Tag: Gaming
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Under the Surface – Fallen London Review
Text-based games? Nobody plays those anymore. That’s why we have graphics! I don’t want to read “Master Chief splattered a Covenant grunt on the side of his Banshee,” I want to see it in all its splattery detail! There’s a lot to be said for super-pristine graphics with each hair on your character’s head being…
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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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Hall of Fame Review – Conker’s Bad Fur Day (2001)
By Marshall Garvey Developer: Rareware Publisher: Rareware Release date: March 5, 2001 Platform: Nintendo 64 Rated: M for Mature Genre: Action, platforming Format: Single and multiplayer After its founding in 1985, the British game developer Rareware quickly made its name as a partner to Nintendo. Over the next few years, the company would produce over…
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Sparking Imagination: Disney Infinity Review
Developer: Avalanche Software Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios System: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), Playstation 3, Wii-U Rated: E fo Everyone Release Date: August 18, 2013 MSRP: $74.99 Starter Pack, $14 per character, $30 for triple packs, $35 for level packs and $6 for Power Discs By Christopher Medrano Given the success of Skylanders, it was only…
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Like a Bull in a China Shop
Can games based on movies be good? What could be done to improve them? By Christopher Medrano & Terry Randolph Recently, Chris has had the pleasure of playing a string of horrible games; Fast and the Furious and RIPD (which you can read here). Not surprisingly, these two games are based off of movies recently in…
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Childhood Gaming Traumas: The ReDeads from “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time”
By Marshall Garvey Being born in 1989, I wasn’t introduced to the Zelda franchise until the blockbuster release of Ocarina of Time in 1998. Even when it came out, I had no personal interest in playing it, and only did so upon the insistence of my uncle Tim. With an N64 for Christmas that year…
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Fighting to Survive: The Last of Us Review
The ultimate swan-song to the PS3 and to fans of the console. By Terry Randolph Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment System: Playstation 3 Release Date: June 14, 2013 MSRP: $59.99 Very few games have kept me glued to my seat, playing non-stop into the early hours of the morning only to stop from sheer…