Michael Leri

It looks even worse when compared to Black Ops 6's launch window, which would have come with a lot of the same caveats you listed for BO7:

that sounds better than actually playing Ride though

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's AI Art Is an Embarrassment Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 heavily uses AI-generated artwork that, despite Activision's words, doesn't "empower" anybody.

the AI shit in BO7 sucks, and it being this blatant helps paint a more accurate and honest picture of what these crocodiles truly want to do
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It's also #1 or #2 for me, so you're not alone!

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The many colors of Yotei:

It's not the best Lumines because the stage transitions are annoying and abrupt. The music and levels should also, like a great album, have a more natural flow and coherent theme by now. But the best-in-class block puzzles and *vibes* still demonstrate why Lumines will always be the GOAT.

Lumines Arise Is an Electronic Symphony of Catchy Tunes and Timeless Block-Dropping Puzzles (Review) Lumines Arise is a beautiful audiovisual feast and puts the series back on top of the block-dropping puzzle genre.

I had pretty annoying eye strain-related headaches last week, and I'm pretty sure it's from playing a ton of Lumines Arise.
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ok fingers crossed another war criminal dies and we elect one more socialist mayor today

I agree! I've had that same thought many times when I'm scoring a game highly, but, like you said, I've listened to my gut when it is screaming at me and it's worked out.

that's fair, but the rule that has almost always worked for me is if you're debating between two scores, the lower one is probably more apt (and the one you'll have a lower chance of regretting later)

He should have died in The Hague.

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I feel like most of young journalists entering the industry are not super familiar with a lot of the history of video games, games media pre-2010 (and just like the industry outside of America in general), and it's really doing a disservice to readers because of the lack of context given.

Johto Jungle rolls right off the tongue too

Documentary editors must salivate when they can do the classic move of smash cutting to an instant contradiction like this. @noobde.bsky.social from the top rope.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Gives the Series the Respect It Deserves (Review) Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is more than a bundle of classics, as the included documents and interviews yield some much-needed context.

Many of these stories have been told before, but having them all in one playable package gives this bundle such a huge edge. That said, it's frustrating how it tiptoes around the bad MK games! I want to hear candid interviews about the trashy ones!
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I think a lot about the chance we had at the start of COVID to finally become a more compassionate, collectivist nation, and how profoundly we were failed not only by the sociopathic greed of the ruling class but by each other.

It doesn’t mean we won’t get there, but the lost opportunity haunts me.

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the remaster of the first game is only $4.49 on the Switch right now and is a great intro to this wonderful series
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it's hard not to cringe a little when some devs speak about trying so hard to please players, people who would, if asked, probably demand to be served familiar gruel, so this is refreshing to see

it would be nice if an inevitable Sigma version removes at least five levels and tunes down enemy health

one day a "director's cut" version will be bold enough to actually cut the fat

Yeah exactly. It's why I usually took my pics out for combat or waited for a dramatic pose where there was a chance to see what the hell was going on.
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It's pretty good, but I wish you could tune the lighting and blood effects more. The bloom and blood can sometimes make it harder to get that perfect shot.

As you said, I love how much more natural exploration is. It is still signposting important places by giving each one a title card and marking them on your map when you aim the spyglass at them, but they're made to grab your eye first. I've stumbled across so many things just through my curiosity.

shoutout to Ninja Gaiden being good again

This is what they have now. There are no ideas, only "oh you don't like that? Then I'll do it more." That's the sum total of the right's brain trust now

I platinum many games and rarely does that process bring out the best in an experience. But f gets you to look more into its narrative and see how well a lot of it is made.

Should it be necessary to beat a game more than once to get a decent ending? No but f's narrative entices you to keep digging.

Yeah, I had a similar thought, especially after seeing the other endings.

Ah yes, thanks for the reminder. I had your feature mentally bookmarked for after I was completely done with f, so I'll read that soon.