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Category Archives: Review
This War of Mine gets free “Final Cut” update
I glowingly reviewed This War of Mine back at the start of 2016. To date its still one of the more unique and powerful games I have ever played. The game received a free update recently, which is a testament … Continue reading
Outer Worlds: Thoughts after finished the main quest
I beat Outer Worlds this weekend, finishing the main quest. I specifically state the main quest because I skipped all side quests from about the halfway point in the game. My character was level 24 at the end; the level … Continue reading
Posted in Fallout 3, Random, Review
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Million Lords Review
I receive a decent number of invites/requests from developers to try their game and post feedback here. I decline/ignore most, but not all. One such request I did not ignore was for a game called Million Lords, which is tagged … Continue reading
Posted in iPhone, Random, Review
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker review
I picked up Pathfinder: Kingmaker during the Steam summer sale, after having the game on my wishlist for a while. When it originally came out, I figured the game was a second tier “Baldurs Gate-like” game compared to games like … Continue reading
Posted in Review
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LoL: Teamfight Tactics is my new addiction
Riot recently released their version of an auto-battler game (the genre I believe started somewhat recently as a mod for DOTA2, called Autochess), and I have been playing it like crazy. It incredibly addicting, even in its early, still flawed … Continue reading
Posted in Combat Systems, League of Legends, Review
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Fallout 76 is dead
Fallout76 was free last week, so I took it for a spin. It was exactly what I thought it would be (I played for all of about 30 minutes, so this is a really in-depth review!) The big problem, one … Continue reading
Posted in Fallout 3, Rant, Review
14 Comments
Battle Brothers: Beasts and Exploration – Initial thoughts
I’ve had a few requests to talk about the expansion to Battle Brothers, so while I haven’t seen all of the new content, here goes. In short, if you liked BB before, I can’t imagine you won’t love the expansion. … Continue reading
Posted in Combat Systems, crafting, Random, Review
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State of Decay 2 Review
I liked State of Decay 1, quiet a bit in fact. I can’t say the same thing about State of Decay 2 (SoD2) however, which has been rather disappointing. I’ve already talked about the multiplayer issues of SoD2, and I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Random, Review
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TW:W2 – Curse of the Vampire Coast DLC thoughts
The latest DLC for Total War: Warhammer 2, “Curse of the Vampire Coast” is out, and I’ve been messing around with it for a bit. Overall its more of the same, so if you like TW:W2, you likely will enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in Review, Warhammer Online
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Two Point Hospital review
Let’s take a break from the heavy topics today and talk about something nice and light; people dying from poor access to healthcare! I am, of course, talking about the greatness that is Two Point Hospital (TPH)! For me a … Continue reading
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