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Jeremy Winslow’s Top Ten Games Of 2021
2021 was a year, wasn’t it? The pandemic is still causing unnecessary disruptions despite the widespread availability of vaccines. The semiconductor shortage is whipping the economy’s arse. Black and queer people are still dying. It was hard playing games this year, especially when I didn’t have a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S until just a…
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Tales Of Arise, As Told By Steam Reviews
Tales of Arise, the 17th mainline entry in Bandai Namco’s series of JRPGs that’s basically as old as human history by now, was one of September’s biggest games. For one, it smashed in terms of sales, selling more than a million copies in less than a week. For another, the action-RPG really clicked with players,…
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Before You Start: Tips For Playing Deathloop
Arkane Studio’s latest game is its biggest yet, with esoteric puzzles, cutthroat combat, and an entire loot system all wrapped around a repeating time loop. If Deathloop seems overwhelming at first, that’s because it is.
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We’re Not Mad At Deathloop, Just A Little Disappointed
Is it possible to make a game about repetition that doesn’t, itself, end up feeling bogged down and repetitive?