Results of category game library project
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
| Reading time: ~1 minute
Dragon Quest is a series that appeals to me in a lot of ways. I like the true turn-based combat, the monsters, and the familiar stories. Sometimes you just want something slow and traditional. With the passing of Akira Toriyama, I've decided to jump into DQ8, one of the most well-loved games in...
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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
| Reading time: ~1 minute
The Flatout series was one of many arcade racers popular in the early-to-mid 2000s, and I have somewhat fond memories of them. The series was focused more on destruction, like Burnout, than pure racing. The second game's PC port, Ultimate Carnage, got an update on PC making it work better on...
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Crysis Remastered
| Reading time: ~1 minute
Crysis is a legendary game as a benchmark for PC graphics - "can it run Crysis?' was both a meme and a serious question. These days, Crysis still looks great, but is not longer cutting-edge, and for me, the gameplay was nothing special.
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A Little to the Left
| Reading time: ~1 minute
A Little to the Left is a simple puzzle game about organizing things. It's well-done, and has some great music. It's at times both relaxing and a little frustrating.
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Secrets of Grindea
| Reading time: 2 minutes
Secrets of Grindea has been on and off of my Steam wishlist for more than a decade. It's been continuously worked on since 2013, and finally saw its 1.0 release last week. While I'm not usually one to pickup games right on release, the combination of the Mana-like combat, good reviews, and...
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Terror of Hemasaurus
| Reading time: ~1 minute
Terror of Hemasaurus is an arcade Rampage type game, where your only goal is to cause mayhem as a giant lizard dinosaur creature. It's good, mindless fun, but not something that held my attention for more than about 90 minutes.
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