Category: Reviews

[Set Review] The Core of Core Set 2020

Reviews

Hi everybody, and thank you for returning to Strictly Average MTG. After being sick last week (sorry about that) I still want to talk about cards from Core Set 2020 as there are quite a few cards that may be missed on first glance. I have always loved these types of sets, and this one appears to be full of new cards that may see play at many tables in multiple formats. Core Sets for Magic: the Gathering usually have a number of reprints, and are released in the summer to help introduce new players to the game. There was

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[Modern Horizons] Week 2 previews

Magic the Gathering, Modern, Reviews

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Strictly Average MTG for more Modern content. Last week I spoke about the first week of Modern Horizons previews, which you can view here. Today I want to take a look at the second week of the two week preview season for this set. So let’s go ahead and dive right in. White White usually tries to keep things in order, and offers both removal spells as well as protections that can be used to help you avoid a quick defeat. Here’s a few that can help in some strategies. : I did not think

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[Modern Horizons] Week 1 Previews

Magic the Gathering, Modern, Reviews

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Strictly Average MTG. I hope you all are enjoying your Memorial Day, and had a good weekend. Modern Horizons is…on the horizon…and while that pun was awful (even for my standards) a lot of people are excited. I will admit that I am not as hyped for the set like many others. However, I do want to take a few moments to review some of the highlights of week one of the previews. Before we take a look at some of the cards coming up in the set, let’s take a look at what this

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REVIEW: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Non MTG, Non MTG Games, Reviews

Death comes to those who wait Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is the latest offering from FromSoftware, the makers of the Dark Souls and Bloodborne games. As one might guess from that pedigree, Sekiro is not a game for the easily frustrated.   Sekiro is set in an alternate/mythical version of Sengoku Japan. You play as a shinobi, ordered to protect ‘the Divine Heir,’ a young child with the Dragon Heritage. The tutorial takes place with you breaking the child out of bondage and, during the attempted escape, you lose your left arm and the Heir. You awaken in a temple

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