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…However, it’s important to remember that games with uncommonly strong, masterful design in some areas can overshadow significant flaws, and that’s okay. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is an exceptional example. It’s a game riddled with terrible pacing, a disappointing story, lacking bosses, and rehashed content in the latter half…
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Samus Aran has been in retirement. It’s not only been seven years since her last major game (the controversial Metroid: Other M) but also nearly twice as long since her own 2D platforming title. After the general disaster that surrounded Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Nintendo’s long-winded reluctance to approach the legendary franchise makes…
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Whether outlying reviews are positive or negative, calling them “real” reviews that go against the grain or “fake” ones that are only seeking attention are wrong ways to perceive them. We need to approach reviews by their content, not just by their score. We should pay more attention to the…
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To the Sky, Infinity, and Beyond: The Rise and Influence of Skylanders’ “Toys to Life” Figures If one were to walk up to any child today and ask if they know what Skylanders is, it would be highly improbable to hear, “No,” in return. This juggernaut of a video game…
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This is a mock feature story I composed for my Feature Writing class at HPU. The Non-Gamer Who Shaped Video Game History By Joseph Thurmond In the beginning, he managed a company that made playing cards. In the end, he was overseer of one of the greatest video game companies…
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Just as Pokémon has evolved over time with developer Game Freak expanding upon, improving, and perfecting its classic game formula, the visuals of every title have increased in quality as well, adequately showing off the power of Nintendo’s handheld consoles over time. From 1996 to 2012, We’ve played from an…
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This article was originally published on my Google Blogger website. If you’ve played any of the Pokémon games, chances are that you probably didn’t like the rivals. Arrogant, rude, annoying, condescending…these are only a few polite words to describe the audacity and obtuse pretentiousness of the majority of them….
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