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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Shadow of the Erdtree is a meaty expansion of the main game with so much content that many other developers would market and sell it as a sequel. Disclaimer: in order to play this expansion you have to have already defeated Radahn as well as Mohg. Once you defeat these bosses you can hop right…
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Elden Ring
What can I say that hasn’t already been said about Elden Ring? Not much probably however, this is the first game in the souls series that has grabbed me. I have always been scared away from the narrative surrounding the souls games. Everything I saw about it was that these were crushingly difficult games. I…
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Immortals of Aveum
Immortals of Aveum is a first person shooter only instead of guns you are using spells. The spells feel like guns more than actual spells. For example, green magic is your machine gun and red magic is your shotgun. It isn’t very creative and I can’t help but feel like they missed an opportunity to…
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Sonic Superstars
I was hyped for Sonic Superstars. The art style looked great (it does) and it looked like a return to form for the mainline 2D sonic games. I hate to say that this is easily one of the worst 2D sonic games ever made. Like the original Sonic the levels are constantly stopping your momentum…
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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Ninja Theory knows how to make fun combat systems that are satisfying and have mechanical depth. This game is no different and uses the job system from old Final Fantasy games as a way to provide you with a surprising amount of combat styles. Where the game fails is its approach to itemization which almost…
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Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Dying Light 2 is a disappointing example that more does not always equal better. The game focuses far too much on story. This would be okay if the narrative was compelling but it is far from that. The writing is bad and the characters, including the new protagonist are not interesting at all. The cutscenes…
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Watch Dogs: Legion
While I believe this is the weakest entry in the franchise, I do think that it is also the most unique. Instead of having a main protagonist you have the ability to recruit any npc you want to the cause. This game gives you an almost Pokemon feeling of collection. Instead of enslaving monsters, you…
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
The Lost Crown is a solid Metroidvania that marks Ubisofts best game since Immortals: Fenyx rising. Ubisoft games typically are safe and do not add much innovation to the genres that they make games in. The Lost Crown adds accessibility to the genre through the addition of the ability to take pictures of doors or…
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Dragons Dogma 2
Having not played the original, Dragons Dogma 2 is a great action RPG that reminds me of Kingdoms of Amalur. The combat is awesome, with a flexible class system that you can change at any time. During my playthrough, I was constantly swapping classes which felt liberating compared to most other RPGs where you are…
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Immortals: Fenyx Rising
Immortals is a rare example of a modern Ubisoft game that I feel like I can fully recommend. It has a fun, colorful open world filled with puzzles and dungeons. It mostly avoids the Ubisoft bloat that plagues most of their games. You can beat the main story in about 20 hours if you mainline…