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The Stanley Parable |
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Adventure |
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Dave
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2017-06-28 |
| The Stanley Parable will teach you something if you let it.
Spoiler Warning. Turn back now!
While exploring a vacant office building...
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Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor |
7 |
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Action RPG |
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Dave
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2017-03-30 |
| Fun beat ‘em up combat mechanics cannot fully compensate for the standard Open World-ness and shallow (albeit unique) nemesis system.
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Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns |
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Role Playing |
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Dave
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2017-03-11 |
| Despite an improved combat system over the previous FF XIII entries, this game is completely bogged down by its insistence on hand-holding t...
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Wanted: Weapons of Fate |
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Shooters |
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Dave
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2016-06-15 |
| An interesting bullet-curving mechanic is lost in the pile of missteps and poor execution.
The bullet-curving mechanic interaction is a ...
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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West |
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Action Adventure |
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Dave
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2016-05-25 |
| A well-told story, emotionally rich characters, and satisfying combat come together, but stumble in key areas (just like this sentence), res...
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The Division |
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Shooters |
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Dave
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2016-05-24 |
| A decent third-person cover-based shooter hamstrung by poor movement and cover interaction mechanics.
The AI in The Division is servicea...
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Halo 4 |
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Shooters |
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Dave
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2016-05-23 |
| The venerable franchise returns, bringing familiar, comfortable gameplay, but so far failing to deliver anything noteworthy.
I started H...
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Max Payne 3 |
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Shooters |
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Dave
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2016-05-15 |
| Max is a compelling fallen hero, but the gameplay is marred by frustratingly sloppy shooter mechanics.
My biggest problem is that I keep...
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine |
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Action |
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Dave
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2016-05-15 |
| Satisfying action is diminished by the lack of combat depth and rigid linearity of levels.
The level design is textbook execution. Envir...
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Lost Odyssey |
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Role Playing |
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Dave
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2013-09-29 |
| A party of amnesia-afflicted immortals does not make a sound basis for compelling stories.
Lost Odyssey is a fairly traditional JRPG. Th...
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 |
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Role Playing |
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Dave
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2013-01-14 |
| I'm sick of the Mog, Kupo!
The "gameplay mechanics" in this game are so transparent that the story is irrelevant. For example, they have...
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FTL: Faster Than Light |
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Simulation |
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Dave
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2013-01-14 |
| FTL focuses on the ship management activities required during capital ship space battles, leaving out the flashy visuals, scale, and explora...
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Enclave |
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Action Adventure |
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Dave
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2012-12-09 |
| So far this is a fairly straightforward hack and slash action game. The first two introductory levels are linear and tutorial-ish, which is ...
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 |
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Role Playing |
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Dave
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2012-12-09 |
| I played FF XIII a couple of years ago (blog still to come!). After all this time, XIII-2 sti...
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King's Field: The Ancient City |
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Role Playing |
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Dave
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2012-11-20 |
| I can sum up this game in two words: Demon's Souls.
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Bulletstorm |
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Shooters |
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Dave
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2012-08-03 |
| The hectic shooter combat is fun, eschewing cover systems and tactical finesse, replacing them with slide-kicking and environmental hazards ...
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Star Trek Online |
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Role Playing |
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Dave
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2012-07-30 |
| A dizzying array of choices and a constant stream of interrupting and text-heavy tutorial information create an exhausting first encounter w...
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Fatal Frame |
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Adventure |
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Dave
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2012-07-18 |
| Clunky, frustrating combat offsets a brilliant story and eerie atmosphere, resulting in a mediocre play experience.
The narrative, dim l...
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Fatal Frame |
6 |
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Adventure |
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Dave
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2012-07-13 |
| Excellent atmosphere and a great story make this horror game a must-play, despite the frustrating combat and movement issues.
One notabl...
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Galleon: Islands of Mystery |
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Action Adventure |
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Dave
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2012-04-15 |
| While the combat is not very satisfying, the parkour-like action is a blueprint for many games that succeeded it.
Rhama, the captain of ...
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