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Rage 2 could have been such a recommendable game. I played for 26 hours and had lots of fun for that entire time…until, a game-breaking bug prevented the final mission from loading. Again, the game is super fun, and I think you should play it, but only do so if buying a used copy or […]

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Contrast, from Compulsion Games (of We Happy Few) is a wonderful proof-of-capabilities for studio. It’s no wonder Microsoft purchased them. I’m excited to see what comes of Compulsion in the future. Watch the rest of the Game’s Over Video Game Reviews here at this YouTube playlist.

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I’m reviewing all of the Boss Fight Books releases, so subscribe to this channel and click the bell notification icon to be sure you don’t miss future reviews. I just finished reading Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld by David Sudnow, which was originally released in 1983 and has been reprinted by Boss Fight Books as […]

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Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order is an action-adventure Metroidvania video game with tough-but-fair combat and cinematic flourishes that keep the game interesting. Watch the rest of the Game’s Over Video Game Reviews here at this YouTube playlist.

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I’m reviewing all of the Boss Fight Books releases, so subscribe to this channel and click the bell notification icon to be sure you don’t miss future reviews. I just finished reading Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic by Alex Kane the 20th book in the Boss Fight Books series, and I’ve got some […]

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I’m reviewing all of the Boss Fight Books releases, so subscribe to this channel and click the bell notification icon to be sure you don’t miss future reviews. I just finished reading Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler, the 18th book in the Boss Fight Books series, and I’ve got some thoughts. Chris Kohler’s Final […]

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I hit a video game milestone recently: I have beaten 100 games! I thought it would be fun to rank all 100 of the games in a series of videos. Here’s the next video, ranking games 31 – 35. This is episode 14 of 20 in my top 100 Videogame series. Check out the full […]

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I’m reviewing all of the Boss Fight Books releases, so subscribe to this channel and click the bell notification icon to be sure you don’t miss future reviews. I just finished reading Kingdom Hearts 2 by Alexa Ray Corriea, the 16th book in the Boss Fight Books series, and I’ve got some thoughts, as always. […]

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I collect video game coins. Most of these are Challenge Coins, a few are arcade tokens, and fewer still are just circular pieces of metal that I traded other circular pieces of metal to own. Here I will tell you about my coin collection, including how a few of these coins got to my collection. […]

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Another game. Another as-the-credts-role review, as part of my Game’s Over review series. This is the first sequel to a game whose previous game also got the Game’s Over treatment (see the Dishonored review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuXML...). Not surprisingly, it’s more Dishonored meaning it’s more opportunity to force me to question my gamer identity. White Knight? […]

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