Tag: Opinion
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2XKO: Great Game, Terrible Name
Hey everyone! The latest episode of the podcast is now live! Still just Ray and I this week but tune in to listen to us talk about fighting games! From Street Fighter 6 to Mortal Kombat 1 to playing the alpha test for the League of Legends fighting game 2XKO! We also talk about Tango…
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Is Grinding ever a good thing?
Grinding in games is when you basically have to repeat an action or activity, like killing a specific type of monster or going to a specific spot to grab something, to get some kind of item or material you need lots of in order to progress. An easy example is upgrading a weapon! In most…
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Leaks Suck
So this is going to be a bit of a different kind of post! Rather than discussing a game or mechanic or anything like that, I want to rant a little about something that plagues all kinds of announcements but specifically video game related ones. I’m of course talking about leaks! A leak is when…
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Let’s talk about that Difficulty
When Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree released it was met with some interesting reception. Critics absolutely loved it! Giving it insanely glowing reviews across the board. However, many actual players were pretty divided on it, giving it enough negative reviews on Steam that it was given a Mixed rating at launch! Which is quite…
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Are Exclusives a thing of the Past?
Last weekend was Summer Game Fest, a weekend long event that has effectively replaced E3 at this point. Though unlike most E3s of the past we only really heard from one of the major three game makers, Xbox. PlayStation had a State of Play a week before all this but I wouldn’t really count that…
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I miss shorter games…
After playing Crow Country last week, it really got me thinking about how much I miss shorter, smaller budget games. Games that you can easily finish in a weekend and don’t cost $70. Those kinds of games are really rare nowadays or at least from non indie developers. If a major developer or publisher is…
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We need more Demos
Recently, in an attempt to save some money, I looked over all the subscriptions I currently have to see which of them I actually use. Of those subscriptions, I considered dropping my PlayStation Plus Premium subscription down to a PlayStation Plus Extra subscription after looking at what I’d lose by downgrading. There are a few…
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How much should you remake with a Remake?
Starting in the PS4 generation, remaking games has become quite the hot trend in gaming! And it’s really not a surprise to see why. You take a game that did well in the past, remake it by tweaking and altering some stuff to make it more playable to modern audiences and then you’re basically printing…
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No, seriously. Stop making Silent Hill Games.
So if you tuned into last week’s podcast, first of all thanks for doing that and second of all you probably heard me rant for awhile about how Silent Hill hasn’t been good in ages and Konami just needs to stop making them at this point because it’s clear they really have no idea how…
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Need a game for the holidays? Play Yakuza.
It’s finally holiday season! Where everyone is giving gifts and bundling up inside from the cold. It’s also a perfect time to play some new games! Of course, like with any festive season, it’s always fun to play a game that goes along with said season. Which is exactly why you should try Yakuza! And…
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