Now that Portal 2 is ten years old, it’s worth going back and appreciating how effectively it followed up on a surprise hit.
Daniel Pinheiro
Daniel Pinheiro
Daniel Pinheiro has an M.A. in Community Journalism. He is deeply passionate about gaming experiences and the lessons they can teach us. Although he tends to gravitate toward platformers, he is willing to try out any game made with love and care. He also enjoys seeing the world and what it has to offer.
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Nintendo has all too often implemented restrictive custom control options that pointlessly limit its games’ accessibility…
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Sony’s heavy restructuring of Japan Studio and their focus on high-budget blockbusters will only serve to dilute its brand…
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Nintendo has experimented with multiple kinds of assist features tailor-made for specific titles in its first-party Switch lineup…
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The short length of Bowser’s Fury as well as its generally tight design make it an exceptionally fun game to replay over and over…
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Sony’s decision to shut down the PlayStation Stores of the PS3, PSP, and Vita is a misguided one that will set back games preservation…
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Tekken 7’s inclusion of Lidia Sobieska and the Island Paradise is more than welcome, and they may signal a shift in direction for the series.
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NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 Provides a Wonderful Tour Through an Overlooked Part of Handheld History
NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 is an excellent retro collection that demonstrates why the ill-fated handheld is worth remembering.
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With Kirby Super Star turning 25 years old in Japan, it’s worth remembering just enjoyable, fresh, and influential this game really is.
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V’s unique gameplay style and personality make him one of Devil May Cry 5’s stronger additions despite some flaws in execution.
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Luigi’s Mansion 3 learns from the flaws of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon’s boss design to create a memorable, thrilling series of boss battles.
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Rosalina in Super Mario 3D World stands out among the series’ secret characters due to her spin and the interesting scenarios it creates.
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Nintendo’s history of rereleasing GameCube games has been incredibly scattershot, and it is leading to real problems in terms of preservation.
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Black’s Dice Palace in Gunstar Heroes involves a wonderfully unique board game premise that takes advantage of what makes the title memorable.
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A relatively conventional Mario installment on the surface, Super Mario 3D World plays with the classic Mario structure in interesting ways through its mystery boxes…
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The 1988 arcade title Cabal, had a unique take on the shooting gallery concept— one that combined the sensation of firing a weapon with the inherently enjoyable act of moving an on-screen character…
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Being a laid-back platformer series that anyone can get into, the Kirby franchise is not known for…
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Tekken 4 is easily one of the least popular entries in the Tekken franchise, and not without…
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There is much more to No More Heroes than just the extravagant violence; it has a story to tell, and that story simply would not be complete without the open-world…
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Dark Samus quickly became one of the most popular villains in the Metroid series when she debuted…