Author: Terry Randolph
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Adopted by Last Token Gaming! An introductory blog post to Last Token Gaming followers from a new writer!
by Jake Rushing Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Or just welcome to the newcomers of this blog! I have taken a month-long break to wrap up my programming apprenticeship, work on my side-projects, enjoy the holidays, apply for many job postings, and even work on programming problems that I need to do in order to…
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Flying Away: To the Moon Review
A heartbreaking, bittersweet gem By Terry Randolph Developer: Freebird Games Publisher: Freebird Games Release Date: November 1, 2011 Platform: RPG, Point and Click, Interactive Novel Platforms: Mac (played and reviewed on, PC, Steam) Love is beautiful in its broad, complicated spectrum of concepts it encompasses that’s hard to express within a singular word. It’s amazing…
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Last Token Gaming’s Top 10 Video Game Resolutions
Ok, so maybe these aren’t resolutions — these are the 10 games all of us at LTG are each trying to play on their backlog list and complete before January 1, 2019. And maybe some sort of other resolutions we have for the site. Terry Randolph Xenoblades Chronicles (3DS) I am notorious for starting games…
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Elephant in the Room: The Dangers of Pro-Consumer vs. Pro-Developer and the Used Game Market
How an argument spawning from E3 2013 sidesteps a major problem in the gaming industry, and shows the dangers of current gaming trends. By Terry Randolph I remember watching the both Sony and Microsoft’s unveiling of their newest consoles, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. With Microsoft being the first to introduce its newest creation,…
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Sailing into the Horizon: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Review
A great swan song and fitting goodbye to a prominent console generation, and the start of something wonderful for the newest consoles. Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Platform: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), Playstation 3, PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Wii U Rated: M for Mature Release Date: Oct. 29 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U),…
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Roundtable Discussion: Call of Duty Ghosts, Trends of Media, and Innovation
Hey everyone, For today’s Roundtable Discussion, Brett, Chris, Marshall and Terry decided to sit down and have a talk about Call of Duty Ghosts, the Problem with current gaming trends (and media) and how that takes away from innovation. We hope you enjoy this conversation as we had a blast with the conversation. If you…
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Power Play: Killzone: Shadow Fall review (Campaign Only)
Developer: Guerilla Games Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Release Date: Nov. 15, 2013 Rated: M for Mature Platform: PlayStation 4 MSRP: 59.99 Platform: First Person Shooter It’s one hell of a tech demo that’s for sure…. By Terry Randolph Ah, Killzone, infamously labeled the “Halo Killer” by Sony when the game first launched. This was the…
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The Promise of Yesterday: The Prequel-Sequel Paradox
By Terry Randolph *Warning: Mild spoilers below for several games below. Whenever a prequel is announced for a series that recently ended, I cringe. Mostly it’s because these games come towards the tail-end of the franchise or at its conclusion, and feels unnecessary in the scope of things. I get it, the promises and potential…