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Splatoon on WiiU was all I wanted a shooter to be.
You had to be there. Almost a decade ago, on a dead-man-walking console, no one was expecting the most fun shooter of modern times. That it was created by a developer who not only hadn’t ever cracked the shooter code, but didn’t really seem interested in doing so? Preposterous. It’s easy to forget now just… (Cont.)
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Tears of the Kingdom should be impossible. Reviewing it is.
Every time I sit down to write about Tears of the Kingdom, the game either subtly morphs on me, or my opinion shifts from a new discovery. It’s a maddening piece of software. It shouldn’t work, but does. I shouldn’t be so invested in it, but I am. This shouldn’t be the greatest game ever… (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.)
