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Back 4 Blood Game Director is a sloppy, poor, less nuanced version of Left 4 Dead 2 AI Director with no tension

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Back 4 Blood Lacks All the Tension of Left 4 Dead with Its AI Director

Has anyone seen Michael Bay recently? Because after tackling Back 4 Blood, I suspect Turtle Rock Studios has him strapped to a chair ...

By Chris McMullen1 day ago

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Silent Hill Needs a Hard Reboot, Not a Sequel

As a longtime Silent Hill fan, I should be doing somersaults over the two new rumored Silent Hill games. But the more I ...

By Chris McMullenOctober 12, 2021

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Back 4 Blood Will Have to Work Hard to Match Left 4 Dead’s Big Twist

This article contains spoilers for Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 (that Back 4 Blood will hopefully crib tactfully). Pride comes before a ...

By Chris McMullenOctober 7, 2021

Starfield dialogue 150,000 lines script worried concerned about quantity over quality with Bethesda Software and Todd Howard

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Starfield Boasts 150,000 Lines of Dialogue, and That Has Me Worried

Did you know Starfield is going to have over 150,000 lines of dialogue? I did, and I honestly wish I didn’t, because it’s ...

By Chris McMullenOctober 5, 2021

Lost Judgment talking heads bizarre jarring with the dead eye stare from RGG Studio Sega Ryu Ga Gotoku

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Lost Judgment’s Talking Heads Are the Worst Things About a Great Game

Alice Cooper sang, “It’s the little things that drive me wild,” and having played Lost Judgment, I can definitely see his point. There’s ...

By Chris McMullenSeptember 30, 2021

Death Stranding does not need plot story explanation all mystery explained in deep detail by Hideo Kojima Productions

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Death Stranding Doesn’t Need an Explanation

The following article contains spoilers for Death Stranding. Death Stranding Director’s Cut may have added a few bells and whistles to Hideo Kojima’s ...

By Chris McMullenSeptember 28, 2021

Arkane Lyon Studios Deathloop kick boot is extremely fun and satisfying big boot

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The Deathloop Kick Is an Endlessly Satisfying Way to Belt Your Enemies

Would Twelve Minutes be any better if it took a leaf out of the Deathloop book and let you kick Willem Dafoe through ...

By Chris McMullenSeptember 21, 2021

KOTOR aspyr star wars: knights of the old republic remake needs to fix original bioware biggest mistake of flip-flop light dark side ending with Bastila

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake Needs to Fix the Original’s Biggest Flaw

As unfinished as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords might be, it fixes a major problem with the ...

By Chris McMullenSeptember 14, 2021

Lake Gamious trying to be a jackass asshole in a small happy idyllic 1980s town

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How to Be a Big Jackass in Lake’s Idyllic Small Town

If you play it properly, Lake is a wonderful, charming game set in a small town where everyone knows everyone and chainsaw murder ...

By Chris McMullenSeptember 9, 2021

saints row blinged out ride needs to return in reboot

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Blinged Out Ride Needs to Return for the Saints Row Reboot

I’d pay good money to get the original Saints Row’s Blinged Out Ride added to the upcoming reboot. Normally, I balk at the ...

By Chris McMullenSeptember 7, 2021

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous cultists incompetent idiots, true to life and love it

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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous’s Cultists Are Incompetent Idiots, and It’s Perfect

I can’t get enough of Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous’s incompetent, idiotic cultists — and I’m not just talking about the experience points ...

By Chris McMullenSeptember 4, 2021

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Riding a Triceratops in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Is Everything I Thought It Would Be

The moment I learned fantasy RPG Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous would let me ride a Triceratops, my character’s fate was sealed. You ...

By Chris McMullenSeptember 1, 2021

Back 4 Blood Lacks All the Tension of Left 4 Dead with Its AI Director

Silent Hill Needs a Hard Reboot, Not a Sequel

Back 4 Blood Will Have to Work Hard to Match Left 4 Dead’s Big Twist

Starfield Boasts 150,000 Lines of Dialogue, and That Has Me Worried

Lost Judgment’s Talking Heads Are the Worst Things About a Great Game

Death Stranding Doesn’t Need an Explanation

The Deathloop Kick Is an Endlessly Satisfying Way to Belt Your Enemies

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake Needs to Fix the Original’s Biggest Flaw

How to Be a Big Jackass in Lake’s Idyllic Small Town

Blinged Out Ride Needs to Return for the Saints Row Reboot

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous’s Cultists Are Incompetent Idiots, and It’s Perfect

Riding a Triceratops in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Is Everything I Thought It Would Be

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