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Vampyr Quietly Raised the Bar for Video Game Romances
This story contains spoilers for Vampyr, and also maybe for how to have a good romance. Romance is a challenge in games, which ...
Second Look
Believe it or Not, Lost Planet 3 Was a Master Class in Worldbuilding
World-building is paramount to Lost Planet 3. Where other games are sold through a clever gameplay hook or unique mode of play, Spark ...
Opinion
Battlefield V’s War in the Pacific Update Is an Absolute Blast to Play
No man’s land stretches before my eyes. I’m the last medic, with troops dropping left and right as I do triage under fire. ...
Review in 3 Minutes
Disco Elysium Is the Sleeper Hit of the Year – Review in 3 Minutes
Disco Elysium starts as a simple murder case and then sweeps you up in an intertwining web of stories in the impoverished city ...
Second Look
Breakable Weapons Could Have Made Dead Space 3 a Better Game
Dead Space 3 is regarded as the worst Dead Space game. It ended the series and split the fanbase. Many of Visceral Games’ ...
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F.E.A.R. Uses Psychic Ghosts & Horror to Tell a Story About Overcoming Abuse
F.E.A.R. is revered for its fantastic “Die Hard meets The Grudge” blend of slow-mo shootouts and dreadful horror, all powered by cutting edge ...
Second Look
Resident Evil 6 and Revelations 2 Transformed Multiplayer
Co-op was always meant to be part of the very first Resident Evil game, but the series has never had much luck with ...
Review in 3 Minutes
Indivisible Is a Fantastic JRPG with Terrible Platforming – Review in 3 Minutes
Indivisible is Lab Zero Games’ first foray into the JRPG genre. For a crowdfunded project in a new genre for the studio, it ...
Second Look
Resurrection of Evil Redeemed Doom 3
Doom 3 has been seen as either a misunderstood work of genius or a sign that id Software lost sight of why people ...
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Is Video Game Storytelling at Its Best
he Bureau: XCOM Declassified was one of the last significant releases of the seventh console generation and one of its most troubled games. ...
Opinion
Star Wars Battlefront II Has Turned into One Hell of a Star Wars Game
EA DICE’s Star Wars Battlefront II has transformed from a beleaguered lootbox simulator to one hell of a Star Wars game. While the ...
Reviews
The Surge 2 Is Bug-Riddled, Unbalanced, and Incoherent
It’s shocking just how incoherent The Surge 2 is. What starts as a promising update to Deck13’s dismemberment-centric Souls-like series steadily devolves into ...
