Tag: Video Games
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Episode 18: Baldur’s Gate 3: “This isn’t about junk”
Hey everyone! After missing last week, episode 18 of the podcast is up! This time around, Matt and I discuss our thoughts on Baldur’s Gate 3 and the records it’s breaking, the latest Pokemon Direct and all the neat announcements that came with it, and Matt talks about some of his worries for the next…
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Fire Emblem Engage – One step forward, one step back
If you’ve been listening to the Games for Thought podcast for awhile then you may already know that I haven’t been too interested in Fire Emblem Engage since it was first announced in a Nintendo Direct back in September of last year. While I’m not the biggest Fire Emblem fan, having only gotten into the…
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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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Episode 17: Maintaining Engagement
Hey everyone! Episode 17 of the podcast is now up. Matt, Ray, and I jump from quite a few topics this time around as we discuss our thoughts on Overwatch struggling, the hit or miss nature of Live Services, VR games, classic mobile games, and finally giving Fire Emblem Engage a try! And you can…
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Mundaun: A true Hidden Gem
Now, I did not plan this. When I reviewed Layers of Fear and talked about how terrible of a game it was, I did not plan to review another indie horror game right after it. This is just a happy accident. A very happy accident because Mundaun is an amazing game and the perfect thing…
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Episode 16: Zelda Players are Too Smart
Hey everyone! Episode 16 of the podcast is now live. Ray is back again with Matt and I as we discuss our thoughts on Tears of the Kingdom and the crazy creators people are still making, Final Fantasy XVI having super fun game play but with terrible motion blur, and how Cyberpunk 2077 is finally…
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Review: Layers of Fear is this year’s greatest sleep aid
2023 has been an amazing year for games! We got great remakes like Dead Space and Resident Evil 4, awesome sequels with Tears of the Kingdom and Street Fighter 6, and even games being localized for the first time like Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and Like a Dragon: Ishin! And while we’ve…
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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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