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Xenoblade Chronicles X is one of the games of 2015 which I was most eagerly awaiting. It’s predecessor, Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii, was probably my favorite game of 2012, and this game looked to build upon many of the things which made its forerunner so great. Its dramatic gameplay reveal at E3 in 2014 knocked me off my feet and left me anxious for any new piece of information over the next year and a half. ...

If you think about it, secret bosses have always been something of a peculiarity. Ignoring for a moment the ones who wander around on their own, unrelated to the crux of a game’s narrative (like the Long Gui in Final Fantasy XIII), most secret bosses do not fit into any sort of reasonable hierarchy. Seriously think about this for a moment -- why doesn’t the head villain have its most powerful minion either leading ...

What defines a "Game of the Year?" Is it the game you played the most? Is it the game you enjoyed the most? What about release date – does it need to be a game which came out this year? As 2015 comes to a close, it’s time for that time honored tradition. What? No, not getting crazy drunk and spending three days severely dehydrated and hungover! Although, who am I to criticize your traditions? ...

It has been nearly two decades since players first ventured into the Koprulu Sector and the Starcraft universe. The original game introduced players to the Terran, Zerg, Protoss, and their galactic war. Players took their first steps with Jim Raynor, Sarah Kerrigan, Arcturus Mengsk and the Terran Dominion, followed the directives of the Overmind and led the Zerg swarm in their mission of conquest, and joined forces ...

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This month (week) saw the release of the latest entry in the Halo franchise, Halo 5: Guardians. For the first time since Halo: Combat Evolved, I find myself with no plans to play a new Halo game in the foreseeable future (although, check back with me after Black Friday..). While I’ve always been a Nintendo and (later) a PlayStation gamer, my best friend has continuously supported the Xbox, almost entirely because ...