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Strider is a 2D "metroid-vania" style exploration/platforming game, which gives the player a solid opening 30 minutes, at which point it makes multiple bad decisions which destroy any semblance of fun. There are moments where it seems as if the game is trying to make up for its mistakes, but ultimately, Strider is a misdirected, frustrating mess. There isn't any sort of story established at the beginning of Strider,…
FEAR, it turns out, still holds up 9 years later and may be one of the best first person shooters of the generation. Sure, the story and characters aren't exactly Half Life 2 caliber, but everything that FEAR sets out to do, it does with flying colours. The story is fairly basic, and I didn't find had much sway in the experience. In fact, much of the dialogue seems very generic and inconsequential lending the game a…
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Platinum Games, the studio behind Metal Gear Rising, is no stranger to high-excitement hack and slash. One of the members of the development studio, Hideki Kamiya, is known for directing Devil May Cry, and Bayonetta. Metal Gear Rising was not directed by Hideki, but it takes influence from some of his games, while crafting a unique and extremely entertaining combat system. The game is challenging, but not to the…
