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Titanfall 2 – Games of 2016
I am not a FPS multiplayer fan, really. While I did play a little multiplayer with some of the Horrible Night crew, my experience with this game rests almost entirely with the single player campaign, and what a single player campaign it is. There is a little bit of a ramp up as far as…
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The Witness – Games of 2016
One of my first non-electronic game memories is sitting on the beach working through word searches. I don’t even think I could read, but I sure could circle things when someone pointed to them. Maybe that’s why The Witness started out feeling like a nice vacation. An island full of puzzles is about as much…
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Orwell – Games of 2016
Orwell is at least as scary as its dystopian inspiration and that’s without rats. I missed 2013’s Papers, Please, but Orwell apparently shares the premise while doing away with any of the whimsy or charm. Utilizing a system that uses a terror event to justify digging into a web of interconnected people’s private lives through…
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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…