Author: Taylor Hidalgo
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The Choices of a Madman
A pleasurable dissonance between player and character.
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Fantasy Life – Heartfelt and Surprisingly Alive
A charming fantasy with a lot under the hood.
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Art Tickles – Caught Between Worlds
Not all games are best played only on their own terms.
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The Classicist – Megaman X4
A solid action-platformer that is, perhaps, a touch too retro.
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The Failings of Women in Gaming
…and how it’s not their fault.
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Defining Moments – Nosgoth
Gentle terror balanced with great asymmetric competition.
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The Classicist: Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
Utterly bizarre, disarmingly fun, and a classic.
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This War of Mine – The only thing worse than the gunfire is the silence
A discomforting and unstable sort of mentality that doesn’t lash out, but settles.
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Art Tickles – What Are You Doing
I was amazed. A single stray bullet, a bullet meant for me, had brutally executed him.
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Tales of Hearts R – Putting the “fair” in “fairy tale”
A tale of princesses, forests, moons, and heroes; a picturesque story full of potential, but left open, as though the ending is unwritten.
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Defining Moments – Payday 2
It comes together like a well-oiled machine, gear teeth threading seamlessly into the next.
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Freedom Wars | Continue Play
Either run missions for the good of their city, or are left to rot quietly in their cells.