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Abstract vs. Concrete: Storytelling in Games
Nothing gets me like a good story. Undertale tore me up. To The Moon made me cry. Mass Effect made me feel like I was a part of a beautiful and terrifying universe. Journey was true to its name. One of these is not like the others, though. Undertale had pithy dialogue, To The Moon was a flashback in game format, and Mass…
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LTG Halloween Review: “Man of Medan” (2019)
By Marshall Garvey In 2015, UK developer Supermassive Games added a pinnacle chapter to the survival horror genre with their first foray into it, Until Dawn. The game’s story of a group of attractive teenagers isolating themselves in a remote lodge to mark the anniversary of a friend’s death seemed like one unbecoming of a…
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Kingdom Hearts 3 Review #2 – Worth the Wait
No introduction is needed for this game. Let’s face it: Kingdom Hearts 3 has been talked about for a long, long time. If you have heard about the game, you know how long we had to wait to see the third major entry in the series after seeing 2 major Kingdom Hearts titles and…
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Kingdom Hearts III Review #1 – Long, Grandiose…But Just a Bit Short
Title: Kingdom Hearts 3 Release Date: January 29, 2019 Rating: E10+ (E for Everyone ages 10 and older) Developer: Square Enix Producer: Square Enix Platforms: Playstation 4 (Reviewed), Xbox One Review Run: 33 hours 23 minutes on Proud Mode (All Worlds + Secret Ending) Fourteen years. Five side titles across multiple consoles. A…
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A Sprinkle of Nostalgia
By Jake Rushing A Sprinkle of Nostalgia During my years as a young child, the only way that I indulge in portable gaming is with my Game Boy, so you better believe that I played Pokemon Red, Tetris, and Super Mario Land 2 to name a few. When I went on long car rides, I…
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The New Combat Paradigm, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Dodgeroll
by Isaac Smith As an early Christmas present, I got my dad Witcher 3 (GOTY edition, what kind of son do you think I am?). He loved the heck out of Skyrim but isn’t a “gamer”, per se. In spite of that, he dug it immensely and, now that he’s my Steam friend, I get to see…
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The Ultimate Spielberg Quote Challenge! (First Prize claimed, two remain!)
UPDATE – We just received a first prize entry, but the second and third prizes are still available. Send your answers ASAP to get either a Ready Player One book or a Steam gift card! Steven Spielberg’s films have given us bundles of unforgettable quotes over the years. But just how well do YOU know your…
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Crash Override Review
By Jake Rushing Before I jump into this, I want to clarify that Last Token Gaming never waded into GamerGate situation back in 2014, so we are impartial to this situation. Even so, we at Last Token Gaming encourage one another to put effort into making internet a nicer place to be at when one…
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What We’re Playing This Week – Cooling Off Edition
By the Last Token Gaming Staff Summer is on it’s way out, and we’re enjoying the onset of fall the only way we know how. Video games! Ben Fitzgerald – Eador: Genesis, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, Desktop Dungeons, The Temple of Elemental Evil Nothing fancy for me. I’ve spent way too much…
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Pokémon Party w/ Super Soul Bros at AFKgg in San Jose @ 9/22
If you guys are outside the bay area, or have no idea what AFKgg Gamer Lounge is, AFK is a gaming themed restaurant/bar that also has consoles and PCs available to play. So yes, you can pwn some noobs while sipping on your rum and coke or munching down on your burger & fries. While…