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Promise me this, Flesh

Flesh is a 2009 Half-Life 2 mod developed by “Flesh HL2 development group” and published through Moddb. Here are Flesh’s inspirations in order of increasing infringement: 1.      Silent Hill 2.      Metal Gear Solid 3.      Resident Evil OR

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Promise me this, Flesh

Flesh is a 2009 Half-Life 2 mod developed by “Flesh HL2 development group” and published through Moddb. Here are Flesh’s inspirations in order of increasing infringement: 1.      Silent Hill 2.      Metal Gear Solid 3.      Resident Evil OR

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Taking Another Stab at Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Warning: This review contains detailed mechanical spoilers but only moderate narrative spoilers. Fern already wrote on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and though people have probably already moved on to Revelations (the newest installment in the franchise as of the time of

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Taking Another Stab at Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Warning: This review contains detailed mechanical spoilers but only moderate narrative spoilers. Fern already wrote on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood and though people have probably already moved on to Revelations (the newest installment in the franchise as of the time of

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Killing Mario for coins in Super Mario 3D Land

I have a problem, an addiction really, and I hear admitting it is the first step to recovery. It wasn’t always a problem; back before Yoshi’s Island I was a hale and healthy chap without this crippling hunger. The real

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Killing Mario for coins in Super Mario 3D Land

I have a problem, an addiction really, and I hear admitting it is the first step to recovery. It wasn’t always a problem; back before Yoshi’s Island I was a hale and healthy chap without this crippling hunger. The real

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Review: Skydrift

A couple days ago I wrote about downloadable games, ideally, being perfect little bites of gaming designed for the short experience. They’re either well-crafted, focused experiences, or they’re grasping for big budget success and gasping for air. Skydrift falls in

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Review: Skydrift

A couple days ago I wrote about downloadable games, ideally, being perfect little bites of gaming designed for the short experience. They’re either well-crafted, focused experiences, or they’re grasping for big budget success and gasping for air. Skydrift falls in

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VANQUISH and the Best of All Possible Worlds

VANQUISH is a videogame developed and published by Platinum Games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version was played for the purpose of this review. It was directed by SHINJI MIKAMI. In Voltaire’s magnus opus, Candide,

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VANQUISH and the Best of All Possible Worlds

VANQUISH is a videogame developed and published by Platinum Games for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version was played for the purpose of this review. It was directed by SHINJI MIKAMI. In Voltaire’s magnus opus, Candide,

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Stealth Bastard Review

Warning: This review contains detailed narrative spoilers but only moderate mechanical spoilers. Stealth Bastard was developed by Curve Studios. Direction, design, and coding were provided by a chap known as “Bidds”. The art is courtesy of Tikipod and the music

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Stealth Bastard Review

Warning: This review contains detailed narrative spoilers but only moderate mechanical spoilers. Stealth Bastard was developed by Curve Studios. Direction, design, and coding were provided by a chap known as “Bidds”. The art is courtesy of Tikipod and the music

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Review: Rochard

Not at all what I was expecting. When you hear the title Rochard you think of something discreet, something possibly French, something with gravity based platforming and shooting (okay, I knew that before I went in). You expect an experimental,

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Review: Rochard

Not at all what I was expecting. When you hear the title Rochard you think of something discreet, something possibly French, something with gravity based platforming and shooting (okay, I knew that before I went in). You expect an experimental,

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SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 – The Double Dip Awful Edition Review

SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 is a videogame developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Wii. It was directed by KOICHI HAYASHIDA. I’ve played Super Mario Galaxy 2 from start to finish. That was probably the mistake, as the more

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SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 – The Double Dip Awful Edition Review

SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 is a videogame developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Wii. It was directed by KOICHI HAYASHIDA. I’ve played Super Mario Galaxy 2 from start to finish. That was probably the mistake, as the more

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Review: Kirby's Return to Dreamland

Suddenly, with little warning, a new Kirby game. And not just a new Kirby game: the first great Kirby game since the underappreciated Kirby: Canvas Curse. Watching it at E3, there were doubts in my mind how Kirby would take

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Review: Kirby's Return to Dreamland

Suddenly, with little warning, a new Kirby game. And not just a new Kirby game: the first great Kirby game since the underappreciated Kirby: Canvas Curse. Watching it at E3, there were doubts in my mind how Kirby would take

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Review: Dungeon Defenders

Fate, cruel and twisted, conspired to prevent me from reviewing this game. I think it all started when I bought the game a scant twelve hours before we would get an official review copy like some sort of real video

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Review: Dungeon Defenders

Fate, cruel and twisted, conspired to prevent me from reviewing this game. I think it all started when I bought the game a scant twelve hours before we would get an official review copy like some sort of real video

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