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Taking a “Modern” Approach in Street Fighter 6’s World Tour

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…

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Drowning: Demo Review

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…

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Renting vs Subscribing

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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Top 5: My “Deserted Island” Fighting Games

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…

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Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 2 is Live

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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FNAF: Ultimate Custom Night is Chaotic Fun

FNAF: Ultimate Custom Night is a different sort of Five Nights at Freddy’s game where you can choose to survive against a whopping total of 50 threats from across the first 6 games.  Each of these can be set to a max level of 20 for the greatest challenge.  Although UCN can initially look overwhelming…

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is Something Truly Special

I’ve already done a couple of posts praising Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. One for the great first impressions it makes and one for its engaging end game. After finally finishing the game, seeing its story through and thinking on it for the last couple of days, though, I think I’ve finally formed my full and…

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