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Symphony of the Night is still the most ambitious game you’ll play this year.
Never meet your heroes. I had avoided it, but not because I had thought it would let me down. No, I knew Symphony of the Night would be interesting. Games of this stature don’t get their status by merely being decent. I was more afraid that I’d meet my hero, appreciate it on an academic… (Cont.)
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Okami can’t stop being Game of the Year
There you are, sitting at the edge of a cliff, the cherry blossoms freshly in bloom. You should know – you brought them back to life. The mountainous terrain is intermittently sharpened like a knife, then smoothed like a polished jewel; the wind above is less a line and more of a suggestion of where… (Cont.)
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How do you sum up a decade of gaming? Lists of the “10 Best” (fill in the blank)? A long, elaborate write-up of the greatest thing you played? Wistfully recalling… (Cont.)
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Videogame development is a complex beast, done by boffins who ideally understand the intricacies of both modern technology and the psychology of how humans play. Gaming, as a pastime and… (Cont.)
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Tokyo RPG Factory has had an unenviable task – replicating the golden age of RPGs. It has proven an impossibility, of course, as nostalgia is a non-renewable resource. For the… (Cont.)
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Usually, I hate best-of lists. And to be perfectly upfront, I expect this list to bend and morph as the years wear on, as the Switch has become a heaven… (Cont.)
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Rowdy5000 and simplyTravis talk about the latest Nintendo Direct, their recently played games, and say farewell to Reggie Fils-Aime! (Cont.)
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How do you judge a game made by someone who makes games that aren’t really that good? And what if they make their games kinda rough on purpose? Welcome to… (Cont.)
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The following review is by our good friend, Goodtwin, who gained his online handle by kicking my butt in GoldenEye on Wii. He’s an adept Monster Hunter, user of target… (Cont.)
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In this first episode, the Lamer Gamers talk about upcoming 2019 game releases, the best/worst controllers, and Fortnite stealing dance moves. We end with the weekly segment “How to Survive”… (Cont.)
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The dish changes, depending on where you go. The essentials – rice, perhaps onions, and a spice like saffron or turmeric doubling as a coloring agent – mostly do not. … (Cont.)
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I once took lessons from a great musician, in my journey to learning how to play a guitar worth a damn. He had the ability to pick up anything with… (Cont.)
