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Destiny: The Taken King – Games of 2015
As a guy who normally likes to squeeze every bit of enjoyment/achievement points out of a game before moving on, I wasn’t sure what to do with Destiny when it came out other than play, hit the level cap, discover that the light level system was, in a word, stupid, and move on to something…
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Axiom Verge – Games of 2015
Lust doesn’t cut it, but whatever the best word for that raw, dirty, and instantaneous form of love is the only one that can describe how I felt the first time I saw a screenshot of Axiom Verge. The connection I have to it is primal and impales the core of why I play games.…
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Just Cause 3 – Games of 2015
I missed out on the absurdity that was Just Cause 2 so when I saw Just Cause 3 demoed at E3 last summer, I said, “Holy shit, infinite C4?” Then I said, “I will not miss out again.” This isn’t the best game I’ve ever played. It isn’t the prettiest, it’s not the shooting-est, it’s…
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Helldivers – Games of 2015
It wasn’t unique to 2015, but 2015 deserves some credit for reminding me just how fun it is to shoot stuff while hanging out with your friends. Helldivers is the game that woke me up to the fact that I actually had a friends list on the PS4. Before its release I was isolating myself with…
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Invisible, Inc – Games of 2015
So what else is left for Klei Entertainment to master? Invisible, Inc. does for turn-based strategy games exactly what Mark of the Ninja did for me with stealth games. Seriously, you put these two games next to each other and its easy to tell that they came from the same developer, and I’m not talking…
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Podcast Feed Has Moved
After 300 episodes and a long hiatus, it’s time to retire our old podcasts. The good news is that new episodes are on the way, starting with our Games of the Year episodes, but there will be a new subscription link for everyone. We will update the links as soon as they are live but…