RIP Akira Toriyama
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It was recently announced that Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, the character and monster artist for Dragon Quest, and artist for Chrono Trigger, among many other creations, has passed away. I've played a lot of games and watched a lot of shows in my life, but I don't think any...
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Dragon Ball Vol. 1 review
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I grew up watching Dragon Ball Z, but I've only dabbled in the prequel series. With Akira Toriyama's unfortunate passing, I decided to visit the original manga, since it's quicker than watching the show and I've heard it's better.
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FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
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The Flatout series was one of many arcade racers popular in the early-to-mid 2000s, and I have somewhat fond memories of them. The series was focused more on destruction, like Burnout, than pure racing. The second game's PC port, Ultimate Carnage, got an update on PC making it work better on...
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Crysis Remastered
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Crysis is a legendary game as a benchmark for PC graphics - "can it run Crysis?' was both a meme and a serious question. These days, Crysis still looks great, but is not longer cutting-edge, and for me, the gameplay was nothing special.
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A Little to the Left
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A Little to the Left is a simple puzzle game about organizing things. It's well-done, and has some great music. It's at times both relaxing and a little frustrating.
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The Fell Sword review
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Another excellent entry in the Traitor Son cycle. The fighting, intrigue, and descriptions of weapons and armor remain top-notch, and the larger plotline is moved forward quite a bit, but I felt too much time was spent on less-interesting characters and the copyediting was rather weak.
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