Tag: FPS
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Capturing the Light – Destiny 2 Impressions
*Destiny 2, like its predecessor, is meant to be taken as an MMORPG experience. This also means expansion packs in the near future as well as continual content updates, making it difficult to give a full review. Therefore, Last Token Gaming’s review will be an impressions piece instead. Release Date: September 6, 2017 (Playstation 4…
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What We’re Playing This Week – E3 and Back Again Edition
Terry Randolph – Persona 5 (Playstation 4), Battlefield 1 (Xbox One) I’m almost at the 50% mark of Persona 5 (at 44 hours too) but damn do I love this game. I’m finally starting to see what happens when you push too far too fast: having to face enemies about 6-7 levels over you that…
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What We’re Playing This Week – Memorial Day Edition
Terry Randolph – Persona 5 (Playstation 4), Prey (Xbox One), and Overwatch (Playstation 4) While I have been absolutely glued to Persona 5 (because it’s the kind of game that’s difficult to break away from once you start it up), my friend bought me a game they have raved about nonstop and sworn I’d absolutely…
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Gaming Disasters – Aliens: Colonial Marines (2013)
By Marshall Garvey Developers: Gearbox Software, TimeGate Studios, Demiurge Studios, Nerve Software Publisher: Sega Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Release Date: February 12, 2013 Genre: First-person shooter Modes: Single-player, multiplayer It’s hardly unprecedented for a movie-based game to be terrible. If anything, it’s inevitable for the most part given how often they’re rushed…
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Guardians of Bland: Halo 5: Guardians Review
Release Date: October 27, 2015 Rated: T for Teen Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer: 343 Industries Platform: Xbox One Sometimes it feels like developers lose sight of the story they’re telling for the sake of a franchise’s longevity. Oftentimes the story loses clarity and focus, becoming a convoluted, drawn out affair that can feel stretched thin or heavy.…
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Interconnected Mediocrity: Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Review
Release Date: November 5, 2015 Rated: M for Mature Publisher: Activision Developer: Treyarch Platform: Playstation 3, Xbox 360 ( Multiplayer Only), Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC Please note: This game was played on the Xbox One, I have not played the Xbox 360 version Call of Duty has a long history of being a stalwart…
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Lofty Expectations, There Are – Star Wars: Battlefront Beta Impressions
By Terry Randolph Taking on the revival of a major franchise is daunting; from the already established fanbase, to the desire to bring more fans to the franchise by making things “more accessible”, to living up to standard set in days of yore, there’s already a lot of pressure just in announcing the project. During…
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I am Rambo: Far Cry 4 Backlog Review
Release Date: November 18, 2014 Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Playstation 4, Xbox One (Review), Microsoft Windows Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publishers: Ubisoft Genre: First Person Shooter, Open World Mode: Single player with some Co-Op modes MSRP: $39.99 Far Cry has always been a series of cognitive dissonance – the outcome of the game is one…
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This Day in Gaming History, May 5: “Wolfenstein 3D” is released
By Marshall Garvey Ah, the first-person shooter (or FPS for short). What would our video game lives be without it? For all the evolutions in the gaming world over the years, it’s a genre that can never be phased out. If anything, it only seems to mushroom exponentially with each passing year, for better…