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    Yaga
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Jan 20
    • 8 min

    Yaga

    Yaga is an action RPG that takes you into the world of Slavic folktales during the 14th century. You play as the blacksmith, Ivan
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    Streets of Rage 4
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Jan 13
    • 5 min

    Streets of Rage 4

    Streets of Rage 4 lives up to its predecessors and continues its lineage in a good way. It follows the original formula closely
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    Star Wars: Squadrons
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Jan 11
    • 5 min

    Star Wars: Squadrons

    vailable on Xbox, PS4 and PC After playing the recent Star Wars Battlefront 1 & 2, I didn’t have high hopes for a new Star Wars game,...
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    Call of the Sea
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Dec 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    Call of the Sea

    Available on Xbox and PC Norah receives a mysterious package after her husband goes missing during an expedition to a remote island off...
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    Moving Out
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    Moving Out

    A couch co-op physics based moving "simulator" with cute characters and bright colors. Offers the perfect balance of difficulty and fun...
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    Parks (2019)
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 4 min

    Parks (2019)

    Has the most beautiful art that I have seen in a board game. Is the gameplay as good?
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    Dinosaur Island
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Jul 27, 2020
    • 5 min

    Dinosaur Island

    1 more game off of the shelf of shame. Dinosaur Island is a mix of adventure, worker placement and resource management. But is it worth it?
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    The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Mar 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day

    I picked up The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day because it looked like a great mix of cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic. You start out as a robot...
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    Review: Call of Duty Warzone
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Mar 22, 2020
    • 8 min

    Review: Call of Duty Warzone

    Available on Xbox One, PC, and PS4 Activision couldn’t help itself and had to jump into the Battle Royale genre with their most popular...
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    Review: Ori and the Will of the Wisps
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 8 min

    Review: Ori and the Will of the Wisps

    Ori and the Will of the Wisps does not disappoint in any of those areas and adds some variation and changes that I didn’t know I...
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    Love Letter
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Mar 8, 2020
    • 4 min

    Love Letter

    Is Love Letter worth your time and is it really as...
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    Jaws (2019)
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Feb 24, 2020
    • 5 min

    Jaws (2019)

    Asymmetrical gameplay with some great twists and turns that add up to...
    10 views0 comments
    Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Jan 19, 2019
    • 4 min

    Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden

    Mutant was one of my most anticipated games of this year. I love the aesthetic and the turn-based strategy, similar to X-COM and Fallout...
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    Xbox Game Pass: A Year Later
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Jan 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    Xbox Game Pass: A Year Later

    When Microsoft first announced Xbox Game Pass, I was skeptical. After their monthly free games, “Games With Gold,” and how few of them...
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    Review: Soulcalibur VI
    Adam "Moose" Bauer
    • Oct 29, 2018
    • 5 min

    Review: Soulcalibur VI

    Souls, Swords, and a Surprising Number of Lizard Dicks I do love me a fighter and Soulcalibur 2 is what started my exploration of...
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    Review: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    Adam "Moose" Bauer
    • Sep 22, 2018
    • 5 min

    Review: Shadow Of The Tomb Raider

    Lara it isn’t you, it's me. We have been through so much together and I feel like I’m asking you to change more than you're comfortable...
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    Review: Spider-Man
    Adam "Moose" Bauer
    • Sep 12, 2018
    • 6 min

    Review: Spider-Man

    WOW boys and girls we got a winner here. Everything from the Arkham like combat system to the well paced narrative is done with precision...
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    Review: Strange Brigade
    Cassey Henrickson
    • Sep 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    Review: Strange Brigade

    I was really surprised when I heard about Strange Brigade only a day before its release. After watching the trailer, I was confused as to...
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    Review: Slime Rancher
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Aug 30, 2018
    • 3 min

    Review: Slime Rancher

    Slime Rancher is a cute cuddly ranching simulator where you are collecting Kirby like creatures and harvesting their “plorts." Don’t be...
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    Review: The King's Bird
    Joshua Henrickson
    • Aug 27, 2018
    • 4 min

    Review: The King's Bird

    The King's Bird is an interesting take on the platforming genre; you have the ability to “fly.” The world is beautiful and full of wonder...
    17 views0 comments
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