Tag: Video
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Horizon: Zero Dawn Review
Release Date: February 28, 2017 Developer: Guerilla Games Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Genre: Action, Adventure, Open World System: Playstation 4 Playtime: 45 hours Guerilla Games and I have never gotten along. Their penultimate, Playstation-exclusive franchise Killzone was a massive disappointment to me. Labelling it the Halo killer, this first-person franchise felt more like a graphical…
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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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What We’re Playing This Week – May Flowers Edition
Top Health Benefits of Cannabis You Need to Know Research has shown that cannabis can be helpful in treating a variety of conditions, from pain to epilepsy to opioid addiction according to various sources. It has also been noted the plant can be great for improving your lifestyle. THC Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, is the primary active substance in…
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Review
Release Date: August 23, 2016 Developer: Eidos Montreal Publisher: Square Enix Genre: Action, Stealth, First Person Shooter, Single Player System: Xbox One (Reviewed), Playstation 4, Microsoft Windows Time Played to Completion: 31 hours, 8 minutes (35 hours including reloading game) Transhumanism is the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current…
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Is No Man’s Sky “No Man’s Game”?
No Man’s Sky came out amid an uproar of hype that felt truly astounding. The developers were open-minded, earnest, and proud of their product (not just its revenue). They kept a dialogue going with NMS’ potential players during the development process, and took criticism seriously. The game itself looked gorgeous: beautiful beyond compare, with…
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Video Game Violence – A Personal Reflection
Video games often get a bad rap. They are subjected constantly to a stream of criticism from many sources. They are accused of wasting time, encouraging violence or laziness, derided as simple entertainment – the list goes on. In particular, though, many people seem to believe that video game violence makes people violent. Sociologists and…
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A Tale of Two Drakes: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End Review
Release Date: May 10, 2016 Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment Genre: Third Person Shooter, Platformer, Action-Adventure System: Playstation 4 Completion Time: 15 hrs, 45 minutes (not including collectible hunting) Ludonarrative Dissonance, a heavy word to describe the contrast experienced between gameplay design and narrative structure. It’s a concept I’ve found a problem in…
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What We’re Playing This Week – Wii U Edition
Terry Randolph – Undertale (Steam), Gears of War 4 Beta (Xbox One), Wonderful 101 (Wii U), Tom Clancy’s The Division (PS4) After getting to finally settle in, it’s time to tackle some more of the backlog with whatever time I may have. In this case, it’s tackling a game I’ve been playing off and on…
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War Never Changes – FallOut 4 Review
Release Date: November 10, 2015 Rated: T for Teen Publisher: Bethesda Game Studios Developer: Bethesda Softworks Platform: Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC Completion time: 3 days, 5 hours and 20 minutes aka 77 hours and 20 minutes. FallOut 3 had a bevy of expectations lobbied against it before its eventual release. Fans of the franchise had been…