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Month: January 2014

  • Lego Star Wars Microfighters

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    Why am I playing this? I like Lego, I like Star Wars, and I like top-down shooters. It’s a decent play so far, and as you’d expect from a Lego game, the cut scenes are silly and fun. I certainly feel like I’m getting my buck’s worth.

  • Rain

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    I recently picked this up during the PSN supersale (I think it was around $3) and I’m glad I did. I think it got mixed reviews when it originally came out, but so far I’m really digging the atmosphere, and the look of the game. It’s a neat idea too, that you’re only visible when…

  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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    I haven’t read the books, but had a pretty good time watching the first firlm. For this one, I was at first a bit lost with was going on – didn’t get why they weren’t being very friendly to each other – but I slowly started getting into it again, although the ending is definitely…

  • Electronic Fun with Magazines

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    I sure miss video game magazines from the 80s. I was reminded of this when I watched the short that was released today by Area 5, in order to tease and help promote the Kickstarter campaign for Outerlands, a 6-episode documentary series covering video game culture. It’s something you should be backing. In the short,…

  • The Banner Saga

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    I was a backer of this, so got my copy last week, but only got around to playing it tonight. Wow, what a great game. It of course looks gorgeous – even better then I thought it would – but I’m also really digging the turn-based battles. I’ve only played about an hour and a…

  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

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    I was very much looking forward to playing this, and how great is it that it’s actually free right now if you’re a PS+ member. I first sat down with the plan to just start the game and get a feel for it, and two hours later I was still playing. I love everything about…

  • Tales of Xillia

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    This is another game I grabbed in this week’s PSN sale, and it’s definitely scratching that JRPG itch I get every once in while. I’ve only played about an hour, so it’s of course too early to tell how much I’ll like this, but so far I’m certainly enjoying the beautiful visuals – some of…

  • Puppeteer

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    I grabbed this on the crazy PSN sale this week (until tomorrow), and wow, this really is something special. I’m just astounded by the fantastic art direction, and how everything comes together in presenting something so original and unlike anything else out there. Yeah, it’s a platformer, but it ends up feeling like so much…

  • Broken Age

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    I don’t know where to start in describing how much I love this game. From the amazing visuals – this could be an animated film I’d love to watch (but it’s even better that I can interact with it) – to the sounds, to the music, to the voices… I’m having a blast playing through…

  • Joe Danger Infinity

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    I’ve been a big fan of all the Joe Danger games, both on console and on iOS – last year’s Joe Danger Touch was one of my favorite iOS games of the year – and I’m so happy to be having just as much fun with the new Joe Danger Infinity (iOS). It’s so damn…