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When I first played Banjo-Tooie, I had never played the first game (and Youtube Let’s Plays were not a thing), so all the characters were new to me. Bottles’ death was surprising, but didn’t mean anything. I didn’t know Mumbo’s role from the first game used to be Humba’s role now. I didn’t even know…
After last week’s post, I got to thinking a little bit. Despite all of the cool games that are still coming out, it’s still awfully easy to focus on the gaming business’s negative aspects. Like, it’s really tempting to talk about the Microsoft layoffs and all of the resulting studio closures and game cancellations, but,…
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Since completing Street Fighter 6’s World Tour story almost two years ago, and over the course of revisiting the game when new characters have been released, a singular thought has been percolating: Could I play and enjoy this game using its new “modern” control scheme? The “and enjoy” part is key, because there were moments…
One of my takes that’s absolutely aged like milk over the past couple of years was that GamePass was a good thing. More and more often I keep coming back to that position and wondering why I ever held it. Not only has it been doing to gaming what Netflix and the like have done…
Drowning is a short game about a teenage boy struggling with depression. The demo lasts about 15 minutes, and the entire time is spent walking along a path in the forest while text appears. I know the term “walking simulator” can be overused, but there are few games that really illustrate the nickname better than…
With each year that passes, it feels like the appeal of online subscription services fades just a little bit more. Regardless of the service and even the medium, everything about it just seems to get worse and worse. Not only have these services gotten progressively more expensive, but they’ve all also started making ads a…
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I know what you’re thinking…what’s the use of having fighting games on a deserted island when you’d have no one with whom to play?? It’s a valid question. I suppose the answer lies in the fact that while I personally don’t enjoy being overly challenged in games generally, I don’t mind the working through challenges…
After years of success and a pretty good launch on console, one would think that a title update for Monster Hunter Wilds would be fairly inconsequential. Yet, due to ongoing issues with the PC version of the game, any updates from here forward are going to be crucial. Read on to find out what the…
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