Cuphead is a disgustingly difficult 2D sidescroller shooter with an artstyle and sound design straight from the 1920s. It was released in 2017 to wide acclaim and for some reason or another I decided I’d play it in 2020 (after a DLC announcement as well). Besides a few wacky hitboxes …
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Shing! is an anime beat ‘em up, but not based upon an existing anime. I have to say, it is weird to encounter a beat ‘em up outside of an arcade, but not unwelcome. Shing! has that wonderful quality of satisfying combat and quality visuals that make these types of …
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The day I got my hands on PGA TOUR 2K21, I dove right in. In fact, I played 54 holes that night!
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Ary and the Secret of Seasons is a game that had me vexed. I can’t help but feel I’m not the target audience for it, but it contains so many things that I love.
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Diesel-punk strategy comes to the PC courtesy of Deep Silver’s Iron Harvest. It’s an alt-reality take on WWI/II era Europe, that kicks the genre right in the gasket.
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When is a trip through hell not… doomed? When it’s Hellbound. An FPS made with 90s flair, Hellbound recalls FPS classics in more ways than one.
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A wonderful peak into the life and times of a reanimated skull. That's not even the weird part.
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A non-Kojima fan check out the video game auteur’s latest. Here’s our review of one of the strangest games of 2019, as Death Stranding hits PC.
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Plenty of games task players with contending with a monster. Carrion flips the script and allows players to take up the role of the escaped monster. The result is a slick and satisfying metroidvania. There is a lot to love in this little package from Phobia Studio and publisher Devolver …
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Valorant is a valuable look at not only what makes hero shooters fun, but why realistic shooters still carve out a large chunk of the market.
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Resident Evil 3 returns to complete the Raccoon City saga. Does the late-90s classic still hold the same thrills and chills? Yep, that and plenty new ones.
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This week I played Highly likely, by Mikola Games. It has a lot going for it, but also doesn’t seem like it wants to be particularly interactive.
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Three against the World! TEST YOUR PATIENCE AS WELL AS YOUR SKILL WITH CORRUPTION 2029 CORRUPTION 2029, the latest tactical stealth game to come out, doesn’t pull any punches. Even the developers know they didn’t go easy on the gaming public. Let’s see just what they had in mind. CORRUPTION …
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Valfaris is a bloody, heavy metal sidescroller reminiscent of Contra. With a double bass slamming soundtrack and excellent polish, it ticks most of the 2D shoot-em up boxes but doesn’t innovate much on the standard recipe. Plot In deep space, a wolfship exits hyperspace as it approaches Valfaris – a …
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Carrion is an upcoming 2D action adventure horror side scroller game in which you play as a fleshy red monster terrorizing the humans. As a result of the Uno swop, you rampage a facility and devour humans, growing in size and abilities. If you enjoy causing pixels of gore and …
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Preface To start off with, I did not finish Outbuddies. It is completely outside of my normal gaming habits, and even then takes a while to get the hang of. However, I did sink around 15 hours of my life into this game, so while the story aspects may change, …
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