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Far Cry 5 – Games of 2018
Someone had to check on that good boy. It was the only question I had about the Far Cry 5 trailer – who is taking care of Boomer? He was my only mission and he was the best mission. Boomer opened up a wilderness sandbox of ubiproportions. So many great ideas are at play in…
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Genital Jousting – Games of 2018
I’ve giggled at plenty of couch multiplayer games over the years, but it normally just comes from wacky competitive moments that the players create for themselves. Genital Jousting doesn’t even let you breathe. Every action, every sound, every second brings out the immature red-faced reactions behind the universal truth that penises are hilarious. Beneath the…
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SUPERHOT VR – Games of 2017
SUPERHOT was one of my most memorable games of 2016, but now it has fried in my memory permanently thanks to its move to VR. While it wasn’t my stand out VR moment, it was my first VR moment. Effortlessly dodging bullets. Peaking around corners. Using my enemies weapons against them. It’s all stuff I…
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LawBreakers – Games of 2017
I can’t help it. In another life or maybe a couple years earlier, LawBreakers and I would be playing together with my closest arena shooter buddies. The spirit of my Unreal Tournament glory days is here, I just know it. The matches I played were fast and full of drama. I may have gotten confused…
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Vaporum – Games of 2017
Nothing feels quite like a classic first person dungeon crawl. Well, except for other first person dungeon crawlers. They are all kind of the same, now that I think about it. I mean, I love them for their deliberate pace, the mystery and suspense around every corner, and the thrill of advancing one level deeper.…
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Nioh – Games of 2017
I definitely learned something from Nioh. Well, it reaffirmed something at least. When given the option, I prefer to fight demons. They are powerful and unpredictable, and oh, so satisfying to chop down. The enemies aren’t the sole reason Nioh became the soulslike that I’ve made the most progress in. Apparently, I really missed playing…
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Cosmic Star Heroine – Games of 2017
You’d think Zeboyd Games was an old friend of mine. There’s something comfortable and nostalgic about all of their RPGs that I began to kind of take them for granted. I knew I’d play Cosmic Star Heroine, but when I started it I don’t think I was paying much attention. I was breezing through the…
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Games of 2017
Debating your favorite Mario Kart is as entertaining as it is ridiculous. I never expected to find a new favorite Mario Kart and not be able to tell people about it. That was the fate of several great Wii U games. I stopped playing Mario Kart 8 because I got tired of playing alone. I…
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Super Mario Odyssey – Games of 2017
I definitely did not know my way around New Donk City, but it became my home in Super Mario Odyssey. It’s the world that reminds you just how fun and weird all of the Mario games can be and it shouldn’t work at all. It jarred me back into my childhood and changed my perspective…
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Flinthook – Games of 2017
My actual reaction is probably on video somewhere in our archives, but I still cannot believe how goooooooood Flinthook feels. It’s so tight that it made me drop the controller. Seriously, if you nail that Mario-level feel to your platformer not much else matters to me. There’s nothing else left to prove because no matter…