Category: Features
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You Need To Play: Tenderfoot Tactics
I have an insane backlog of games that grows bigger and bigger every day. Surprisingly for a games journalist, I play very few games, and when I do, I play for reviews. So, I figured I’d make up a fancily named series, so I’d finally have a work-related excuse to play all those PS4, Switch,…
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My Nintendo Wishlist: 2021 Edition
Wish Upon An Italian Plumber We have successfully made it through 2020. I think it would be pretty safe for me to say that this past year has been a little rough. While 2021 isn’t automatically going to be a better year, I am hopeful that things will be looking up in the near future. Of course,…
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Top 5 Comic Books Based On Video Games
In a medium filled with as many genres as there is creativity within them, it’s often easy to forget that many video games have stories or narrative beats that get left unexplored. That’s why some creators turn to the realm of comic books. Comics are a unique way of exploring parts of the narrative that…
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The Top 11 Dragon Quest Characters
Celebrating Dragon Quest A lot of major video game franchises are having landmark anniversaries this year: Zelda is turning thirty-five, Sonic is celebrating its twenty-fifth, Donkey Kong is turning forty. While a bunch of these are generating a ton of noise from their fandoms, there’s a couple that I feel are relatively flying under the…
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The Game Crater’s Top 10 Most Anticipated Games For February
Let’s be honest, 2020 sucked big time. Games were delayed, the ones that were released were a little buggy to put it nicely, and we all scrambled to get that sweet new PS5 and got cat food instead. Here at The Game Crater, we’re all hoping 2021 will be a little nicer, a little happier…
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The Best 5 Opening Scenes in Video Games
I recently started to watch TV again. It’s strange because TV used to be such an integral part of my life, a facet of media that I so closely identified with, that had become synonymous with me. Then, one day, without rhyme nor reason, I stopped watching TV. Whenever I tried to return to the…
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Is Ubisoft the Right Developer to Take on A Galaxy Far, Far Away?
The year is 2021, and the galaxy no longer seems so far, far away. After the controversial sequel trilogy, marred by a complex variety of issues and behind-the-scenes problems, everyone’s favourite bounty hunter and his little green ward have inspired the folks over at Disney to take a gamble on a new era of content…
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Wall Street Declares War on the People Over GameStop
Yesterday was a historic day, but very few realize how historic it was. On January 25, at around 10:40 am, GameStop Corp’s stock hit a record high of US$159.18. I never thought I would see the day when Wall Street hedge funds would accuse “We the People” of market manipulation. For months, so-called experts like…
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Ten Lucasfilm/LucasArts Games That Will Never be Forgotten
With the announcement that Lucasfilm Games is returning under Disney, everyone here at the Game Crater is excited. LucasFilm Games (or LucasArts) has an amazing portfolio of different styles and genres. The studio has a rich history in this industry from adventure games to shooters and loads in between. It influenced many titles and franchises…
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Harvest Island (Demo): Is it the Next Animal Crossing? – Early Impressions
With games like the award-winning Animal Crossing gaining popularity, we see more games enter the farming sim genre. A successful game of this kind…
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In Celebration of Narrative Video Games
Warning. This article contains spoilers for Death Stranding and Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Video games have the power to completely deconstruct me, tear me down to my base instincts until I’m little more than raw human emotion, and make me cry. I’ll never forget the moment Xenoblade Chronicles 2 tugged so tightly on my heartstrings as…
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The Last of Us Part 2: A Look At Structure
The Last of Us Part 2 has easily been the most controversial and dividing game of 2020. People have either been singing with praise or condemning it for being trash. In terms of gameplay, the game is rock solid, with really intuitive AI, engaging mechanics, and responsive controls. The problems have been with the story.…