? Insane murderers and mental asylums? Guys, I think I found Bloodborne’s grandpa! Country bumpkin Joe Slater is confined for criminal insanity and murder. Each night, he is haunted by strange, fantastic visions. Using a telepathic device (yeah, sure, why not?), our narrator dives into the…
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