Brigador: Great Leader Is Dead, Solo Nobre Must Fall
A tactical mech game where you flatten a neon city block by block, and the city remembers. Steep learning curve, excellent synthwave soundtrack, very satisfying once it clicks.
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The Big PS4 Games Still on My List
My PS4 shelf is full of indie shooters and metroidvanias, which means I skipped a lot of the console's big games. God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, Red Dead Redemption 2, Sekiro and the rest of the list, and a sensible order to tackle them in.
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Forgotten by Time, Still Good: PS3 Games That Fell Out of the Conversation
Eleven PS3 games that reviewed well, sold fine and then quietly vanished, from Binary Domain and Enslaved to Split/Second and Blur, with what happened to the studios behind them and where you can still play each one.
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Space Marine: A Great Game at a Bad Price
The 2011 Warhammer 40K action game still nails the power fantasy of being a Space Marine. The price jump right before the sequel is the hard part to swallow.
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales Is Short, Stylish and Worth It
A shorter, snowier Spider-Man game that makes up for its length with Miles's powers, gorgeous winter New York and one of the better PC ports I've played.
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En Garde! Have Fun Storming the Castle
A short swashbuckling action game where you parry, kick guards down stairs and throw buckets at their heads. I wanted more of it, which is the only real complaint.
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The PS3 Heavy Hitters I Still Haven't Played
The big, famous PlayStation 3 games sitting on my to-play list, from The Last of Us and Red Dead Redemption to Metal Gear Solid 4 and Demon's Souls, and where each one is easiest to play now.
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