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SteamWorld Dig 2 – Games of 2017
The SteamWorld games have always put a big grin on my face. There’s something charming about these robots and the cohesive world they live in. Granted, I did bounce off the previous games after a couple of sessions and moved onto more exciting gaming endeavors. SteamWorld Dig 2 started out like the others and I…
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Snipperclips – Games of 2017
Snipperclips is quite possible the cutest puzzle game I have ever played. There is so much joy and fun in this game that it is impossible not to be smiling, even when you are facing a difficult puzzle. Sometimes you just decide to cut out your entire partner, but no worries, they just pop back…
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Cuphead – Games of 2017
Whew. Believe it or not I love being wrong and I had a couple of doozies this year. When I see a game as beautiful as Cuphead my second question is always, but how does it play? Cuphead just looked too damn good to be true. I was wrong, and my definition of truth has…
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Darkwood – Games of 2017
I’m not going to stop bringing it up because it stands out to me in every game that utilizes it, but I want to like every dog in every video game that has them. Horror games walk a weird line with that because some of my most horrorific video game memories are due to the…
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Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo – Games of 2017
My favorite game of all time is Galaga. While it’s not technically what we now call a bullet hell game, an argument could be made that in its later levels, it is the ur-bullet hell game, the granddaddy of every Xevious, Ikaruga, Raiden 4, and R-Type out there. Super Galaxy Squadron EX Turbo, in addition…
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2017 Games of the Coop – Podcast
Coops kicks off the Games of 2017 interviews with a fun but awkward car ride through the battlegrounds. The sounds of Hellblade and Hollow Knight will also echo beyond just this year, but can they top a sequel to one of his previous games of the year? Horrible Night on SoundCloud RSS Feed iTunes Feed…
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Behold the Kickmen – Games of 2017
A sports game for people who hate sports games couldn’t have hit me at a better time. I grew up focusing 8 days of my week on sports whether I was playing or watching them. At times it leads to witnessing interesting culture clashes of sports fans and gaming fans. More recently, I’ve pulled back…
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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Games of 2017
Filtering new releases on Steam is an improper science. I wrote off Plunkbat by its mobile port looking logo and dumb name. However, it didn’t leave the top of the charts and after two weeks I was hearing stories about how it had a ridiculous premise. Picture this – 100 gamers confined inside a flying…
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Sonic Mania – Games of 2017
The term "mania" can be defined as an obsession with something, or an excessive desire for it. It’s fitting that returning Sonic the Hedgehog to his roots would be what the people have wanted all this time. No love stories. No werehogs. Just pure and simple side-running action. Sonic Mania is a celebration of things…
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Splatoon 2 – Games of 2017
It was nice to actually have a bunch of squidkids to splat around with this year because squidkids know how to have a good time. It’s even better when you actually know the squids you are swimming with. At least you think you know them until they join Team Mayo… The turf wars were all…