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  • Miitomo

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    A lot of people are playing with this right now (it came out outside of Japan on Thursday), and youā€™re hearing a lot ofĀ ā€œwhatā€™s the point here,ā€ and the thing is that there isnā€™t one, really. Itā€™s just a way to spend some time looking at funny things, with a light level of interaction (answering…

  • Paragon

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    I canā€™t say that Iā€™m hugely into MOBAs – Iā€™ve barely tried League of Legends and DOTA 2 because they didnā€™t play great on my MacBook Air, although I should maybe try again on my current MacBook Pro – but I do like to dabble in the ones that come out on console. In the…

  • Mark of the Ninja

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    I did want to play this game when it originally came out – especially considering how much I enjoy the games by Klei – but for some reason I didnā€™t get around to it back then. When I got to playing Assassinā€™s Creed Chronicles: China, that I quite liked, a friend of mind reminded me…

  • Far Cry Primal

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    When I picked this up, I hadnā€™t really played a Far Cry game extensively since the second one (I dabbled a bit in Far Cry 3), but I was really attracted to the prehistoric setting, and so was really excited for this to come out. Since Iā€™d been out of Far Cry games for so…

  • The Division

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    When I started playing this game the other night I complained on Twitter that I was finding the first mission much harder than when I played it in the Beta, before the gameā€™s release (which isnā€™t too surprising, as a lot of games make their demos/betas slightly easier, so as not to frustrate potential customers).…

  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

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    Itā€™s been an absolute joy to revisit this game, and it really does look great with its new HD sheen, and like with Wind Waker HD, I enjoy the handiness of having my map and items on the Wii U controller. Sure, there are occasional frustrations – like anytime you ride Epona, with her clunky…

  • The Beginnerā€™s Guide

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    I finally got around to playing this recently, playing it in two sessions at work, during lunch time. Overall, I really did quite enjoy it – itā€™s a fantastic way to tell a story, enveloping a narrative by letting you experience someoneā€™s work first-hand, and it isnā€™t something I think Iā€™ve ever experienced in this…

  • Firewatch

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    Iā€™ll just join the masses in singing the praises of this game, which I really quite enjoyed. To its credit, after being absolutely exhausted following my first week of work at a new job, on Friday night, it still managed to suck me into its world to the point where I played pretty much the…

  • Gone Home

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    Iā€™ve been meaning to play Gone Home for what feels like forever, and today I finally sat down to play through it in one sitting, which is how I think you should play this game (and itā€™s very doable, at about 90 minutes). I found myself really enjoying the experience, and especially dug the music…

  • Rival Books of Aster

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    I am absolutely falling in love with a new collectible card game on iOS called Rival Books of Aster that just came out (although it seems like itā€™s currently only available in the Canadian App Store). The gameplay is sort of a cross between Hearthstone and Magic: The Gathering, while still feeling original. The first…