DLC Review: Dark Souls 2: Crown of the Sunken King (Microsoft Xbox 360)

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Review by Shaan J. Hot off of the heels of punishing myself by playing Dark Souls II, I immediately jumped back into the world of Drangleic, this time to explore the game’s first DLC expansion – Crown of the Sunken King. For what it is worth, I was initially skeptical.…

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Review: Might & Magic: Duel of Champions Forgotten Wars (Microsoft Xbox 360)

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Review by Nick H. Collectible Card Games (CCGs) have become hugely popular in video games. From Magic the Gathering to Yu-Gi-Oh! and Hearthstone we’ve seen a great mix of physical games that have found their way over to the digital realm, and other games that have been built from the…

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Review: The Walking Dead: Season 2, Episode 4: Amid the Ruins (Microsoft Xbox 360)

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Review by Nick H. Telltale Games have a habit of creating penultimate episodes to their adventure games that leave me underwhelmed, but put me in a position where I’m excited for the final chapter. This was how I felt about the second-to-last episode during season one of The Walking Dead,…

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Review: The Wolf Among Us Episode 5: Cry Wolf (Microsoft Xbox 360)

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Review by Nick H. Wow. That is how you conclude an episodic series of games. The Wolf Among Us has proven itself to be an excellent narrative throughout the first four episodes. Episode 5 is an almost perfect conclusion to a series of episodes that had me far more invested…

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Review: The Wolf Among Us Episode 4: In Sheep’s Clothing (Xbox 360)

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Review by Nick H. As the fourth chapter in Telltale’s five episode series based on monsters and mythology, In Sheep’s Clothing has the unenviable task of trying to tie up a lot of loose ends while propelling the story forward to its conclusion. I came away from this episode somewhat…

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Review: The Walking Dead: Season 2 – Episode 3: In Harm’s Way (Xbox 360)

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Review by Nick H.   The Walking Dead is a style of game that does not appeal to everyone. The pace is very methodical, the focus on characters and narrative outweigh traditional action elements that many consider important to their games. Yet the series has proven that it can compelling in…

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Review: The Wolf Among Us: Episode 3 – A Crooked Mile (Xbox 360)

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Review by Nick H.  The Wolf Among Us started off feeling very familiar as it used many of the same mechanics found in previous Telltale franchises such as The Walking Dead or Back to the Future. The idea of a narrative-heavy experience with some important choices to be made along…

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Review: The Walking Dead: Season Two Episode 2 – A House Divided (Xbox 360)

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Review by Nick H. By now the formula Telltale Games uses for its The Walking Dead series is familiar territory. More interactive novel than game, the focus on the design is on narrative over action. There are brief action and timing sequences, but they are used to put exclamation points…

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