Tag: Video Games
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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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Skull and Bones Open Beta Impressions: Lost at Sea
Ubisoft has pulled off a seemingly impossible feat. We have a AAA open world pirate game coming out in about a week with absolutely no hype behind it. Skull and Bones first began development in 2013, and was announced in 2017. As with anything that has this turbulent of a development cycle, hype has slowly faded.…
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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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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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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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I Actually Want Awards At My Game Awards
One of my favorite moments of The Game Awards was when Abubakar Salim came on the stage to reveal his game, Tales of Kenzara: Zau. Salim was given some real time to talk and set up the trailer he was about to show. You could visibly see his excitement, nerves, and the grief for his…
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Game Awards Predictions + Fake Betting Odds
I think the beauty of the Game Awards is that whether you are a casual gamer or hardcore, there is a lot to be excited about. Any gamer can get excited about whatever big reveals and gameplay trailers will show up on Thursday night. And for those like me that have actually played the vast…
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