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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty2010
4 out of 5 starsAug 6, 2010
This has been a long time coming for a lot of people. The sequel to the RTS that founded a gameplay framework that was the base to use for future successful titles has come back in a big way. It's predecessor is well known to be the game that generated an entire national league, and the sequel intends to make sure that players have the tools to push the e-sports scene further than before. StarCraft 2 promises a…
Dead Space2008
5 out of 5 starsJun 30, 2009
Of course this review as every other one is subjective to the point where my experiences with games differ from yours, but hear me for a bit. Dead Space is a survival horror game that actually progresses the story in every chapter, has very small sections of the game that would be considered to be meaningless, and weapons are inventive. The enemies of the game are fun to fight and are presented well as monsters we…

Personal Favourites of 2016
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GOTY 2012
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A Shifty Magician's list of Classic Titles
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Games Are Still Programs (GASP)
Sep 30, 2010
Often when reading reviews, I tend to see that a lot of the time, it is the subjective experiences of the reviewers that determine the score of a game. Some try to convince you that even though a game has some technical flaws, it makes up for it with something compelling either in narrative, gameplay, or in another area. I don't think they have the authority to rule out any technical flaw based...
A Shifty Magician's opinion of LoL, HoN and MOBA
Mar 22, 2010
Today I wish to discuss about a genre of games that are trying to reach out and become just as important as other genres that are well-established in games today. Ever since Defense of the Ancients, a Warcraft 3 mod that took the hardcore world by storm, these games arrived to attempt to score some serious cash in the gaming market. However there is an immediate problem, which may cause the dow...
LAN's still kicking
Jun 30, 2009
Due to the recent kotaku story on the official word that Blizzard will not contain LAN at all, it left people divided on wether LAN is still important or not. We now have the internet where everyone can simply log on and play with each other, without the need for moving hardware and having to set up an overly complicated local network. The anti-LAN supporters pretty much do not mind this, but t...