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in VideogamesWe’re Just Playing: Whatever Gets Us Through the Year
2020 has been a year. You know it. I know it. We’ve been saying it all year now. So now that we’re on the cusp of 2021, and (perhaps?) better days, let’s take a look at what one man is doing to get through the holiday blues. Johnny Malloy – Breath of the Wild, Hades, […] More
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We’re Just Playing: Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Immortals: Fenyx Rising, and Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
We’re almost at the end of 2020, and if you exist on planet Earth, it’s been one hell of a year for you. Perhaps some light-hearted platforming might set you right? How about some old school RPG or action games? Or maybe you want something that will remind you of Breath of the Wild. There’s […] More
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We’re Just Playing: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Amnesia: Rebirth
A new Nintendo Switch game dropped recently, and surprisingly it’s not a port of a WiiU game. It’s the sequel to a port of a WiiU game, but it’s new. Close enough! We’ll take it! Aaron Ploof – Amnesia: Rebirth I couldn’t spend my Thanksgiving with my parents due to COVID, so as a way […] More
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We’re Just Playing (Remakes): Link’s Awakening, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Katamari Damacy REROLL and Panzer Dragoon
You’re probably awakening from your tryptophan haze as we speak. Well, at least if you’re from America, where we celebrate Thanksgiving. Sure, 2020 has been a nightmare in many ways, but we all dream of better days ahead, and with that thematic foreshadowing taken care of, let’s segue into the first game on the docket […] More
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We’re Just Playing: Hades, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition, Serious Sam, and Skyrim
The prestigious Game Awards have announced their 2020 nominees for Game of the Year and the selection is…mixed. It was a paltry year for games what with that thing that happened, not to mention the other things that happened, in addition to everyone having to stay indoors and forgetting how to speak to other people […] More
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We’re Just Playing: Battle Princess Madelyn Royal Edition, Freedom Wars, Cadence of Hyrule DLC
While many of you are basking in the glow of your new Xbox Series X or your PS5, the rest of us with slightly less disposable income are chipping away at our ever-expanding gaming backlog. It’s Episode # 31 of We’re Just Playing! Johnny Malloy – Battle Princess Madelyn Royal Edition The sheer number of […] More
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Is Ms. Pac-Man the Greatest Pac-Man Game of Them All?
This week, our managing editor has Ms. Pac-Man fever, and muses on the classic game while reflecting on a few early entries in the Pac-Man series that don’t get much love. Johnny Malloy One of the most interesting stories in episode one of the Netflix gaming documentary High Score tells the tale of how MIT […] More
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Blood Bowl II Rolls the Dice, While Minoria Does the Metroidvania Thing
It’s time for another look into what our gaming writers are playing this week. Join Sean and Collin for this week’s edition of We’re Just Playing… Sean Coughlan This week I’ve been scratching a Games Workshop itch that I occasionally fall victim to. Like so many 90s British kids (well, boys-who-were-crap-at-sport to be specific) I […] More
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The Flame in the Flood and The Survivalists: An Indoor Kid’s Attempt at Self Preservation
This week we’re attempting to live off the land, traverse the wild outdoors, and see how long we can survive. Or maybe we’ll just play an engrossing visual novel. You never know what’s on the docket when we talk about what We’re Just Playing… Johnny Malloy Survival games aren’t my cup of tea, but the […] More
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Spooky’s Jumpscare Mansion: HD Restoration, Cry of Fear, and Ellen Bring the Creepy
The fall is upon us. The air is crisper, the days are shorter, and Halloween is on the horizon. This week, while Johnny debates which games he plans to finish (and to what degree), Sean and Collin talk about some spooky horror games, or Spookies (not to be confused with the 1986 movie of the […] More
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The Limited Run Super Mario 35 is Fun While It Lasts
This week Sean tries to make a case for Ocarina of Time as the best Zelda game; Collin gives the Metal Slug series a try, and Johnny tries out the limited run experience that is Super Mario 35, while also indulging in one of his favorite childhood arcade games, Shinobi. Sean Coughlan This week I […] More
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Spelunky 2 Offers a Million Ways to Die on the Moon
There are rules. The rules aren’t fair. Get over it. This is Spelunky 2. That’s right, we’re doing another We’re Just Playing “Indie Game of the Week,” and this time we shine our miner’s headlamp on the sequel to one of last generation’s best rogue-lite games. Plus, Super Mario 3D All Stars is out in […] More
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