Serra

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I’m gonna level with you all.. As someone who loves being immersed in well-written and satisfying stories, I had a really hard time working on this review of Gears of War 3. It’s not that the Gears franchise is necessarily lacking in the story department, it’s just that it’s hard to hear over the clamor of a chainsaw cutting through the logic required to tell a coherent story. Still, there’s ...

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Whether it’s the fact that Ocarina of Time is the only game I own multiple copies of (four), or the fact that I spent the first twenty days of November celebrating its games and characters, or the fact that text messages and e-mails notify me with a familiar “Hey!” or “Listen!” respectively, I have made no attempt to hide what a huge fan I am of the Legend of Zelda franchise. It should come as no surprise ...

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Arkham Asylum was praised as one of the best superhero games ever produced (can you think of another that comes close?). Naturally, its sequel, which was touted as a bigger, better, more expansive game has been eagerly awaited by the multitude of players who played the first. Since it is a sequel though, there are a few important questions. Does Arkham City live up to its predecessor? How does the ...

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Game remakes can be a double edged sword. On one hand, faithful fans of a game or franchise will often pounce on the opportunity to replay an updated older game they have fond memories of. On the other, companies risk alienating their fans by making the fans feel they're more concerned with milking every penny out of a game by releasing new iterations with minor changes every few years. Two games ...

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When it was unveiled over a year ago at E3 2010, Kirby’s Epic Yarn was the unexpected game that captivated me. The trailer that depicted a colorful world where Kirby and many familiar faces appeared to have been trapped too long in a fabric store was simply adorable. While I was able to evade this game’s charm for a time, the aura of cuteness continued to claw at my mind with sugar coated fingers ...