Author: Westen
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I Can’t Believe Death Stranding Exists, and I’m So Glad It Does
When I play a truly great video game, I will occasionally stop and think to myself, “I can’t believe this game exists.” While I play a lot of great video games, there are some that are so masterful in their craft, I can’t help but take a few moments to be in awe of the…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Games of 2021
This is the next step in my journey to eventually release a top 50 games of all time list. 2021 was one of the weaker years in recent gaming history to me. The pandemic slowing down work for a while is a pretty logical explanation as to why. Despite that, there was enough good where…
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My Top 10 Games With a Metacritic Score of 76 Or Less
As I talked about in my post last week, when a game averages scores in the 7s on an aggregator site like Metacritic, it seems to have a bit of a stink on it. Gamers become wary of it and even view it as a bad score, despite the fact that almost every review scale…
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Harold Halibut Review: Worth The Wait
There are some games, even some I absolutely loved, where the credits hit, and I immediately skip them and move on to something else. And then there are the games where the credits roll, and I end up sitting there and just taking it all in. I become lost in thought, reflecting about what just…
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Gaming Round Up: Ultros, Unicorn Overlord, and Harold Halibut
I promised a list of my top 10 games with a Metacritic score of 76 or under today, but that project ended up being a bit more labor intensive than I anticipated, so that list will now be coming Tuesday. Instead, here is another gaming round up with some of the things I have new…
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PSA: 7/10s are Good Video Games
The tension in the air is palpable in the moments before a big video game is about to have its review embargo lifted. The review scores that drop will have giant implications for how a game is discussed for years to come. The general scale gamers seem to have when looking at reviews is as…
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The Ten Biggest Winners From The III Showcase + My Thoughts on Indie Games
As long as I am writing about video games, I will be writing and talking about indie games. I don’t do this out of charity or out of some sort of hipster pride. I write about indie games because year after year, they go toe to toe with AAA games and produce some of the…
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April Mailbag: Most Anticipated Games, PS/Xbox Showcases and More!
I didn’t have tons to talk about this week, as I slowly whittle away at the four different games I am currently playing, so it was the perfect time for a mailbag post. Thanks to all of those who sent in questions! “Been a year of amazing games so far, what else are you looking…
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Gaming Round Up: Stellar Blade, Sand Land, Unicorn Overlord, and Ultros
When Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth came out at the end of March, I became a bit of a mad man. For a little over 3 weeks, it was basically the only game I touched. This was from a mix of absolutely loving the game, really being invested in the story, and not wanting to get…
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My Advice to Gamers: Stop Making Yourselves Miserable
As a dad in my mid-30s, I’m starting to feel a bit differently about myself. I certainly don’t feel wise, I still do plenty of things that are pretty dumb. But I do feel like I’ve spent enough time on this earth to actually have the occasional bit of advice to dole out. I’ve seen…
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