Author: Westen
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Ranking the Xbox Developer Direct Showcases
After last January’s Xbox developer showcase where Hi-Fi Rush was surprise dropped, this now seemingly annual tradition might be one of the most anticipated gaming showcases of the year. This year was guaranteed to be a big deal because the next Indiana Jones game was being revealed, and there were hopes for another surprise as…
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Big Nerd Gaming’s Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of 2024
Let’s be real, odds are that 2024 will not reach the level of 2023 for video games. 2023 was a historic year, as I showed in a previous article. However, that doesn’t mean 2024 won’t be a banger of a year. After doing the research, there is a lot to be excited about in the…
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Big Nerd Gaming’s 2023 Honorable Mentions
As we all know, 2023 was an absolutely packed year for video games. I absolutely can’t believe I am about to list the games you are about to see as “honorable mentions.” Looking at my past four years of lists, almost all of these would have made my top 10 in those ranks, which is…
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Big Nerd Gaming’s Top 10 Games of 2023
Making this list is one of my favorite things every year because I love video games, and I love ranking things. So reaching the end of the year and compiling a top 10 video game list that I view as well researched is always very rewarding for me. This year was especially hard, as while…
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Big Nerd Gaming’s 2023 Awards
Before we get to my honorable mentions and actual top 10 games of 2023, I have more awards to give out. I enjoy doing these as it lets me highlight games that might not get as much shine on my overall top 10 list. Head here for my top 10 moments of the year list.…
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Big Nerd Gaming’s Top 10 Moments of 2023
One of the beautiful things about video games is how the best moments can take shape in such a variety of ways. When I look back at my favorite moments each year, some are boss fights, some are plot moments, some are set pieces, and most have a little bit of everything. These are the…
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Is 2023 The Best Year In Gaming History? A Metacritic Investigation
For those of us that play a lot of video games, a question has been lingering in our minds for months now… “Is this the greatest video game year of all time?”. It seems like just about every AAA game has delivered. And especially in the past few months, we’ve had some incredibly strong indie…
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Astral Ascent Review: Indie Game of the Year and Roguelike of the Year
The weird thing about selecting a roguelite to play is that… it’s a lot like playing a roguelite. In roguelite games, there are a lot of options, and as the run progresses, it can quickly crash hard, or you stumble upon a build that makes you realize you have a shot to go all the…
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How Hibernian Workshop Got Better And Delivered One of The Best Games of 2023
About a month back I purchased Astral Ascent, a game that has quickly skyrocketed up my Game Of The Year list. After following the dev, Hibernian Workshop, on twitter, I was struck by a tweet where they talked about the journey to this point. In the tweet, they showcased how the steam reviews for their…
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Super Mario RPG Review: Nostalgia is Not Enough
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars on SNES was a monumental game in my life. It was the first RPG I ever played, and I absolutely loved it. It sent me on a path to playing just about any SNES RPG I could emulat…find. I can say with confidence that Super Mario RPG…
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