The slow see ya later
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EDIT: Ah, I can't quit you, Giant Bomb. You're like my toe fungus. I can try to leave you behind, but we both know I'm stuck with you for life.
sparky_buzzsaw (Premium member)
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EDIT: Ah, I can't quit you, Giant Bomb. You're like my toe fungus. I can try to leave you behind, but we both know I'm stuck with you for life.
sparky_buzzsaw (Premium member)
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Sometimes you see free games while browsing Steam or GOG and your curiosity is every bit as piqued as your sense of parsimony. Symphonia , especially, intrigued me by its screenshots: this was an Indie platformer with a strikingly vivid artstyle of flowing contours and detailed backdrops, with an elaborate orchestral score; visually and aurally it's easily the match of a professional video game...
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In another timeline, Jan actually got the tattoo they talked about on the Giant Bombcast .
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Three years ago, Toby Fox basically stealth released the first chapter of the now episodic Deltarune...series? Or, technically singular game, considering Chapter 2 is just a free update, and not standalone. Now, Chapter 2 has released, and I got around to not just Chapter 2, but also replaying Chapter 1, just to refresh myself on the story, characters, world, etc. After playing both chapters, a...
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When it comes to game releases every year has its big headliners and hidden gems, but none were more packed than 2017. As my backlog-related project for this year I'm looking to build a list of a hundred great games that debuted at some point in 2017, making sure to hit all the important stops along the way. For more information and statistics on this project, be sure to check out this Intro bl...
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Strife So apparently the reason the Night Dive remaster is called "The Original Strife" is because there was a (now defunct) MOBA using that name. Video games are dumb. Developer : Rogue Entertainment Release Date : May 15, 1996 Time Played : A little more than two hours (some of which was offstream) Troubleshooting : Used Night Dive’s remaster, so there was none whatsoever Dubiosity : 2 out of...
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Seeing the discourse around the recently released Axiom Verge 2 - surprise, surprise, I'm fascinated by yet another Indie explormer - reminded me of a Quick Look for a different Indie game with an interesting approach to subtly changing the game world by essentially hacking into its base code, from changing an enemy's health value to its core abilities and behavior. The Magic Circle , released...
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By now, most people who are active on Twitter in the gaming space have likely seen the calamity that is IGN's list, which decides the best video game of all time . The obvious caveat is that deciding such a feat is always going to result in animosity, but it's safe to say that this pointless bracket has managed to surpass even that leniency. After several questionable choices, the finale landed...
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Koei had some very humble roots in simulation and strategy games. Some of my all time favorite games of the SNES era were by Koei: Aerobiz Supersonic, Pacific Theater of Operations 2 and Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire. After not playing their games for a while, they blasted their way back into my life when Dynasty Warriors 2 was released on the PlayStation 2. Their somewhat surp...
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Back in 2012, I played a little game called Dishonored. It wasn't the first game from Arkane Studios, but it was the first one I played (or at least the first game they were the lead on, apparently they helped on BioShock 2 to some capacity?). And I'd guess it's the game that put Arkane on the map for most people. While Dishonored certainly has its diehard fans, I can't really count myself amon...
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Decided to spend the second half of 2021 checking out some renowned visual novels . Sometimes my ideas aren't any more elaborate than that. I've tried to discuss the following games in as spoiler-free a manner as possible, with a very spoilerish section at the end for my final thoughts on where the story goes. In retrospect, I've been pretty lucky with all the visual novels I've played so far,...
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While the family's first console was the NES, I think it was the Super Nintendo that really solidified my love of video games. Everything was so much more colorful and detailed, the lineup I played was much more diverse and exposed me to a lot of genres I never would have played. The sound chip was also significantly upgraded and allowed some truly impressive soundtracks (something that I found...
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It's been almost two weeks since the last one, so here's another explormer review for you to closely examine top to bottom for secrets. (Here's one: I probably play too many of these games .) This time around we're taking a look at Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials from last year (2020), which is already scoring points for its pointlessly elaborate subtitle. It's also a rare explormer/RPG...
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I know people said the Switch and its JoyCons looked like a puppy's face, but look at this little one-eyed stinker. As many of you are no doubt aware, Nintendo recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo GameCube by continuing to not acknowledge it much at all regarding rereleases and the like, and this period of retrospection has me considering its legacy and place in the Nintendo...
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Viewtiful Joe is a beat ’em up platformer from Capcom . This video game was released for Nintendo GameCube in 2003 and PlayStation 2 in 2004. Viewtiful Joe has become a hidden gem because Capcom has forgotten about it! Forgotten gem is maybe the better phrase to call it as no HD Remaster or Remake has ever been released. I became reintroduced to Viewtiful Joe when I recently went through a retr...
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On the colonial planet of Novo Solo and its chief city-state Solo Nobre, the citizens have endured several years of rule under a statesman known only as the Great Leader. After emancipating the colony from its corporate overlords, the Solo Nobre Concern (or SNC), the Great Leader enacted numerous isolationist policies and worked on improving the general quality of life of the occupants of Solo...
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I have no clue who will read this but, just wanted to get this off my chest. For the first time since premium has been offered, I do not feel inclined to renew. With Brad, Vinny and Alex leaving, it's really made the site decline. Plus with the pandemic, things are just not the same. I really don't like the new podcast they brought on "Albummer" and Jeff Grubb talking to himself is weird. I app...
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Sim Racing: This sub-genre appears to be more complex than Simcade by having the handling model feel more accurate to the real world of motorsport, harder A.I, timing it right during practice & qualifying sessions, setting up your car (But there are some presets though), tactics on when to overtake your opponents, have the right time to pit-in to refuel the gas tank, change tires, brakes and dr...
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Look. I know. I know I play a lot of these explormers . I know I have to keep linking the word explormer to the metroidvania page because no-one would know what I'm talking about otherwise. It's become a well practiced routine here in Indie Game of the Week Central. And yet, I couldn't help but find myself with a huge stack of these map-traversal types and I'm never not in the mood to play one....
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I'm experimenting with the Mega Archive format, so this isn't necessarily a return to regularly scheduled Mega Drive/Genesis rundowns quite yet. Previous entries included these huge blocks of data that largely repeated information already available on the wiki pages they linked to, so I've truncated the format to just include observations about each game and a few technical notes about their wi...
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John Romero’s Daikatana ArbitraryWater is about to make you his friend. Developer : Ion Storm Release Date : May 23, 2000 Time Played : About Nine Hours Troubleshooting : Light, mostly just works with the fan patch (this is a new thing I’m gonna put in here, which is the amount of work it took to get this game running in an acceptable, streamable fashion) Dubiosity : With the fan patch? Probabl...
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Get Chrono Crossed: Part #1: Ten Out Of Ten? Review It Again! Get Chrono Crossed: Part #2: This Game Might Be The Weirdest Sequel To A Beloved Video Game Ever Made Get Chrono Crossed: Part #3: This Game Was Kingdom Hearts Before Kingdom Hearts! Part 21: Why Do So Many Characters Get Long-Winded Story Arcs? Hey, it's everyone's favorite Chrono Cross character! Draggy! I have not spent as much ti...
