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by Ralamandastron
April 5th, 2020, 3:58 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Axiom Verge
Replies: 7
Views: 11530

Axiom Verge

It's near impossible to talk about Axiom Verge without the context of Metroid , so I'll start there. This game has a very clear understanding of what Metroid games are and why they work. And more to the point it makes very clear choices about which ingredients it wants for itself, and where it wants...
by Ralamandastron
October 4th, 2019, 12:45 am
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Replies: 21
Views: 19761

Re: 393: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

A fantastic game. It is a Kojima game, so expect a truly ludicrous and confusing story, but don't be put off; that's not where the substance of this game lies. It certainly has its flaws, some highlights for me being: - The generally perfect hitboxes struggle to distinguish between a helmet and a fa...
by Ralamandastron
October 3rd, 2019, 11:35 pm
Forum: Videogame Discussion
Topic: Final Fantasy XIII
Replies: 9
Views: 7166

A game that could have been great

Memories of this game are unavoidably tinged by having played the PC port, a version where 'Escape' instantly quits the game. That's right, the button that's almost universally used to pause games! A problem that does NOT pair well with Save Stations. In a game where combat is already taxingly repet...