Tag: Video Games
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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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It’s Dangerous to Go Alone: On Party Members in Video Games
Video games have a unique ability to immerse players in a way other forms of media can’t. A good game with a fleshed-out, believable world can suck you in, turning your screen into a portal to a world of magic and fun. They can make you forget that you’re sitting on your couch and convince…
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The Addictive Loop of Slay the Spire
Roguelikes. A genre built around trial and error. Fast, short, and brutal, they’re all about rolling the dice and honing your skills to their utmost. Deckbuilders. A genre built around patience and strategy. Slow, meticulous, they’re all about careful planning and combinations, about optimizing your cards to bring out your deck’s maximum potential. One is…
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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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