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Marvel's Wolverine is Shockingly Bad (Review)

Writing on Games · 1.3M views · 4 days ago

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007 First Light Disappointed Me, and Here's Why (Review)

Writing on Games · 36K views · 3 months ago

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The Classic Game You Couldn't Remake Today

Writing on Games · 18K views · 4 months ago

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OCD: The Nightmare Game You've Never Played

Writing on Games · 14K views · 4 months ago

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The Forgotten Insanity of Downhill Domination

Writing on Games · 21K views · 6 months ago

40:50

The Actual Best Games of 2025 Aren't What You Think

Writing on Games · 23K views · 7 months ago

20:59

Is The Shield (PS2) Really the “Worst Game Ever Made”?

Writing on Games · 15K views · 8 months ago

11:20

GTA6’s Satire Won’t Work (And Here’s Why)

Writing on Games · 38K views · 9 months ago

13:44

the wildest AGDQ speedrun i've ever seen

Writing on Games · 23K views · 10 months ago

13:23

Why Baby Steps Is the Best Sports Game in Years (Analysis)

Writing on Games · 14K views · 10 months ago

13:46

Ghost of Yōtei Disappointed Me, and Here’s Why (Review)

Writing on Games · 80K views · 11 months ago

10:03

Mafia, GTA and the Illusion of "Open World" Games

Writing on Games · 25K views · 11 months ago

12:15

A Review of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Writing on Games · 35K views · 1 year ago

11:46

How Does Metal Gear Solid's Codec Actually Work?

Writing on Games · 23K views · 1 year ago

16:55

The Mystery of Death Stranding 2's Porters, and How I Solved It

Writing on Games · 44K views · 1 year ago

32:07

An In-Depth Thematic Analysis of Death Stranding 2 (SPOILERS)

Writing on Games · 34K views · 1 year ago

10:06

METAL WOLF CHAOS: When Armored Core Got Weird (And Deep)

Writing on Games · 16K views · 1 year ago

19:20

How You Missed the Best Game of 2025

Writing on Games · 36K views · 1 year ago

20:12

HBO's The Last of Us Failed, and Here's Why

Writing on Games · 28K views · 1 year ago

26:42

These Indie Games Will Give You Hope for Gaming’s Future

Writing on Games · 30K views · 1 year ago

8:04

Balatro Has Cost You Thousands of Years

Writing on Games · 30K views · 1 year ago

11:10

Hideo Kojima Has An Identity Problem

Writing on Games · 95K views · 1 year ago

24:37

How Death Stranding Won Me Over: A Five-Year Journey and Analysis

Writing on Games · 69K views · 1 year ago

27:05

The Real Reason AI is Ruining Video Games

Writing on Games · 38K views · 1 year ago

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The Evolution of Metal Gear Solid's Bosses

Writing on Games · 53K views · 1 year ago

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Elden Ring's DLC is SO Much Bigger Than You Think (Shadow of the Erdtree Review)

Writing on Games · 64K views · 2 years ago

12:59

I Played Three Hours of Elden Ring’s DLC, and I Have Thoughts

Writing on Games · 25K views · 2 years ago

12:52

The Games Industry Is Completely Broken, and This Is Why

Writing on Games · 130K views · 2 years ago

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Stellar Blade is a Wonderful Mess (Review/Analysis)

Writing on Games · 57K views · 2 years ago

9:51

Edge of Tomorrow Is Not The Film You Think It Is

Writing on Games · 18K views · 2 years ago

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