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We really didn't know how good we had it in 2011, huh? Portal 2, Uncharted 3, TES5: Skyrim, oh and a little game called Deus Ex: Human Revolution (DXHR). What a year! A real high water mark in the medium and this title is part cause for that. Take it from me; it's the whole package and more.

Don the role of ever gruff, batman-voice enthusiast Adam Jensen. He's got a fair share of issues, ranging from biting sarcastic wit to fiery near psychotic accusations. Also, he's a quadriplegic but you wouldn't know it looking at him. He's an Ex-cop, the defacto human-turn-demigod that the game revolves around. A deus ex human revolution, if you will. Much of w

Warrhammer: Boltgun is a retro inspired Boomer Shooter with some novelty buried in a see of cruft that looks too far back and struggles to elevate itself above an all too crowded genre.

That's the meat and potatoes of this review. If you want guns, if you need pixel-y graphics, and if your soul screams for more W40K games then this title may be up your alley. I thought it would be for me, given that I'm a huge Boomer Shooter enjoyer, love me some good pixel work, and am an avid 40K fan, yet this title failed to click with me. I'm not going to go overboard and tell you its bad. Its not. But the times when it clicks and really gets your blood pumping are so few that the rest of the gameplay t

=10,000 Years Ago= An object is discovered from Man's shrouded past. Upon studying it the whole paradigm of what is and is not a story is forever upended. It seems as though games and narratives can be more than mere entertainment, and the -TRUTH- of Man's Potential is predicted to become infinite. Tests and experiments are performed. Though, in this age of antiquity much is left in shadow. Humanity makes it out of Lahan, indeed to Lisan and a vast desert of POSSIBILITY is left open. The -Adversary- appears, and with it Man is cast into a cave of their own making. Humankind abandons the object, sealing it up and it is left forgotten for eons.

=500 Years Ago= In another place, in another t

A blaster of two games: “Something, Something Kids game” (The Day We Found Earth) & “Rocket of Whispers” of which the 2^nd was far superior, but that's not to discount that the kiddie one did make me feel. Rocket, on the other hand, made me misty-eyed and mad! Its hard to 'enjoy' a game that accomplishes both those feats, especially if it has this short a run time (~4 hours). But we are getting ahead of ourselves. What's to be said on OPUS? Yeah, I liked them, but what smacked me?

Starting with The Day; etc, etc: I was struck, struck mind you, that this was a glorified flash game. The art was blocky, the movement has that characteristic flash flow, where segmented pieces wobble and shif

Its that time of the year again. Time for celebrating the games played. Time for ol' Dapper's 2025 year end round up and wrap up. This year was packed to the brim, what with over 40 titles being completed between January & December. I've helpfully included some clear times to give an idea of what one would expect, or to compare with your own times. I've unhelpfully eschewed any kind of numerical ranking because that's just more fun (unless...?)

1. Metroid Dread (Jan) ~20 Hours| Our first title of the year starts off with a banger. I'm a big dumb metroid guy. I've played every title minus Federation Force, Hunters, and Other M. I can

Have you ever really wanted to interface with a computer? Pull a Neo and shout “I know Kung Fu!” as you yank the CAT5 from your Gigabit enabled brainpan? Maybe feel a hard fault as your mind clicks and tries to error check, but instead you take a nap as your internal BSOD just crashes out. This is kinda what if feels to play Command & Conquer (CnC) in the modern day. You're pulling every bit of tech knowledge to get the game to cooperate, all while making sense of every method defying and rule breaking moment you are frantically trying to unlearn. CnC doesnt play by the rules. Its old. Its bold. It has moments of interest that are swallowed up under a cascade of 90's cockroaches. This is a

The next iteration on a formula the devs know works and continue to polish. The third Uncharted game does little wrong, plenty right, and it elevates a genre that really only it can lay claim to. Unfortunately, I found the game also rife with small errors, outright poor design choices, and plenty of winking and nudging that was likely better left on the cutting room floor. I'm honest when I say I enjoyed the game greatly. It's also true that I was quite annoyed and regularly. These trifles were never the deal breaker they could be in many games, and this largely owing to a brisk and well paced run-time. The highs were just high enough, and the lows never truly in focus. A solid title.

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###You're in for a treat 'cause this Zero is a Hero There are lots of hyperbolic statements I could make on this game. "Its the best one yet!" "I was BLOWN AWAY!" or "One of my favorite RPGs; an instant classic!" but all in all Trails from Zero (Zero) is nearly everything that all the praisers say. While its too early to say if its a favorite of mine, it truly can be an instant classic. This game is just darn great. Its also just darn long (for me).

If you aren't familiar the "Trails of-" games are relatively recent and wide spanning JRPGs. They are turn-based. They are decently anime inspired. They all take place in the same world, same continent, and in the same timeline. The three previ

I was a Poke-Nonbeliever but Platinum has shown me the way. I'm sure we're all familiar with the formula at this point so I wont belabor battle mechanics, but what is NEW and SPECIAL in Plat?

For one: its much much better than Diamond and Pearl. Majority of pokemon are catchable in this version of the game, and you'll have a great time with the slightly better Gen 4 HP depletion. This game feels a lot faster than the other two Sinnoh games, and I feel I'm correct that it infact IS faster to beat, despite needing to do more.

This was a mainly blind playthrough. I had done a bit of Pearl long ago, but the sluggishness and nonevent that were its gym, evil team, and rival pushed me away. Clue

Welcome to the 2024 year end round-up and wrap-up! Here you'll find an unranked, unnumbered list of titles completed during the past twelve months. Each is accompanied by a brief “impressions first” depiction on my thoughts or feelings during the playthrough and barely qualifies for a mini-review. I'm very much a No-Spoilers type of guy, so the meat here is more broad strokes or mechanics focused, finished with a very subjective ”was it any good?” liner. Parentheses denote a title was a (replay). Now, without further ado-

######(Mass Effect 3: Legendary Ed.) - (Dec/Jan)

Somewhat of a holdover from '23, this title surprised me. Oh, yes I had already played