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Stardew Valley’s Platform Shift

Stardew Valley’s Platform Shift

Eric Barone’s Stardew Valley recently came out on the Nintendo Switch and, just like the original PC version, shot straight up to the top…
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Disgaea’s Damage in the Millions and Post Game Structure

Disgaea’s Damage in the Millions and Post Game Structure

Nippon Ichi’s Disgaea games have a unique hook that differentiates them from other tactical role playing games —
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Heat Signature’s Galactic Zoom and Teleporting Items

Heat Signature’s Galactic Zoom and Teleporting Items

The rogue-like genre, a pioneered by the 1980 dungeon-crawling game Rogue, is characterized by procedurally generated dungeons, making each…
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Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite’s Mission Mode

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite’s Mission Mode

Last weekend, Capcom’s latest installment of its universe convergence fighting game released to generally positive reviews (after the…
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Fortnite’s Battle Royale Pivot

Fortnite’s Battle Royale Pivot

Fortnite has had a storied development history. The game was first announced in 2011, lost its lead game designer in 2012, deemed by…
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Fire Emblem Heroes’ Sacred Coin and the Value of Player Trust

Fire Emblem Heroes’ Sacred Coin and the Value of Player Trust

Fire Emblem games have traditionally been tactical role playing games on Nintendo consoles. Fire Emblem Heroes is an anomaly for…
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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen’s Design by Assimilation

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen’s Design by Assimilation

XCOM 2’s antagonists are the ADVENT, the alien menace that has successfully taken over the world. As the game begins, we see that XCOM has…
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Alphabear: Hardcover Edition’s Biggest Bear Mechanic

Alphabear: Hardcover Edition’s Biggest Bear Mechanic

A game in Alphabear: Hardcover Edition begins with you being given a set of letters. You use these letters to form words, with each…
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No Man’s Sky’s Yūgen (幽玄)

No Man’s Sky’s Yūgen (幽玄)

To say that No Man’s Sky is a controversial game is an understatement. The victim of its own hype, the game disappointed a lot of players…
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Frog Fractions 2’s Mechanic and Genre Mashups

Frog Fractions 2’s Mechanic and Genre Mashups

Frog Fractions 2 is the sequel to the legendary Frog Fractions by Jim Crawford. Play it now if you haven’t!
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Shadow of Mordor’s Camera Close-ups

Shadow of Mordor’s Camera Close-ups

After years of too many Lord of the Ring games, Monolith’s Action RPG game Shadow of Mordor quickly became the surprise hit of 2014.
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Adventure Communist’s Hold To Click

Adventure Communist’s Hold To Click

Adventure Communist is a clicker game by Hyper Hippo. Like other clicker and incremental games, players must press buttons to gain as many…
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