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REVIEW: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

March 27, 2019 Justin Lado 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

Fallout 3: When a Post Apocalyptic Masterpiece gets a Drastic Overhaul

August 30, 2018 Justin Lado Non MTG, Non MTG Games, Reviews

We heard you like open worlds. How about an Open Capital Wasteland? Fallout 3 marks the end of Black Isle’s work (so far) in the Fallout universe and the beginning of Bethesda’s. Bethesda is known for its sprawling open world games, and brings that bounty of knowledge to the world of Fallout in a huge way. If you’ve been following these reviews, you’ll know that I (like many) feel like Fallout 2 was the apex of the series. Its simplistic but deep gameplay and lore make diving into the game time and again a fulfilling time sink. That said, Fallout

Fallout 2: The Excellent Return to Misery

August 23, 2018 Justin Lado Non MTG, Non MTG Games, Reviews

Sometimes, all the world really needs is a nuclear blast or two (thousand). Fallout 2 is the immediate successor to Black Isle’s Fallout and came out less than a year after its originator. While similar in a lot of ways to the original, Fallout 2 takes place around 80 years after the end of Fallout and features a larger world map and deeper, richer story. You are a member of the original Vault Dweller’s descendant tribe known locally as The Chosen One. As the game opens, you earn that character’s original Vault Suit to prove your worthiness to go on

Octopath Traveler

August 9, 2018 Justin Lado Non MTG, Non MTG Games, Reviews

What’s better than one story? Eight, apparently. Octopath Traveler is a new retro-style JRPG from Square-Enix for the Nintendo Switch. Turn-based and SNES-esque graphics hearken back to a golden era for the JRPG and Octopath Traveler hits enough of the right notes to be a solid addition to one of the kings of the genre. The major flaw for Octopath is that, contrary to most JRPGs, it’s story can be viewed as unfulfilling. Not that it’s bad, just… cliché. Which, considering there are eight different characters with their own stories, is saying something. That’s right, Octopath Traveler has eight playable