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By gawd, Metroid Dread exists. No thanks to you, Internet.
Handing out winners and losers for E3 seems like an antiquated idea. But…when Nintendo brings Zelda, an exclusive Atlus JRPG, two Advance War remakes, and one of the great missing Wii U ports (Fatal Frame), they make it pretty easy. Big N blew the roof off of E3. And yet, what has arguably thrown the… (Cont.)
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Enjoy Monster Hunter’s big moment. It was never guaranteed.
It’s easy to take this all for granted. Here we are, in 2021, with arguably the most Japanese videogame series in the industry taking a victory lap on Nintendo hardware that is selling like hotcakes. It’s obvious now, of course. “Monster Hunter broke through on PS4, and it makes all the sense in the world… (Cont.)
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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… (Cont.)
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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… (Cont.)
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You know how this works. You grab from both sides, then gently tug at the bag. Its previously sealed top opens like the pursed lips of some drunk, whose breath… (Cont.)
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“Metroidvania” is a bit of a misguided portmanteau. Distill the essence, and you fundamentally have “Super Metroid, but (fill in the blank).” -Symphony of the Night is “Super Metroid, but… (Cont.)
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Two years ago, I met a friend. It was kind of surreal. I’d known them for years up to that point, but it’s always a little bit of a jolt… (Cont.)
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Gaming gave me a sedative for loneliness during my youth, keeping me from ever getting desperate enough to seek normal friendships and ask girls out on dates. The few times… (Cont.)
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Hello everyone, We don’t know if you know, but Discord is a revelation for gamers. This writer didn’t know this himself, until he got curious about the Discord communities for… (Cont.)
