Tag: Opinion
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The Joys and Woes of Long Running Games
In the past I’ve talked about how much fun it can be to follow a long running series of games. It can be a truly magical experience sticking with a series for years and years, watching the game’s story and characters grow before hopefully hitting a satisfying end. However, something that has become a bit…
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The return of Spooky Month and the struggles of recommending Horror Games!
It’s that time of the year again at long last! And just like last year, all month long I will be writing about horror games. This is the perfect time of the year for it and I’ll always take an excuse to gush about one of my favorite genres of video games! Unlike last year…
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The lack of Role Playing in RPGs
After playing Baldur’s Gate 3 for just about two weeks now, I’ve come to realize something. This is the first true role playing game I’ve played in a very long time. I feel like the genre of role playing games, or RPGs, has really gotten confused about what that term was originally suppose to mean.…
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Nerfs Suck
Making sure any game is balanced and fair without anything being too overpowered is exactly what you want in a game that has multiple ways to play. You never want a player to pick something because it’s ‘the best’ or ‘the easiest’ way to play. You don’t want someone picking to use a sword over…
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Enjoying the Summer Game Drought
As a kid, I always kind of hated that no new games seemed to come out during the summer. Everyone was finally out of school and had time to play games! It seemed like the perfect time to release one to me. However, in recent years, I’ve changed my mind on releasing games in the…
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The True Draw of Fighting Games
One aspect of gaming that I’ve never really been into is the competitive aspect. Very rarely do I actually like to compete against other players. The only times I’ve ever really given competitive games a try is when my friends me to play a multiplayer game with them and with Dead by Daylight, but in…
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Does Tears of the Kingdom have bad Dungeons?
Like most people, I have been playing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom non-stop since it came out! The game is a total blast, building off what made it’s predecessor, Breath of the Wild, so great by giving players even more freedom and a bigger map to explore and enjoy. It’s honestly amazing…
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Episode 13: Tears of the Kingdom and of Blizzard
Hey everyone! Episode 13 of the Games for Thought podcast is out now! On this week’s episode Matt, Ray, and I discuss how much fun and how creative people are being with Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, why publishers need to wait until a game is truly done before releasing it, competitive games, video game…
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