25- Braid (Jonathan Blow, PC, 2009) Braid took the gaming world by storm primarily because of its creativity. The game originally showed up on XBox Live Arcade in 2008, but I didn’t play it until later, when it became available on Steam. Although it’s an excellent 2D sidescroller in its own right, Braid’s greatest achievement […]

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I have a special love/hate relationship with game demos. I love the fact that they exist. I tend to think of it as good omen for a game if the publisher releases a demo as opposed to forcing you to make your purchasing decision strictly off screenshots and online reviews. Kinda like how bad movies […]

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Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I generally sell a game that I’ve finished, so the only reason I keep one is because I plan to replay the game some day. Classifying a game as a “keeper” is generally a badge […]

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I’m sure it’s happened to all of us. You’ll be playing a game, and some minor bug or poorly-designed sequence in the game just drives you up the wall. I suppose this is unavoidable. But when I see the same issues time and again in different games, I can’t help but wonder if they couldn’t […]

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There are a number of already-released games I’m dying to play and just haven’t had the time to get around to. Resident Evil 5, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, and Far Cry 2 are amongst them. Likewise, games like Street Fighter 4 and Braid have been out for a while, but only on consoles. I’m awaiting the […]

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