Category: Features
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Five Great Games That Ended in Disappointment
Sometimes you get yourself a game, you put the disc in, and (after waiting several decades for it to install and download the day one update patch) you play. You find yourself immersed and enjoying the game, drawn in far enough to invest in the game to completion. But at some point, something changes for…
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The Game Crater’s Top 10 Games of 2020
2020 has been an unforgettable year. Countless things have gone wrong in the world, but none more prominent than the Covid-19 pandemic. As the world went into lockdown, people turned to video games for a safe haven. This influenced a lot of the games we played this year. Without further ado, this is The Game…
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Is Spyro The Dragon Deeper than we Thought?
Back in Christmas of 1998, my parents had surprised my brother and me with a Playstation, the first new console we had in years. We spent much time on that baby, though one series I will always hold near and dear is the Spyro series. It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I…
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Remembering The 8th Generation of Gaming
The release of the PS5 and Xbox series X marks the end of the 8th generation of consoles. The 7-year span of the 8th gen was undoubtedly one to remember, with prominent highs accompanied by the lowest lows. We saw significant technological advancement, our share of stellar games that we will remember for years to…
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Everything Wrong with the Assassin’s Creed Movie
The Assassin’s Creed series is the gift that keeps on giving and taking. On the back of our in-depth analysis’ of the video game series, it felt only right to continue towards the dumpster-fire that is the 2016 movie adaption of Assassin’s Creed. Everything Goes Wrong This movie has some positive things going for it,…
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Every Video Game Releasing in 2021
All the upcoming confirmed video game release dates, including DLC, for 2021. In 2020, we saw the launch of next-gen consoles, brand-new VR titles, and several massive video game releases. With all of that behind us, we look towards 2021 and all of the games that come with it. If you’re trying to work out…
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Five Amazing Christmas Easter Eggs in Video Games
As we get closer to the holidays, we start to wonder what good Christmas inspired levels there are in games and if there is anything else inspired by the most wonderful time of the year in video games. This list aims to shine a light on some of the best easter eggs in games with…
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Musings on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has recently turned 22 years old. Even after all these years, it remains one of the highest-rated video games in history. If you talk to Zelda fans out there, there’s a reasonable chance that they’ll tell you that Ocarina is their favorite entry in the series. Despite debate…
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Will it Suck?
Over the past few months, I seem to have lost my love for video games. It’s a strange and deeply upsetting feeling to have fallen out of love with something that has been a part of your life for so long, but alas, as time has moved on like the free-flowing stream, it is; I,…
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How I Learned To Love Couch Co-op and Stop Worrying About Lockdown
I find myself longing for co-op and feeling more and more alone the longer the pandemic continues to rampage across the globe. To make myself feel comforted by the presence of others, I switch the TV on, turn the volume up, and nestle up nicely in bed with my eyes glued to my Nintendo Switch’s…
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Pokémon Rumors for 2021
After the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company teased that they have big plans for Pokémon’s 25 Anniversary (2021). This isn’t terribly shocking, given that Pokémon is the largest multimedia franchise on the planet (with games only comprising a small part of that). Not shockingly, they are being rather tight-lipped about their plans,…
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My Nintendo Christmas List (2020 Edition)
As the holidays rapidly approach, I have not given them a whole lot of thought. Even during regular years, I am hard to shop for, much to the annoyance of my family (and to my embarrassment). A lifetime of being told to try not to be selfish makes me averse to asking for Christmas gifts…