In the interest of full disclosure, I spent a good chunk of the summer and early Fall living in a hotel room because of Hurricane Ida, so between that and my first semester of grad school, I spent basically August through October blacked out. Maybe something happened. I dunno!   Game That Almost Won My […]

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Best Indie Game- Loop Hero Austin: I didn’t really get Loop Hero when it was first described to me, and I don’t think I can describe it in a way that will sell anyone on the idea either. Loop Hero takes a bunch of key concepts from a multitude of different genres and blends them […]

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Prettiest Looking Game – Guardians of the Galaxy Diego: Guardians of the Galaxy is one of those rare games that makes you stop playing to just take in the sights. Not since Ghost of Tsushima has my finger been so quick on the photo-mode button, snapping away at dozens of screenshots. The art team isn’t […]

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Best Multiplayer – Halo Infinite Tom: I’d never been a big Halo guy because I’m a PC snob and it was alright, but I didn’t get the big deal. Infinite made ME the guy that wouldn’t shut up about Halo when I was playing Halo, when I was planning to play Halo, and whether I […]

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Some people say 2021 was a slow year for video games. I am not one of those people. 2021 is the year that brought us localizations we never thought we’d see, sequels to so many niche JRPGs I still can’t believe it, and even a trailer for Bayonetta 3. Many games I didn’t get to […]

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Best Story – Guardians of the Galaxy Diego: It’s very rare to come across a purely single player campaign that grips me quite like Guardians of the Galaxy did. I was hooked from the start, with the voice actors completely nailing their roles and some of the funniest writing I’ve seen in a game in […]

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Best Atmosphere – Returnal Austin: Returnal was the first PS5 game to be released that had me excited for the new console. Retro-future space style of the weapons and costumes seem shamelessly inspired by Alien and Prometheus and I love it. Returnal also pulled me further into it’s world with the use of the Dual […]

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Most Anticipated – Bayonetta 3 Samantha: It feels like an eternity ago that Bayonetta 3 was first announced back in 2017, and I spent every E3, Game Awards, and Nintendo Direct since then anxiously awaiting even a shred of news. To finally get a trailer last year and a 2022 release window was a dream […]

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