by LepcisMagna 
Some sequels take everything from the first game and are able to not only expand on the mechanics, but recontextualize what you learned in the first one. Some sequels aren’t so ambitious, but still provide an interesting continuation to a story couched in familiar mechanics. Then there are some sequels that add practically nothing new to the series and can, in fact, lower your opinion of the original entry.
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A trilogy that’s been on my list for a very long time. With the recent “Legendary Edition” out on Steam, I figured now is probably a good time to go and play them all.
Continue reading “Mass Effect – Legendary Edition”by LepcisMagna 
Once again, and for reasons I still can’t figure out (microstuttering, maybe?), a game causes me incredible nausea after playing for about 45 minutes. Though in this case, I’m not sure it would be worth my time even if it didn’t.
Continue reading “Quern: Undying Thoughts”by LepcisMagna 
Paradise Killer is a game of three parts: an island exploration, a crime investigation visual novel, and a trial. There are serious flaws with all three of these parts, but it might be worth 5 hours anyway. Unfortunately, it’s a 10 hour game (from my 99% run through). This should be spoiler free, just in case!
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Journey is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful, best sounding, and emotionally moving video games of recent memory. I am clearly in the minority, then, when I say that I found it lacking.
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The short: just play Antichamber and The Stanley Parable (which at time of writing would cost about the same amount).
The long:
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by LepcisMagna 
Above, Inspector Jenks being his usual, almost excessively, debonair self. Contradiction is an FMV game along the lines of Phoenix Wright, except that you’re a police inspector and not trying to fight against the most inhumane court system imaginable.
Continue reading “Contradiction – Spot the Liar!”by LepcisMagna 
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is pitched as a low fantasy RPG where you play as just “a guy” in medieval times. I’m not usually one to play such games, but Bannerlord (which I still think back to, despite the faults I pointed out) made me reconsider – after all, clawing your way up from serfdom sounded vaguely interesting. Sadly, what I got was yet another “cinematic” experience with frustrating gameplay – and I didn’t even get to the combat. I suppose my run of luck with good games had to end sometime.
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