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Game Curious Plus: Ruiner – But Not Out
Justin isn’t going to sit idly by after someone hacks into his brain. He’s definitely going to fight and fail over and over again until he outlasts all of his enemies. Ruin them with attrition. That’s the motto. Previous Ruiner experience That debut trailer was awesome. Saw a Devolver logo and cyberpunk. Sold. Initial Expectations,…
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Game Curious: Mages of Mystralia – Wands Out
Justin literally hasn’t cast spells like this before. This unassuming magical adventure has nothing to be ashamed of. Previous Mages of Mystralia Experience Saw it shoot up the sales charts on opening weekend. Heard good things from friends that had played it. Initial Expectations, Hopes, Dreams, Fears I was afraid it would be boring or…
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Heroes of the Storm – Games of 2015
If it weren’t for a few other amazing multiplayer games released this year, Heroes of the Storm may have never let me go. Blizzard almost had me. It’s no knock on the game, but I"m glad I’m free enough to enjoy some casual HotS. MOBAs are not my thing, they still terrify me from both…
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Lara Croft GO – Games of 2015
GO Team is onto something. They got to the core of Hitman, but I wasn’t sure how distilling down Tomb Raider would turn out. I figured it would be too slow or other turn-based issues would get in the way of it actually feeling like Tomb Raider. Before the end of the first stage it…
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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number – Games of 2015
Running into a building with guns blazing and a mask on one second, and the next second I’m cowered around a corner hoping no one knows I’m in the room. My head is spinning. I thought I was the aggressor, so why do I feel like the victim all of a sudden? Hotline Miami 2:…
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Rebel Galaxy – Games of 2015
I always figured that there was a reason that I haven’t been able to fly through space very often in video games. That’s why the make or break moment for me in Rebel Galaxy was so simple – how does it feel to jump to lightspeed? Double Damage figured that out and then some. Point…
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Mad Max – Games of 2015
One of the benefits to growing up in small towns in the midwest is that you don’t have to drive very far to get away from it all. When I was stressed out, I used to just pick a direction and a new CD and drive until the album was done (gas was a bit…
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Castle in the Darkness – Games of 2015
We’ve all be coddled by the maturation of various game genres which makes the nostalgic design choices in games like Castle in the Darkness so damn interesting. Older games made a lot of their design choices based on technological limitations. When those limits are gone it is fair to question why some old school tropes…
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Downwell – Games of 2015
I should apologize to Downwell, as I had the most convoluted excuse for not playing it when it came out. Long story short, its core mechanic was similar to a game my friends and I had started working on right before it came out. The joke’s on me though, not only did I waste time not…