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Horrible Month for Video Games – Dec 18 – Under the Ultimate Dusty Book
This month we pick the game of the year. Aaron opens the only option. Ryan loses to an army. Josh sees but ignores the trap. Justin runs with purpose. Plus, we can do this without talking. Horrible Nightcasts on SoundCloud RSS Feed iTunes Feed Spotify Google Play Stitcher Feed Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Aaron…
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Dusk – Games of 2018
I’ve never felt at home on a farm before. I’m not sure if it was the low polygon character models, the weapon selection, the demonic overtones, or the combination of all of the above, but Dusk made me feel downright nostalgic during my country flashback. It also helped that I wasn’t working on the farm,…
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Yoku’s Island Express – Games of 2018
Apparently, I’ve become a bit of a digital pinball snob because it took me way too long to embrace the idea of pinball working as platforming game. Once I gave it a chance, Yoku’s Island Express immediately sucked me in to its charming postal adventure. It’s rare for a game to hit my completionist triggers…
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Detroit: Become Human – Games of 2018
A David Cage game is like a movie you direct yourself. It may not stick the landing with all of its characters or hit the right notes with its entire story, but I felt ownership of my decisions when the credits rolled on Detroit: Become Human. I navigated three androids (clumsily) to a happy ending…
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Subnautica – Games of 2018
Feelings of fear and adoration surround my relationship with Subnautica. There’s so much beauty contained within a game that could not contain more personalized deterrents from me ever playing it. Naturally, that just increases my attraction to it. I have never wanted to truly conquer a game so much in my life. 2018 was not…
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Battletech – Games of 2018
I’ve played mech games my entire life, but only recently did I realize I was trying to make them into something they were not intended to be. The fastest mech games don’t feel much different than any other shooter, and mechs should not feel like any other soldier. A few years ago when I had…
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Delver – Games of 2018
I’ve wanted a worthwhile first person roguelike for a very long time. Delver made a helluva comeback to become exactly what I was looking for. That is to say it’s not only a helluvan example for first person roguelikes, but it’s also one of my favorite early access success stories. I went from never wanting…
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Ni no Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom – Games of 2018
Nothing ruins your day faster than when your presidental motorcade gets swept up in a missile attack and sends you to a dream-like fantasy filled with airships, casinos and cat-people/mouse-people politics. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone, but it does make for an entertaining JRPG. I might have spent half of my time fighting battles…
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Moonlighter – Games of 2018
I still haven’t decided if the real risk of Moonlighter lies in the dungeon or in testing the market. Which is more stressful? Missing the peak demand for a rare item from the richest customer or failing to bring that item home from a deadly night out? The real question is why don’t more games…