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Space Marine 2 Quick Review

I loved the first Space Marine back in 2011 even though it could get a little repetitive. The sequel’s release 13 years later came as a welcome surprise. Space Marine 2 is a fantastic blast from the past because it feels like a game from the late 2000s but just prettied up 4K visuals and post-processing effects. It’s exactly what […]

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Max Payne 3 Replay

Upon starting Max Payne 3, it’s immediately apparent that the production values have gone way up. It’s closer to a playable version of Micheal Mann’s Heat now than the grungy indie vibe it started with. The shooting and movement are now polished to near perfection.  They are also joined by proper cover mechanics similar to previous Rockstar third-person shooters like […]

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Max Payne 2 Replay

Most would say that in almost every sense of the word this is technically and objectively a superior game to the first Max Payne. In its technology, world detail, the introduction of ragdoll physics, an even more cinematic presentation and so forth.  It doesn’t seem to hit as hard as the first Max Payne does for me.  Maybe it’s the […]

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Max Payne Replay

Max Payne is still a great game to play even 23 years later. However, it was a lot shorter than I remember.  It barely took 5 hours to get through.  But this was after fixing the broken “adaptive difficulty” in the Steam version which reverts to the hardest mode after a few deaths.  I thought it felt more difficult than […]

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Ode Quick Review

Ode quick review: Another interesting indie title from the devs behind Driver and Grow Home. A short but sweet musical and visual extravaganza where you hop around collecting and tagging orbs while the music evolves as you go. pic.twitter.com/4bhSylLEUR — LifeOnTheGrid (@lifeonthegrid) December 4, 2017

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