Chris McMullen, Author at The Escapist

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Why Won’t Cyberpunk 2077 Let Me Be Spider-Legs Darth Maul?

If at first you don’t succeed, graft your torso onto a massive set of robotic spider legs. That’s the valuable life lesson Star ...

By Chris McMullenMay 25, 2021

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Resident Evil Village Squanders the Series’s Best New Character

The following article contains major spoilers for both Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil Village, particularly for Mia. It’s not a good sign ...

By Chris McMullenMay 18, 2021

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How Subnautica: Below Zero Solves a Problem as Old as Open-World Games

This article contains mild spoilers for Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero. It doesn’t matter how open your open-world game is — sooner or ...

By Chris McMullenMay 15, 2021

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Games Are Hell and Returnal Knows It

The following article contains mild spoilers for Returnal, as well as haunting meditations on the nature of recurring video game character death, nbd. ...

By Chris McMullenMay 11, 2021

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Returnal Is Truly Old-School, Sticky-Floored Arcade Action

“If at first you don’t succeed, insert coin to continue.” That was the principle behind the vast majority of old-school arcade games. And ...

By Chris McMullenMay 8, 2021

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I’ll Never Forgive Fallout 4 for Telling Me to Care

Up until Fallout 4, Heavy Rain’s big twist was the last time a game really filled me with rage, and as a long-time ...

By Chris McMullenMay 4, 2021

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Days Gone Brings Its Dead World to Life with Its Roaming NPCs

Gawking at the suffering of others is generally frowned on, unless they really, really deserve it. But in Days Gone, witnessing NPCs contend ...

By Chris McMullenApril 27, 2021

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Mass Effect 3’s Best Ending Is the One Many People Haven’t Seen

This article contains spoilers for the Mass Effect trilogy and especially the ending of Mass Effect 3. Mass Effect 3’s best ending is ...

By Chris McMullenApril 20, 2021

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City Shrouded in Shadow Is the Best Godzilla Game You’ve Never Played

As I lay bleeding out in the rubble, Ultraman’s colossal taint filling my fading vision, one thought occupies my mind: “This. This is ...

By Chris McMullenApril 17, 2021

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim bucket trick with Belethor to steal stuff is a testament to player creativity and Bethesda exploits

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Skyrim’s Bucket Robbery Is a Testament to Player Creativity

If at first you don’t succeed, stick a wicker basket on someone’s head. That’s not a sound life philosophy, particularly if you work ...

By Chris McMullenApril 13, 2021

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How Resident Evil 2 Lets You Cheat the Undead

There’s no shortage of idiocy in horror, from researchers reading out dusty, skin-bound tomes to college students splitting up to investigate a noise. ...

By Chris McMullenApril 6, 2021

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The Last of Us Part II’s Arcade Is a Monument to Moving On

The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II. There’s something fascinating about in-game arcade machines, ...

By Chris McMullenMarch 30, 2021

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