My Reviews

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Life is Strange is one of my favorite games of all time, and one of my top adventure games. The atmosphere, music, characters, writing, and story all made me feel nostalgic to be a rebellious teenager again and it seriously sparked my imagination long after I finished playing it. Before
Mar 11, 2025
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Maize
I never thought I would play a game about sentient corn, but that’s what’s great about games, there’s always an idea someone hasn’t done yet. This is a typical adventure game with puzzles and hallways you wander around finding objects with cutscenes thrown in. The game is simple, funny, and
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Detention 返校
Obscure Asian horror games are something I’m a sucker for. I know the gameplay and controls will probably be awful, but you’re in for one scary ride, and that’s what matters the most. Detention is a 2D adventure game which takes place in Communistic China back in the 50’s. You
Mar 11, 2025
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Layers of Fear: Legacy
With P.T. only being a demo it sure did imprint itself into the horror genre. Games since have been trying to copy its experience, but is this such a bad thing? I think not as P.T. showed us what we have forgotten, the overall scare factor and how the atmosphere
Mar 11, 2025
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What Remains of Edith Finch
It’s surprising that over the last 10 years it’s the indie game that has the most touching and memorable stories. Even with AAA game’s million dollar budgets, they can’t seem to get a decent story with armies of writers and directors. What Remains of Edith Finch may be called a
Mar 11, 2025
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Halo 5: Guardians
It has been a long time since Halo was first released. Most people may not even remember it, but it was a series that almost never saw the light of day. Halo: Combat Evolved was a well-made sci-fi epic first person shooter turned into a multi-million dollar sci-fi odyssey spanning
Mar 11, 2025
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Dead or Alive 5 Plus
I’m going to talk about the PS Vita differences and how it holds up on the system, but the review for the original Dead or Alive 5 on PS3 is below. The PS Vita version is fantastic and feels like an excellent port. The game runs smoothly with the same
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
Highly ambitious open world RPGs don’t really exist on handhelds. There just hasn’t been the technology to support them. Porting an open Wii game over to the 3DS was a bold move and nothing that has never really been done before. Using the more advanced CPU in the New 3DS,
Mar 10, 2025
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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Monster hunting games have always been a niche genre. Running around linear levels with limited combat gameplay to take down ferocious monsters is just tough. I could almost say it’s as hard as roguelike game without the rogue. Monster Hunter has been a very difficult game to get into for
Mar 10, 2025
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Abzu
Surreal adventure games are the next generation of the adventure genre, and if they are done right, can be quite memorable and mesmerizing. Journey was one of the first of this kind of new adventure titles. With minimal UI, gameplay, controls, and story, you are swept through a linear journey
Mar 10, 2025
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The Evil Within
Right out of the gate I have to say that this game is extremely difficult. It took me nearly a year to get through this game because of just how exhausting the game is to play through. Fifteen grueling chapters clocking in at about 15 hours. You play as a
Mar 10, 2025
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Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
When I first heard about Ground Zeroes being released, I thought of one other game: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. A glorified demo that showcased the tech behind the game. This usually happens when games take way too long to release and the developers need some feedback. So, they release a
Mar 9, 2025
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Far Cry 4
An open jungle, a rebel war, a tyrant, a guy who ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time, lots of guns…sound familiar? Yes, another Far Cry run of a giant open world that might be too large for its own good. Far Cry 3‘s mediocre missions were
Mar 9, 2025
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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami was one of my favorite games in 2013. It was violent, fast-paced, had tight controls, and rocked a retro 8-bit art style like no other game has. The music was fantastic as well, but the best part was the “just one more level” appeal. Hotline Miami 2 brings
Mar 9, 2025
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Tales of Hearts R
If you have been following this site for a while you will know by now that I don’t have much patience for JRPGs. They are usually extremely long, random battles get tedious to the point of me wanting to quit the game completely, and sometimes the stories and battle systems
Mar 9, 2025
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Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty has come a long way since 2003. From World War II to the Afghan war, there’s a lot going on with this series. While it has had its ups and many downs, Ghosts seems to have picked the series up a little bit and the transition to
Mar 9, 2025
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Wolfenstein: The New Order
The fear of Na*zi Germany taking over the world was probably quite believable about 60 years ago. Nowadays it’s a fascinating “what if” scenario that authors love to toy with. While it’s never usually anything good or nice, it usually shows how nations can come together and fight a larger
Mar 9, 2025
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Metro: 2033 Redux
If you haven’t already read the novel, Metro 2033 is probably one of the best post-apocalyptic novels ever written. The novel really gets into your head and takes the whole post-apocalyptic Russian lore and myths and brings it to life. Metro 2033 was ahead of its time in 2010. While
Mar 9, 2025
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Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs is supposed to be the next Grand Theft Auto III! The next-gen revolutionary open-world game! Well, there’s one big flaw in all that hype. Watch Dogs was developed for last-gen consoles. We will never get a truly next-gen experience until a game is made specifically for next-gen consoles
Mar 9, 2025
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Killzone: Shadow Fall
Sony’s little FPS that could have become a console seller. Back in 2004 Killzone was deemed a “Halo Killer” by Sony but was met with unexpectedly low fanfare due to pushing the PS2 too far and feeling too heavy and sluggish to play. The fourth installment in the main console
Mar 9, 2025
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