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Chipping Away At Game Backlogs
With the post-E3 lull before the September/October/November blockbuster window, I thought I could chip away at my game backlog. But with the steady flow of re-released indies hitting the Switch and older games getting massive updates, my pile of shame grows bigger every day.
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The Games We Went From Loving To Hating
Sometimes, a game that I fell in love with takes a wild left turn and breaks my heart with a punishing save system or a never-ending final section. When a game does you wrong, that means it’s time to break up.
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The Games That We’ll Be Playing Forever
I’ve always been fascinated by those games that we return to over and over again. I like to refer to them as “forever games”. They are the ones you’ve either played since you were a child, or the ones that feel like favourite movies you know line by line.
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Games That Aren’t Easy To Recommend
There are some games that hit all my personal sweet spots, games that make me want to scream how good they are from the top of the Brooklyn Bridge. But sometimes there are games that come with huge caveats.