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Dan's Unsurprising Ten for 2010
It's the beginning of the new year, which means it's time to look at the high points offered by last year's games. So, without any further ado, let's get listing!Deadly Premonition.That's it. Play it...
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The six reasons why Earth Defense Force 2017 is a better game than Halo 3
Way back in 2007 I played a game about humanity fighting a last, desperate battle against an overwhelming alien threat. It was a crushing bore, and a review of it that reflected that opinion proved...
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L.A. Noire has problems
Many, many, problems. So many, in fact, that I couldn't risk talking about them in my review of the game lest I completely spoil the story for anyone who hasn't played it yet (and still wants to). Over...
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L.A. Noire has more problems
It's not unusual for game developers to take their inspiration from other, better established media. There are roughly fifty games about some version of Indiana Jones, after all. It is, however, a...
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L.A. Noire's problems finally reach their end
There are three missions on the game's Vice desk, and two of them are ruined, as mentioned before, by the newspaper-related cut-scenes that spoil all of their key plot details. The third mission, while...
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The seven fundamental flaws of Dead Island
I covered this a bit in the review, but it's important to reiterate—leveling up implies things to the player that Dead Island doesn't deliver. Extra health is meaningless, extra damage is...
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Nobody's Hero, Part 1: A tale of obsession on the most insignificant scale
So, some background to start. H.E.R.O. was an especially beloved game from my childhood, largely because it was my game. I'm sure anyone with siblings will recognize the phenomenon of shared game...
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Nobody's Hero, Part 2: I beat H.E.R.O., which, unsurprisingly, does not lead...
After a few false starts over the course of a week, getting my score into the 3-4 hundred thousand range, then getting controller-throwingly furious at abruptly losing half an hour's work when I got...
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Nobody's Hero, Part 3: What it was for
I didn't think about H.E.R.O. in general or my record specifically for a full month after that long night. Then, due to happenstance, I found myself cleaning out some boxes from my mother's home over...
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Neverwinter Weekend! Also, a Beta Key Giveaway!
There's a new free-to-play online role-playing game (RPG) on the way from Perfect World, the people who brought your Star Trek Online and a host of other free-to-play online titles. Why is this one...
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Titanfall Beta Preview
My first and only experience with multiplayer-only online shooters was a few years back when I reviewed Battlefield 2142, a game that features the exact same premise and publisher as Titanfall. Judging...
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Windforge Preview
There's a race going on in the world of indie PC games. The goal: To be the developer who manages to take open-world crafting mechanics and use them to build a full game. The prize: Who knows? Probably...
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