Category: Takes
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Three Early Impressions: Avowed
I discovered something interesting when I went back and looked at my “most anticipated games” lists I’ve done the past few years. At the start of 2024, Avowed was my #8 most anticipated game of the year. Midway through 2024, I said it was my #9 most anticipated game for the rest of 2024. The…
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Three Early Impressions: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
The number of people who love medieval times has always been fascinating to me. People don’t just love that era from a “history is interesting” perspective. There are entire industries built around feeling like you are living in this era. The Medieval Festival that takes place near me is a major event that so many…
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Black Friday MEGA Gaming Round Up: Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Black Myth Wukong, Mario and Luigi: Brothership, and Nine Sols
As we inch closer and closer to the end of the year, I am slowly chipping away at everything I haven’t finished yet before Game of the Year season truly commences. There are only a few releases in December that look interesting to me, so at this point, I’m in hardcore catch-up mode for the…
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My Predictions For The Game Awards + Fake Betting Odds
It’s time for one of my most unique blog posts, the fake betting awards post! I’ll admit it, I love to gamble on sports in my free time. I’ve always been jealous when I look at how awards shows like the Oscars have betting lines, but The Game Awards do not. So, I did something…
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The Five Biggest Surprises From The Game Awards Nominations + My Thoughts on DLC As Game Of The Year
It’s here! We have finally reached Game of the Year season. As great as it is playing all of these awesome video games all year, debating and ranking them is almost as much fun. This is part one of my Game Awards content this week. Tune in later in the week for my famous (in…
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My Official Predictions For Game Awards Nominees
It’s almost that time of the year! Game awards season is nearly upon us. As much as I love playing video games all year, discussing which ones are the best is dang near just as fun. It’s great to see different opinions and to see awesome video games get recognized. In recent years, the Game…
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The Five Biggest Ways That Metaphor: ReFantazio Is Better Than Persona 5.
Let me preface this by saying that Persona 5 is likely one of my top 10 games of all time. I played it once when it first came out, and then played Persona 5 Royal when that was released. I hate replaying games, so it should tell you something that I played this 100 hour-ish…
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Why You Should Try To Play Metaphor: ReFantazio On Hard
I like to play on hard difficulty for a lot of games. I want to be tested. I want the intensity. I want to be forced into using everything a game has to offer and not get overly comfortable. I don’t want to just breeze through a game without even trying. But when it comes…
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My Hottest Gaming Takes of 2024 (So Far)
I have a complicated relationship with “hot takes.” The internet is inundated with hot takes for pretty much any entertainment medium, as it is a very easy way to get attention. In a crowded media landscape, pissing people off or being extremely contrarian is a quick way to stand out. Sports talk, in particular, is…
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So Long Dear Friend. I’d Do It Again. Every Time.
Getting a pet is one of the most unfathomable things we can do. We bring a creature into our house. We put pictures of them up everywhere. Many of us let them sleep in our beds and on our couches. We call them family. If someone asks me how many kids I have, I usually…
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