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A Gaming Life: Pt. 2

Review – Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey (3DS)

BOWSER JR. SAVES THE DAY Reviewing new versions of older games can be tricky. Judging whether they’re pixel-perfect recreations of their original release, improved in some way, or hacky con-jobs is one level of complexity. A whole other layer is thrown on when that game gets significant new content. A major factor to consider is if the enhancements make the game better, or if the … Continue reading Review – Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey (3DS)

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Review – Life is Strange 2 Episode 2: Rules (PS4)

TECHNICAL ISSUES MAR A SOLID SECOND CHAPTER You’re a teenager. For reasons beyond your control, you’ve found yourself on the run from the law with your brother. You spend a month in the woods, surviving on your own longer than you expect. Some people help you along the way, while others waste no time to hurt you. You still have your long term goals to … Continue reading Review – Life is Strange 2 Episode 2: Rules (PS4)

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Catching Up On Crackdown’s Bleak World in 2019

Crackdown – some would argue that the first game in this series was a seminal experience of the early Xbox 360 days. While I never had a 360 during its prime, I heard about the game from friends. It was described as the kind of experience that was over when it was over. They had their fun, put in their time, and moved on. When a … Continue reading Catching Up On Crackdown’s Bleak World in 2019

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Review – The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 3: Broken Toys (PS4)

SMOOTH SAILING TOWARDS THE END The dramatic developments over the course of Telltale’s last season of The Walking Dead have had serious effects on the industry, from helping push chronic labor issues into the foreground, to reminding everyone that there are artists behind these games that get seriously affected when studios close. In the last few months, Skybound Games has swooped in to resurrect the last … Continue reading Review – The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 3: Broken Toys (PS4)

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Piecing Together A Gaming Life Pt. 2’s 2018 Game of the Year Awards

Is it fair to hold a Game of the Year Awards when you haven’t played what’s considered to be the year’s top games? I’ve asked myself this question multiple times. The biggest releases I’ve touched this year are Far Cry 5 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; everything else has been mostly focused on 3DS content and downloadable games. Some people might get offended that I … Continue reading Piecing Together A Gaming Life Pt. 2’s 2018 Game of the Year Awards

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A Gaming Life Pt. 2 – 2018 Game Review Index

Below is a chronological list of game reviews published on Tilting Windmill Studios under my blog, A Gaming Life Pt. 2 over the course of 2018: Kirby: Battle Royale (3DS) (pub. 02/23) Detective Pikachu (3DS) (pub. 04/05) Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology (3DS) (pub. 04/20) The Alliance Alive (3DS) (pub. 05/31) Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (3DS) (pub. 06/20) Life is Strange: Before the Storm (retail PS4 version) (pub. 07/13) The … Continue reading A Gaming Life Pt. 2 – 2018 Game Review Index

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Review – Shenmue I & II (PS4)

Bugging Up The Classics In a perfect world, video game preservation would take all the time it needed. In archiving as much of the original titles as possible, the utmost care would be taken in porting these games to modern consoles. The minimum goal would be making each game run on par with its original release. Improvements and fixes would be encouraged wherever possible, but … Continue reading Review – Shenmue I & II (PS4)

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Review – WarioWare Gold (3DS)

Stuffed With Fun and Games Though it’s been absent for nearly a decade, WarioWare Gold is evidence of why this franchise needs to continue. In what is likely the best entry in the series, it feels like the capabilities of the 3DS were a shot in the arm to the developers at Nintendo and Intelligent Systems. Everything from traditional buttons to the built in gyro … Continue reading Review – WarioWare Gold (3DS)

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Review – Luigi’s Mansion (3DS)

Luigi Returns to His Haunting Grounds Following their work on Ocarina of Time 3D and Majora’s Mask 3D, Grezzo’s port of Luigi’s Mansion to the 3DS is better than the Gamecube original, but only by a hair. Just enough to make it worth recommending if you’re a fan. Just enough for a new generation to consider digging their 3DS’ out one more time. Just enough, … Continue reading Review – Luigi’s Mansion (3DS)

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Review – The Quiet Man (PS4)

Scores Are Arbitrary I’m just going to start talking about The Quiet Man and hope that it makes sense. This is going to be one of those games that floats around the memories of the PS4 generation as a cult classic. It’s not good, it’s not Deadly Premonition, but it has some interesting ideas going on. It’s a weird mix of full motion video with real actors, standard beat … Continue reading Review – The Quiet Man (PS4)

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