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Rolling through the crappy websites with constantly annoying auto-playing music for the twelfth time hoping I could click on the correct element led me to resent any of the time I spent playing. While the concept behind Hypnospace Outlaw is solid and the recreation of the 1990s web experience will...

Chris Jarrard·March 12, 2019
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Unfortunately, those looking for a deeper, more immersive baseball experience can do so much better than R.B.I. Baseball 19. And those hoping that this series can eventually get to the Major League level may not want to hold their breath. After six years, it feels like this series is what...

Ozzie Mejia·March 11, 2019
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Should you dive into APE OUT? Indie junkies who were enamored with Hotline Miami beyond its aesthetic will find lots to like about the feel of the combat and tight integration with the soundtrack. The close-range action has a better feel than most top-down games that lean on firearms. The...

Chris Jarrard·March 5, 2019
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Overall, The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame serves as a fun romp through different space systems with some familiar characters. The story leaves a lot to be desired, and the boss battles feel uninspired and repetitive. The amount of customization options when it comes to characters, locations, and weapons are what...

Donovan Erskine·March 5, 2019
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God Eater 3 rewards you for diving deeper into its mechanics. There’s a lot to like here when it comes to customization and combat, but the story and level design leave a lot to be desired. While the graphics are pretty, they feel a bit too simple at times, especially...

Josh Hawkins·February 26, 2019
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My biggest takeaway from Anthem is that it's yet another heavily-hyped game with a lot of promise that has a good chance of being awesome in its second year. Anthem's teases for the future, including the one that comes after defeating The Monitor, do look enticing. But I'm not looking...

Ozzie Mejia·February 25, 2019
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Trials Rising hits all the right gameplay points for an experience that needs to balance entertainment with challenge. There’s a lot here for players to enjoy whether they want casual fun or a hardcore motorcycle platformer. While the audio and visual presentations of Trials Rising are lacking, the gameplay is...

Bill Lavoy·February 25, 2019
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All things considered, Apex Legends is the battle royale game players have been waiting for. It nails the movement and terrain traversal while ensuring weapons feel meaty and responsive. Even the inclusion of light hero shooter features melds surprisingly well with the battle royale genre. Respawn Entertainment has set a...

Sam Chandler·February 18, 2019
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Metro Exodus is best when it follows the classic Metro formula, painting the world with tension as you dive deeper into the darkness of the world. While the game does suffer with a bit of an identity crisis at times, at the end of it all, the tension and fear...

Josh Hawkins·February 14, 2019
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What this game is really about is fan service and I must admit that it succeeds in offering folks up a hefty chunk in that department. Jump Force knows that it’s really for the Shonen Jump fans and if you are a fan there’s plenty to like here. One would...

Blake Morse·February 13, 2019
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Flight combat games are meant to offer close approximations to the feeling of being in a tense dogfight miles above the earth's surface, and once again, Ace Combat does not disappoint. The game's PSVR missions are particularly good in this regard; so good, in fact, that they even manage to...

Kevin Tucker·January 30, 2019
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I entered Kingdom Hearts III with a sense of cautious optimism. With the game under development for so long and with delays coming year after year, there was sense that Square Enix ultimately wouldn't be able to live up to the years of hype. After all, Kingdom Hearts II wans't...

Ozzie Mejia·January 30, 2019
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