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  • Contrast

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    This is a flawed game, but the concept behind it is an interesting one. Unfortunately, it involves a lot of platforming, and the mechanics to do so are a bit clumsy. But I like the setting, the idea of using shadows to create your platforming “blocks,” and just wish that gameplay was smoother. But hey,…

  • Resogun

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    This game sure has lovely ‘splosions! Everyone has been raving about this being the best game from the PS4 launch lineup, and they’re certainly right that it’s a fantastic game – and the fact that it’s free if you’re a PS+ member is just nuts. I love shooters, and I’m doing OK at this, but…

  • Need for Speed Rivals

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    Putting aside the fact that the game looks absolutely amazing (on PS4), when I started playing I was having a hard time wrapping my head around the chaos I was encountering: I’m driving around, shit is happening all over, what do I do? But as I started getting a better feel for the UI and…

  • Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

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    This is absolutely the most fun I’ve had with an Assassin’s Creed game – and I’m quite a big fan of the series, having played through and finished all of them (except the first one, which I didn’t finish). It starts off like a regular AC game, but a few hours in, once you have…

  • Return of the Codex

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    A heads-up that over the past couple of weeks, following a hiatus of quite a few months, I’ve released three new episodes of my Codex podcast — 65, 66, and 67. I also created mixes for last month’s PechaKucha Night at Tokyo Designer’s Week and this month’s PechaKucha Night Vol. 108 — music to play…

  • Steve Jackson’s Sorcery!

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    A sequel to this game recently came out, which reminded me that I had bought the first one, but hadn’t really gotten around to playing it much. I have now done just that, and wow, this game is really well done. Yes, it’s based on the old choose-your-own-adventure books, but the presentation and interactive elements…

  • Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia

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    I’m a huge fan of the books – grew up reading them – and I did like the second film they did  (Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra), but I just didn’t get into this one. It should be silly fun, but I didn’t find myself laughing at all, and found that the soundtrack was especially…

  • The World’s End

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    As expected, this was so damn fun to watch – and what a killer soundtrack (my early 90s represented). I’d say it only becomes a bit less interesting during the last half hour, when there’s less laughs and too much action – didn’t find much joy in watching extended brawls with the “invaders.” In fact,…

  • Frances Ha

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    What is it with black and white films shot in NYC? As cringe-inducing as the main character can be – I winced my way through the dinner scene – there’s so much to like here. My favorite sequences are the tracking scenes where the camera is following a character walking or running for an extended…

  • The Wolverine

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    I just didn’t like this. I wanted to like it, and thought that the Japan setting would make for an interesting film, but I didn’t like the story, and the action sequences did absolutely nothing for me (except for the fight on top of the Shinkansen). You can tell it was shot here, and most…