Tag: Borderlands 2

Top 5: My “Deserted Island” First-Person Games

For this “deserted island” list, I strongly debated with myself as to whether or not to distinguish between first-person shooters and first-person games. Only then I remembered that I’ve hardly played any FPS’s, strictly speaking, so I opened up the floor to games that only feature the first-person viewpoint, whether or not shooting at things…

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Listmas 2020: Cary’s Favorite Comedic Moments

Happy Listmas, one and all! It’s that awesome time of year where we take a break from serious fare to share our gaming thoughts and feelings through the joy of lists. (And you know we love a good list!) And of the lists, ever, anywhere, this week’s Listmas topic is bound to the silliest of…

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Into the Chaos: Borderlands 2

Borderlands 2 and I shouldn’t have gotten along. It’s an first-person shooter, and a fairly aggressive one at that. It strongly suggests the addition of teammates. It’s tiredly open-world. It contains only limited role-playing elements. There are no difficulty options. Its story seemed to require prerequisite knowledge from the first game. Well, what’s that they…

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Listmas 2016: Holiday Events!

Merry Christmas everyone! This most wonderful day of the year is finally here, and with it this list of most enjoyable holiday events in gaming. Today’s a big day and, celebtating or not, I’m sure that you’ve got more than a few things you’d like to do with it. So with that in mind let’s…

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Realism in games – a step in the wrong direction?

Hello my pretties! This week I’m writing on an issue that’s close to my heart – realism in games and the general trend in the games industry of making games that are more and more realistic. When it came out, everyone was gushing about Half Life 2‘s physics engine and the ability it gives you to manipulate…

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