Results of tag "gaming"
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
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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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Crysis Remastered
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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
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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
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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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Balatro
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Balatro is a poker roguelike. I've never been a fan of poker, but this game has gripped me. You start with a standard deck of cards, and score points by making poker hands. You have to score a certain number of points in a limited number of hands to win each round. It's quick and addicting.
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