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DOOM turned 30 Imagine my surprise when I looked at the calendar and was like “oh right DOOM turned 30 two years ago,” which means that I wrote my first rambling post about DOOM two years ago, which is a lot to take in, let me tell you something! Time: it continues to move forward, in spite of everything! You’ll remember that way back when I wrote about SIGIL, I mentioned that Romero’s initial...
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I've played many explormers for this feature (some might say too many) but this week sees the debut of the first explooter. Very excited. This delicious auspiciousness comes to us courtesy of SoulGame 's Minishoot' Adventures —they're French, so I'll forgive them for not knowing how apostrophes work—which was one of the big Indie surprises from last year that I intended on covering sooner rathe...
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I don't know that I necessarily have a ton to say about Monster Hunter Wilds, but I do have some thoughts. Plus, writing gives me something to take my mind off...well, everything , but this is about Monster Hunter. Wilds! Or...Milds?? So, here's the thing, that I'm guessing anyone reading this knows what I'm getting at here, so I should keep the preamble about the hundreds of hours I put into W...
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Editor's Note: This was originally posted to the NamCompendium blog in May 2020, aka the Before Times. It has been modified to fit your screen. The Tower of Druaga June 1984 (ARC, Japan) The Tower of Druaga is one of those “important games”, a pesky class of entertainment products which, while not really “fun”, were groundbreaking and/or influential in their day. Druaga was groundbreaking, and...
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An explanation of what's going on here can be found in the intro post . Last time with the PS1 we raced through September '96 by look at Project Overkill, Ridge Racer Revolution, Casper, Burning Road, and NASCAR Racing . Previously with the 3DO, we went insane trying to sort out all of the PC ports with Space Shuttle, Star Control II, Super Wing Commander, The Incredible Machine, and The Lost F...
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Believe it or not, but video game industry is half a century old. Modern achievements in esports and iGaming would never be possible without the contributions of the pioneers who laid the foundation of the industry back in the old days. Quite often, we are literally looking at the vestiges of gaming history without realizing it. Notably, graphic design evolved along the lines defined by early g...
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Sceptile, of Pokemon fame, joins fellow Nintendo characters Mario, Zelda, Luigi, Yoshi, Link, Samus Aran, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Fox McCloud, Pikachu, Bowser, Ganondorf, King Dedede, Princess Peach, Charizard, Lucario, Little Mac, Greninja, Wario, Captain Falcon, Bowser Jr., Princess Daisy, Meta Knight, Falco Lombardi, Snorlax, Captain Olimar, and Mewtwo as the next Nintendo delegate to join my Vi...
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Enroth awaits, my friends, and so we're back with part two of this quasi-LP/excuse to post terrible MS Paint comics, as was my whole thing on here in what felt like another lifetime ago. Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven has proven to be exactly what I anticipated it would be: a game fundamentally the same as MMVII (which is to say Might and Magic VII, not "2,007"), which I've played th...
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In the ever-evolving landscape of online gambling, new casinos not on Gamstop are making waves among gaming enthusiasts seeking more flexible play options. Often touted for their liberty and expansive offerings, these platforms operate independently from the UK Gambling Commission's self-exclusion scheme. This independence allows them to cater to players who feel restricted by Gamstop, offering...
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Hello and welcome back to my blog thing. Look at me, putting out another blog in short succession to that last one I wrote! Now that's productive! Or maybe not, given that I probably should've been doing my grad studies homework instead of writing this thing, but it's fine. Once again, I'm here writing about the video games I've played for my silly internet streams, or at least what I was playi...
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Round Two. Fight! ****** Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Finished) Notably, this is the first AC game where I've not synchronized every view point. Maybe I'll go back and do this? The worst feeling in the world is playing one of these contemporary AssCreed games, stealthing up on a target, pressing Y to Instakill, and seeing a health bar go down by *only* 80 percent or so. It’s the kiss of death. Not...
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Me and my boy Euclid go way back, like twenty-three centuries back, but even though the dude is a bona fide power gamer—calculating those FPS kill angles in real-time like a monster—there are the occasional games I'll play where I just don't think they're going to be his scene. 2019's Manifold Garden by William Chyr is one such "non-Euclidean" game, taking after the abstract and minimalist like...
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Hades II Early Access review after the Warsong Update ( Played Playing on a Steam Deck. Spoiler warning for the more sensitive type, obviously. Again, if pre-knowledge can spoil one’s enjoyment of a thing, I deeply doubt said thing is that enjoyable to begin with. Also, bias warning since this humble author is very agreeable with Supergiant Games’ outputs. Here are my thoughts on the rest of th...
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Note: This is adapted from a blog posted from June 2019, back when the hills were young. Some edits have been made. Another NamCompendium entry, and two more games up for consideration. And by god, hopefully the turnaround time on these won’t be as long as the last piece. (Editor's Note: This is just hysterical to me in hindsight). The two games on the docket today represent two different schoo...
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Because I don't really value my free time as much as I should, and I've reinforced the frame that's just about holding my backlog at bay, I've decided to spend a chunk of March filling a classic CRPG blindspot of mine: the sixth in New World Computing 's venerable Might and Magic series, Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven . Released in 1998, and fitting between what was the "expert" camp...
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Rugal Bernstein, of King of Fighters fame, joins Terry, Joe, Kyo, Benimaru, Andy, Shingo, Daimon, Iori, Geese, Billy, Yamazaki, Raiden, Haohmaru, Mature, and Vice as the 16th SNK delegate. Next week's addition will be a Pokemon.
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Hello and welcome back to a lightly distinct version of the thing I used to write about more often before writing became hard and motivation became harder. In what is definitely not a soft lead-in for The Wheel of Dubious RPGs Season 3, I’ve decided to catalogue my adventures in streaming through my RPG backlog in the only way I know how: writing dumb internet blogs. I used to do these things o...
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I’ve been tutoring people for about a year now. These folks have come from different walks of life, have been in different parts of their academic journey, and I’ve done my best to improve my craft along the way. Something I wind up telling clients a lot is, “The best assignment is the one that’s turned in.” We can work with ugly, we can grade a compromised assignment, we can incorporate negati...
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( I mage Credit: Koukou Studios - Via Steam ) Around two years ago I let’s played Lethe: Episode One, a horror game set on a Greek island as part of my thesis work for university, I recently played the game to see if it holds up to this day and with all honesty; I am deeply surprised about the lack of publicity this game had received. Despite its praises from the likes of Markiplier and John Wo...
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(I mage Credit: MOB Games - Via Steam ) This past month I had the privilege to let’s play Poppy Playtime Chapter Four and was lucky enough to purchase on a January sale for £12.56; and while I was eager enough as the next streamer to play it, little did I expect for the amount of flaws this next instalment suffered. Now I will fully admit that there are going to be spoilers in this article, so...
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Author's Note: This part of a multi-part series on the site where I, ZombiePie, play and review every single game made by Idol FX AB , best known for making Drake of the 99 Dragons . If you missed the previous episode, you can find it over here: In Honor Of Dan Beating Drake of the 99 Dragons, I Played Everything From Idol FX (Part I: Gast, An Admirable Start) Part 2: Nosferatu: The Wrath of Ma...
