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Even nineteen years later, Halo: Combat Evolved remains the most impressive FPS I’ve ever played. Sure, there have been shooters since it’s release that have had superior level design, better shooting mechanics, or more impressive scores, but I contend none of them would have existed (or at least, not in the same way) had they not stood on the shoulders of Halo. The story - at least the portion of it communicated in…
Super Castlevania IV is a remake of the original Castlevania, meaning it begins with a familiar premise. One - you’re a Belmont (in this case Simon). Two - you’ve got a whip. Three - Dracula must die. That’s all you need to know, and that’s all you are given. The base mechanics of the game remain largely the same as the previous three mainline entries in the series. You’ve got some platforms to jump on, and you’ve…
You probably already know everything about how Ghost of Tsushima is structured, even if you don’t know you know it. Take every open world RPG made in the last five years, blend it together, set it in Japan with color vibrancy cranked up to 11, and you’re there. As folks on this website have said, it’s “extremely one of those,” but it’s a very good one of those! So that’s something. Ghost of Tsushima is set in 1274,…
Set in the year 1476, Castlevania III casts you as Trevor Belmont, ancestor of the protagonist from the first two Castlevania games. Dracula is set to cloak the world in darkness, and it’s your job to jump and thwap (I don’t know what verbs are associated with whips) your way through Dracula’s castle and the surrounding countryside, ultimately slaying Dracula himself and putting an end to his dark reign. Throughout…
