Author: samreader
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Boss Rush Banter: Should We Really Put Narrative Games in Early Access?
Early access is great when the game is nonlinear— when there’s a lot of systems and the play experience can be different each time, or even when the moment to moment gameplay is varied inside the overarching narrative— but what about when there’s a set beginning, middle, and end?
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Boss Rush Banter: Writers Need to Meet Games Halfway
You have to accept a work on its terms to criticize it, to understand what it is and isn’t interested in doing before you decide to tear it asunder.
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Boss Rush Banter: What’s with the Difficulty in Silksong?
While Silksong garnered universal acclaim and exceeded the fanbase’s expectations, the difficulty has been the center of attention.
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Boss Rush Banter: Let Video Games Cook!
Games companies should just…let games cook. Doing so would fix many of the issues plaguing gaming and set us up for another golden age.
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Boss Rush Banter: How Much Prerelease Is Too Much?
While there’s no easy answer for how to handle this, it’s clear the current state of affairs in early access is something that must change.
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Boss Rush Banter: Should You Make Smaller Games Your New Year’s Resolution?
In a year stacked with blockbuster releases, why not devote more time to the scrappier and more overlooked titles?
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Boss Rush Banter: Your 150 Dollar Deluxe “Edition” Should Include The Game
With game prices now soaring ever closer to the 70-100 range and “deluxe edition” edging closer to meaning “at this price you get the full game,” packaging a physical edition loot crate for an extra hundred fifty dollars and expecting people to buy it alongside the game is irresponsible.
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Boss Rush Banter: More Series Should Have Complete Endings
With Falcom announcing Trails’ definitive conclusion is on the horizon, should other franchises follow its lead?
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Boss Rush Banter – Should We Leave Games Uncompleted?
Once you’ve seen all there is to see, what point is there to doing it all over again? When a game is finished, how many of us really find ourselves going back to it again?
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Boss Rush Banter: Do We Really Need Another Blade Runner?
Over the decades, Blade Runner has influenced a vast array of science fiction, and is regarded as a classic movie. It’s an institution. Which raises the question— do we really need more of it?
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GAME REVIEW: Ixion — A Beautiful Death in Space
Ixion is a beautiful, lonely, and tense survival game that may not be for everyone, but if things going wrong in space is your jam, it’s worth trying.
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