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Dust: An Elysian Tail [5 Minute Review]

Posted on April 8, 2014 by thepseudomacro

Dust: An Elysian Tail is full of surprises. The graphics, presentation, voice acting and art style are fantastic for indie fare. The gameplay, with its simple collection of combo strings, Metroidvania approach and mild RPG elements, is oddly addictive and … Continue reading →

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Splinter Cell: Blacklist [5 Minute Review]

Posted on January 3, 2014 by thepseudomacro

Splinter Cell: Blacklist reboots the series in more ways than one. Sam Fisher looks younger and more spry, and gone are gravelly tones of Michael Ironside complaining about how he’s too old for this shit. The rest of the game follows close … Continue reading →

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FUSE [5 Minute Review]

Posted on December 30, 2013 by thepseudomacro

When FUSE (formerly Overstrike) caught my attention, I was surprised that the project was seen through to completion. The ideas didn’t seem terribly unique: four player co-operative shooting with futuristic weapons and “deeply flawed” characters have been promised before, but I … Continue reading →

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance [5 Minute Review]

Posted on December 22, 2013 by thepseudomacro

Ready for some Metal Gear Solid “tactical espionage action”? Well, that’s too bad, because Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has as much sneaking in it as monster truck rally. The frenetic combat and over-stylised presentation in Revengeance is fun, but it … Continue reading →

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Dead Space 3 [5 Minute Review]

Posted on December 20, 2013 by thepseudomacro

Dead Space has changed over the years. Sure, you get the impression that it’s still about “survival” in the sense that you’re scrounging around for supplies and dealing with reanimated corpses bursting through air vents. However, Dead Space 3 is a … Continue reading →

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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon [5 Minute Review]

Posted on December 12, 2013 by thepseudomacro

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon knows its target audience: they were the ones who woke up early on Saturday mornings to get their dose of cartoons and messed with the tracking on their VCRs to play back taped TV shows. They’re … Continue reading →

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Gunpoint [5 Minute Review]

Posted on December 5, 2013 by thepseudomacro

What would you do with pants that gave you the ability to scale buildings with a single bound and land without injury? In Gunpoint, you’d put them through their paces as you attempt to unravel the reasons behind the murder … Continue reading →

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Grand Theft Auto V [5 Minute Review]

Posted on November 27, 2013 by thepseudomacro

For every success that Rockstar achieves with Grand Theft Auto, the next title must feel like a hard act to follow; critical acclaim, while surely welcome, is a heavy burden to bear. GTA V builds upon the strengths of the … Continue reading →

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The Last of Us [5 Minute Review]

Posted on November 24, 2013 by thepseudomacro

The Last of Us: the swansong of the seventh gen. Heavy praise and high reviews are aplenty for the not-quite-a-zombie-game-but-it-feels-like-a-zombie-game, and despite my scepticism of the hype and the generally positive mainstream reviews, The Last of Us truly did manage to tick … Continue reading →

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Shadow of the Colossus [5 Minute Review]

Posted on November 21, 2013 by thepseudomacro

Shadow of the Colossus is not a complicated game. The objectives and style of gameplay rarely change over the course of the elementary storyline, and character progression is limited to slightly increased stats. Conquering each Colossus, however, yields a sense … Continue reading →

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