Posts By Patrick Rost
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7.0KReviewsQuite nice on the ice — Franchise Hockey Manager 6 review
Championships are earned by more than the players on a team. Though the players receive a lion’s share of credit whenever a...
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5.3KReviewsRe;tried with the same re;sult — Death end re;Quest review
When you play a JRPG, it is very hard to be surprised or shocked anymore. There is bound to be a few...
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4.4KReviewsJust a couple of wrathstones, up to no good — Elder Scrolls Online: Wrathstone review
Elder Scrolls Online has been around for a long time now, and has become one of the better MMORPG experiences available, especially...
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4.8KReviewsR.B.I wish I were playing a different game — R.B.I. Baseball 19 review
Games can be bad for many reasons, but there are really two main veins of mediocrity that permeate the landscape. Games can...
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7.2KReviewsMario-nah and the well fed Bowser — Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr’s Journey review
Even though signs are showing an impending death for the 3DS, there is still a golden opportunity for the device to showcase...
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4.6KReviewsSheep’s all that — Catherine Classic review
It is said that behind every great man is a better woman, but what if you just want to continue being a...
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5.3KReviewsBabe we couldn’t get much mire — Elder Scrolls Online: Murkmire review
Elder Scrolls Online is aging with grace. Like a fine wine or female sexuality, the game’s peak will be found later in...
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4.0KReviewsPretty little place — Ultra Space Battle Brawl review
Video games are weird in ways that still impress me. On the tasty end of that mad spectrum is Ultra Space Battle...
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6.4KReviewsWatching in a trace, the crew is certain — 60 Parsecs review
Survivalism is a huge deal across the United States and beyond, but I have always seen it as gaming the system. Preparing...
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4.9KReviewsLuigi-pers creepers — Luigi’s Mansion review
Gather around little girls and boys, for the night approaches and with it comes the pale moon. On the night of the...
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3.0KReviewsLovers, liars, and a stoner named Leslie — Stone review
A lot of supposed “story” games come off as lazy and uninspired to me, largely because a bulk of them in my...
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4.4KReviewsStall tactics — Prodigy Tactics review
Some things last a long time. Those immortal words of the great Daniel Johnston apply to things good and bad. Love, life,...
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5.0KReviewsDeconstructing construction — Construction Simulator 2 review
Construction work is not fun. It is not a game. It is hard, grueling work that demands total physical commitment and full...
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3.8KReviewsOtherworldly — Another World review
Pull up in a Ferrari, in the dead of night. Most of the world is asleep, dreaming of adventure. You, a scientist...
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4.2KReviewsSummerset in my ways — Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset review
Elder Scrolls Online is more than a game, which is a common refrain heard from many MMORPG fans across the whole spectrum...
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3.5KReviewsSquad goals — FIFA 19 review
FIFA 19 is a soccer game, for the last few people out there who’ve avoided the digital pitch. But it is more...
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3.3KReviewsGilding the baseball lily — Out of the Park Baseball 19 review
Out of the Park Baseball is the kind of game where changes are best kept very small in scope and number. The...
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3.1KReviewsRevenge is a dish best served red hot — Milanoir review
Violence, anxiety, uncertainty, and fear dominate our cultural landscape. Division spreads across the world as tyrants rise, a looming threat of Russian...
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5.7KReviewsA gravy Pegasus with biscuit horse wings — Tera review
Somewhere stationed between adorable and deplorable is the sweet spot for most gaming culture. Right there in that moist crux is Tera,...
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4.9KReviewsCircle ch-ch-ch-changes — MLB The Show 18 review
Baseball is fun for everyone to play out in the field, and that magic may never fade. Major League Baseball, however, is...
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5.2KReviewsYou should see my new house — Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs review
Have you ever mixed all the fountain sodas together into one magnificent ambrosial soda? The taste is a festive mix of sweet...
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6.1KReviewsI went to a Dragon’s Temple and all I got was this lousy outfit — Elder Scrolls Online: Dragon Bones review
Elder Scrolls Online: Dragon Bones is the latest in a series of Dungeon based DLC releases for the popular MMORPG. These releases...
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5.6KReviewsStreets of rage, streets of grief — Yakuza 6: The Song of Life review
The streets are crowded. That isn’t unexpected. It is metropolitan Japan after all, bustling with commerce, social life, and thousands of lights...
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6.6KReviewsGet on your bikes and wreck — Monster Energy Supercross — The Official Video Game review
The tracks are shiny and the bikes are pretty, but I can break down the feel of Monster Energy Supercross: The Official...
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5.1KReviewsA new secret to keep — Secret of Mana review
Secret of Mana is a objective treasure that is hard to judge. When I look at it, in any form, on any...
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7.1KReviewsNyan I’ll take with me the mewmories — Chronicles of Nyanya review
I believed that I was about to embark on a terrible journey. I saw on my gaming horizon three things: cats, cute...
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6.3KReviewsWatching the Detectivemon — Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory review
Digimon represents the simultaneous best and worst of monster catching and raising games in my view. It is incredibly complex and takes...
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10.4KReviewsHung up on romancing — Romancing SaGa 2 review
If anything is romantic in gaming, it is the lover’s loyalty to the classic RPGs. I myself am afflicted by Cupid’s pixelated...
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6.6KReviewsMaverick lifestyle on the edge — Star Ocean: The Last Hope 4K and Full HD Remaster review
I remember the first time I heard about Star Ocean: The Last Hope. I looked at the cover and the logo, blocky...
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6.7KReviewsAzure moon, now I’m no longer alone — Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon review
Some developers just have the knack for making JRPGs, and Koei Tecmo never fails to impress me time and time again. Each...
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6.0KReviewsThe ice is once again nice — Franchise Hockey Manager 4 review
Franchise Hockey Manager 4 has arrived, and is every bit as polished and proficient as you would expect for all games in...
