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Devil Daggers – Games of 2016
Never stop running. I hadn’t woken up that gaming skill in years. I didn’t know how important it would be to my favorite gaming moments in 2016. The game that woke it up couldn’t have been more unassuming. One look at Devil Daggers and I see my shooter roots with all kinds of Quake flashbacks.…
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Far Cry Primal – Games of 2016
One of the first open-world games I explored in 2016 took place during the Stone Age. I embodied one of history’s first sophisticated humans, trucking across the hills and plains on the back of a saber-toothed tiger with a spear in my hand and a gleam in my eye. I also became an owl and…
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Planet Coaster – Games of 2016
Sure, it was fun to just mess around and play with all the ridiculous options at your disposal in Planet Coaster. I really don’t want to downplay that because it truly is one of my favorite simulation sandboxes of all time. However, I was here to build some coasters. Once all of the fun was…
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No Man’s Sky – Games of 2016
No Man’s Sky is interesting, not because it is a great game (it isn’t), but because it is a fascinating tale of where video game development is today and how much of a role marketing and PR play into it. It was like a modern day soap opera playing out across gaming sites and social…
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Tee KO – Games of 2016
After giving up on my astronaut dreams as a kid, I wanted to become a cartoonist. I never really learned to draw though (but damn could I trace). Jackbox has taught me that most people can’t draw well either and that’s funny. However, even in the most raucous of Jackbox Party Pack crowds, getting people…
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Overwatch – Games of 2016
This. I wasn’t anticipating this. I’m still playing Overwatch on and off seven months after it came out and it really just keeps getting better. The (exquisite) skill matching in casual matches means I rarely play in a game where I’m cursing at getting spawn killed or absolutely owned, the lack of a displayed K/D…
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INSIDE – Games of 2016
Listen, I love dogs more than humans and I’ve spoken about my inherent need to protect video game dogs above my own character, but INSIDE made me fear the sound of dogs barking. Even if it is a bit too similar to Playdead’s preceding game, nothing felt like INSIDE in 2016. It’s a game that…
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Reigns – Games of 2016
I’ve wondered a lot of things about myself. Will I ever bowl a perfect 300? Could I survive in the wilderness with Bear Grylls? Would I be a good king? Reigns only helps to simulate one of these scenarios, the king one, but it’s one of the most entertainingly frustrating mobile games I swiped in…
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MLB The Show 16 – Games of 2016
This is one of the biggest reasons I purchased a PS4. I love baseball, it occupies a hefty portion of my year, but I haven’t played a good baseball game in years. MLB The Show 16 is a good baseball game. It looks amazing, it plays how you would expect a baseball game to play,…
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The Division – Games of 2016
I had a lot of fears about The Division. Even though my lofty dreams about it didn’t exactly come true, I think it says a lot that my nightmares didn’t come true either. There was some solid video gaming with my crew here, and we looked pretty slick while going about that action. I enjoyed…