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Tag Archives: review
Eight Things Fallout 76 Gets Right
Despite the emergence of a hate click economy, some people are still enjoying their video games. Fallout 76 is the latest to weather the manufactured rage of an increasingly toxic online community, and will be a new measure of a … Continue reading
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Tagged bethesda, fallout, fallout 76, fan review, review
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My Five Favorite 4K HDR Games
One piece at a time, I upgraded the components of my console gaming setup to support true 4K and HDR, and found myself revisiting a lot of games to see how much better they looked, or didn’t. Some games that … Continue reading
Posted in daydreaming, fun, gaming, online gaming
Tagged 4k, anthem, cyberpunk 2077, destiny 2, fallout 76, forza 7, future of 4k gaming, hdr, mass effect andromeda, opinion, review, sea of thieves, shadow of the tomb raider
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Three Sheets to the Wind – Thoughts on the Sea of Thieves Beta
It is easy to see why there are so many poems about the ocean. “My heart lies in the sea, at anchor”, and so forth. Not many games manage capture this feeling, an intangible, deep enjoyment of sailing. Not only … Continue reading
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Tagged #bemorepirate, closed beta, fan review, pirate, rare ltd, review, sea of thieves, sea of thieves beta
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Star Wars Battlefront II – Not A Trap, Actually
Crush the Rebellion. Commander Iden Versio leads Inferno Squad from the written novel page to a breakout cinematic gaming experience that has to be played to believe. Combining the solid variety of multiplayer and arcade game modes of the first … Continue reading
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Tagged battlefront 2, battlefront II, ea, fan review, gaming, iden versio, inferno squad, microtransactions, review, star wars, star wars battlefront 2, starwars
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My picks for best of E3 2017
A Way Out (Hazelight, EA) My pick for best of show is Hazelight’s “A Way Out”. This story driven tale requires two players, and was designed to play split screen on a couch. It is one thing to create a … Continue reading
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Tagged a way out, anthem, before the storm, e3, e3 2017, ea, fan review, life is strange, LIS, ori, review, will of the wisps
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Reinventing the Iconic – Mass Effect Andromeda
Undaunted by the gravity of their own legacy, BioWare forges a new path forward. The premise of Mass Effect: Andromeda mirrors the new life of the franchise in more ways than one. Putting behind them one of the most epic … Continue reading
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Tagged andromeda, BioWare, ea, fan review, gaming, Jane Shepard, mass effect, mass effect andromeda, pc, review, Sara Ryder, xbox, xbox one
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For Honor – Such Beautiful Flaws
Like a spring-loaded boxing glove in a shiny wrapped box, For Honor is the gift that keeps on giving well past your second black eye. Equal parts stunning faux-history medieval brawler and cruel test of patience and temper, Ubisoft’s unconventional … Continue reading
Impressions from the Titanfall 2 Tech Test
“Follow mode engaged. I have your six, pilot” – Ion, skirmish at Forward Base Kodai It’s tough – and potentially just inaccurate – to write a review on a pre-alpha test of a game when so many aspects of the … Continue reading
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Tagged beta, fan review, respawn entertainment, review, titanfall, titanfall 2
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The Division Beta Impressions and Feedback
Agent, you’ve been activated. It is time to take back New York City. After breaking radio silence on their upcoming openworld shooter RPG “The Division”, Ubisoft invited fans who had pre-ordered the game to participate in closed beta this weekend. Beta … Continue reading
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Tagged beta, fan review, review, the division, the division beta, thedivision, thedivisionbeta, ubisoft, xbox one
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OXENFREE – Delightfully Scary, Clever and Unforgettable
Five teenagers set out to explore a spooky island’s mystery, what could possibly go wrong? Night School Studio’s charming high school horror adventure “OXENFREE” turns out to be more than just a little scary and a whole lot of fun. … Continue reading
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Tagged alex, fan review, horror, indie, oxenfree, puzzle game, review, scary games, story-driven, teenage drama, xbox, xbox one
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