My fourth EGX has come to a close (yep, I went to EGX last year as well), and it just keeps getting better and better. This year saw the return of some of the bigger gaming companies. Xbox had a bigger presence, Ubisoft had a whole stand to themselves, and Nintendo had a section in nearly every zone. Even the...
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Puzzle games tend to enrage me. This is true for nearly every puzzle game save for a select few, and these few consist of titles that involve more ‘on your toes’ thinking rather than memorization and/or planning of steps. “ChromaGun” falls somewhere in between; requiring both planning, and on-the-fly problem solving. That...
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If you have ever played any of the Touhou Project games, then “Ghost Blade HD” will be a pleasant and modernized blast from the past for you. As all the projectiles, visuals and even the familiar layout of the screen with the gameplay on the left and scores on the right feels very nostalgic to anyone who’s familiar with the...
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I was never much of a turn-based combat fan. Save for a few titles such as the “Pokémon” and “Persona” series, I flat-out refuse to play games focused around turn-based mechanics. When I was given Fallen Legion to review, I noticed the combat wasn’t as traditional as usual. Set to a more dynamic pace, I had a small gli...
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On the surface, “Alchemic Jousts” is a very colorful, cartoony affair, I was looking forward to playing a nice, easy-going, tower defense game. I’m not very good at them so this looked right up my alley. How wrong was I! Underneath the surface, “Alchemic Jousts” is a demanding game that requires your full concentration. The ...
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Over the last couple of years, Gamers, games and Gaming have been under attack by several different sources, and now I bet that you wonder “attacked by who exactly?“. Well, that would include people like Anita Sarkeesian, Zoé Quinn and Briana Wu (GamerGate would fall into the middle of the mess). So no matter where people may stand on a...
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When I was given the opportunity to review “Warhammer 40K: Space Wolf “I jumped at the chance. Why? Because I was a massive Games Workshop fan in my teen years, and I love trying out any video game conversion of “Warhammer”, as it will most likely bring back a lot of great memories to me. Space Wolf intrigued me most...
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Now you’ve had a week to let the dust from E3 2017 to settle, and I’ve had a week’s time to eat up reactions to E3 from all over the world. So let’s talk about reactions. I enjoyed E3 a lot this year. One of the obvious reasons for me was that during 2017, I haven’t spent a huge amount...
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