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INSIDE – Gamethrough Complete Series
Justin creeps into the world of Inside and can’t seem to creep out even after its all finished. Playdead’s latest puzzle platformer is uncomfortably clingy and it knows it. Why am I playing Inside I was a big fan of LIMBO, Playdead’s first game. Word of mouth and reviews made Inside sound like a "must-experience"…
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Game Curious Quake 20th Anniversary Episode – My Favorite Nail Gun
A new episode for Quake 1 is available in celebration of the game’s 20th Anniversary. Justin finally has a great excuse to revisit one of his favorite shooters of all time. Is the setup time worth the nostalgia trip? Grab the new Quake episode and install it Download from MachineGames / Bethesda Installation guide Soundtrack…
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Game Curious Brigador – At a Destructive Pace
Justin steels himself to learn the controls of a new mech… then a new tank… then a new plane. His struggles and confusion do give way to some pixelated explosion perfection so all is well with Brigador. Previous Brigador Experience Saw some gifs on itch.io and Tumblr a while back that looked amazing. I like…
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Played Hitman: What’s Before Training?
After my third or fourth death not far from where the first mission begins, it struck me that I had never played a true Hitman game (sorry, GO). Most of this was due to my original Nintendo allegiances, but also because I went through a phase around Metal Gear Solid 2 where I was exhausted…
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Doom – Gamethrough First Episode
There’s no time, we have to go, Doom is here. Justin is on Mars and there are demons and guns. Can’t stop. Go. Why am I playing DOOM Because what exactly is DOOM in 2016? They probably shouldn’t have made this game right? I need to see this. In all seriousness, all the trailers in…
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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Gamethrough First Episode
Justin crashes into his old pal, Nathan Drake, who seems to have a brother now. We can worry about that later though after we survive this storm. Why am I playing Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Because 4 years is my limit on gaming without a new Nathan Drake adventure. It just came out and…
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Game Curious Pharaonic – Egyptian Soulless
Justin loses plenty of lives in Ancient Egypt, but can’t really figure out if they are worth recovering or not. Maybe if he could actually learn to parry it would be a different story. **Previous Pharaonic Experience** Watched a trailer and liked the look of the game. Read some steam reviews and it seemed decent.…
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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood – Gamethrough First Episode
Justin finds a way to play the Japanese version of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood so he can finally experience the prequel to Symphony of the Night. Why am I playing Castlevania: Rondo of Blood? I listened to a Retronauts podcast on the history of Dracula X/Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night. We’ve been…
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Game Curious Ratchet & Clank – Depth Perception
Justin was ready to hang out with Ratchet & Clank again anyway, so having a PS4 remake of the original experience couldn’t have come at a better time. **Previous Ratchet & Clank Experience** Played the original game and a bit of the 2nd game, but none since. Pretty ignorant of this update other than the…
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Game Curious Enter the Gungeon – Locked and Looted
Aaron grabs his favorite guns and pups for another descent in Enter the Gungeon. Also, sometimes his favorite guns aren’t very good and he loses for that reason and that reason alone. Cough. Previous Enter the Gungeon Experience E3 trailers Obsessive Googling for a release date Pre-release stream gameplay Played for an hour or two…