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The Art of Taking Things Away
There’s a moment that occurs in a LOT of video games where the player is temporarily depowered. Their cool equipment is taken away, their...
Will McNeese
Apr 29, 20213 min read
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Final Fantasy: Hack n' Slash
Between the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI and the remainder of the remake of VII, Square-Enix clearly has plans for the franchise over the...
Will McNeese
Feb 11, 20213 min read
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Assassin's Seas
Assassin's Creed was, at one time, a series defined by the act of running across rooftops and jumping off rooftops. But another type of...
Will McNeese
Feb 5, 20213 min read
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Yakuza, Dragon Quest and Improvement
There sure are a lot of references to Dragon Quest in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, aren’t there? In fact the protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga,...
Will McNeese
Dec 3, 20202 min read
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The Rooms of Vagrant Story
Anyone remember Vagrant Story? That RPG/Action political drama from Squaresoft? You fight a shirtless man using spheres? Good. Like most...
Will McNeese
Nov 24, 20202 min read
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Miles Morales's Camouflage
Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a very good game. I’m not just saying that because I’m a New Yorker who, like all New Yorkers, like things...
Will McNeese
Nov 23, 20202 min read
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Hades, Spiritfarer, and Narrative
There are two games that I played this year that I really enjoyed; Hades by SuperGiant Games, and SpiritFarer by Thunder Lotus. Now,...
Will McNeese
Nov 12, 20203 min read
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3D All-Stars and the Expectations of Remasters
It’s no secret that I love me some Mario, so I was really happy to hear that Nintendo was releasing a collection of the first three 3D...
Will McNeese
Oct 15, 20203 min read
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Haptic Feedback Sounds Awesome, But...
As we await the arrival of a new generation of gaming consoles later this year, it’s expected that companies begin advertising features...
Will McNeese
Sep 17, 20202 min read
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Ghost of Tsushima and Pacing Side Content
I’ve been playing a lot of Ghost of Tsushima lately. (Who hasn’t, right?) It is loaded with instances of smart design. While so many open...
Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20203 min read
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The Lost Magic of Paper Mario
I really, really love Paper Mario. Those first two games are some of my favorites of all time and Thousand Year Door was quite possibly...
Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20203 min read
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Star Wars Games and Untapped potential
Before I say what I’m about too, I need to preface that I really enjoyed Jedi: Fallen Order by Respawn Entertainment. I love the smooth...
Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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Whatever Happened to Edutainment Games?
Many years ago, I was volunteering at a summer school program for kids with special needs. I was hanging out with one of the children...
Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20205 min read
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Are Video Games Really too Long?
I’m old enough to remember a time where I would frequently complain that a game was too short (60 bucks for a 4 hour campaign? Come on...
Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20203 min read
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Why Are People so Angry About TLoU2 Reviews?
The Last of Us Part II is out and the internet if rife with debate over whether or not the game is a masterpiece, if the violence...
Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20202 min read
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