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June 10, 2022

Unsouled, Too Much Soul?

Unsouled finds itself in a weird spot. Its a souls-like game that has a lot of systems and complex mechanics that are hard to master but fun to mess around with. But at the same time the world that the player has at is dispos...

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June 3, 2022

Paradise Killer, This is No Vacation

Paradise Killer is a first person detective game that combines strong writing with a wacky world. At first glance it might appear to be very over the top and ridiculous and you would be right with that assumption. But even wi...

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May 20, 2022

Tainted Grail: Conquest, Diablo Card Battler

Tainted Grail: Conquest is a card battling game that brings Roguelike elements to the mix. In a sea of Roguelikes that have been hitting the scene for the past several years it can be difficult to stand out but Tainted Grail ...

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May 4, 2022

Dungeons of Life is Strange True Colors - Amulet of Chicken Chaos Edi…

This week is another dual game week with Basher taking on The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: Amulet of Chaos - Chicken Edition. A X-Com like strategy game that looks to test your whit's and ability to keep a straight face. Filled wit...

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April 28, 2022

Tunic, The Rebirth of The Manual

Tunic has been a game so long in development you might have forgot its been nearly 5 years since it was first shown. After such a long wait Tunic had a lot to prove. On the surface it might just look like a Zelda game with a ...

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April 22, 2022

A Memoir Blue. A Poem or A Game? The World May Never Know

A Memoir Blue takes you om a journey through the life of Miriam. Told through a series of scenes that have litter interaction, players will learn about the hardship and journey of Miriam and the relationship with her mother. ...

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April 13, 2022

The Batman Spoiler Cast, Movie Pass or Pass

The Batman marks the return of the Dark Knight to the big screen since the collapse of Warner giving the keys to Zack Snyder. Now with a focus not on a gran universe for Batman, Robert Patterson steps in to take the cape and ...

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March 30, 2022

Edge of Eternity and Shredders, Carving Out RPG's

This week is a bit different. Cory and Basher each played a game and are going to discuss how they felt and if you should check out these games on Game Pass. Edge of Eternity is an RPG that dreams big with its 50-hour journey...

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March 16, 2022

Final Fantasy 13, Reviewing This Divisive Game Over a Decade Later

Final Fantasy 13 will always be a divisive game. From its linear story telling and more action based yet less player involved battle system, Final Fantasy 13 split audiences harshly. Some people love it, some people despise i...

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March 10, 2022

Dreamscaper, Dreaming in Rouge Lite Friendships

Dreamscaper's premise might sound, for the lack of a better word, cringy. You play as a character who is new in town trying to fight her inner demons. These demons include being new in town and not having many friends. As wel...

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March 1, 2022

Telling Lies, Honesty is the Best Policy?

Telling lies is a rare game in that its told completely though FMV. Developer Sam Barlow caught a lot of gamers attention with Her Story. An interactive story that unfolds as you piece together video clips you have sifted thr...

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Feb. 21, 2022

Death's Door, A Bird's Journey

Deaths Door comes from the developer Acid Nerve. Makers of Titans Souls. Like their previous work, Death's Door has a very distinct game play style that is pulls from. Games like Zelda have their DNA imbedded but Acid Nerve h...

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Feb. 10, 2022

The Gunk, Are Games Too Hard for New Players?

The Gunk is a unique game. It's not super flashy and features a story that is easy to understand and be a part of it. The mechanics are not deep, and the skill tree is basic. It's not super challenging. Normally these would b...

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Jan. 31, 2022

Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Fun but a Slow Start

Aliens is a franchise that seems like it should be a no brainer for awesome video game adaptations. There are so many avenues a developer go with the IP considering you could take it in a multitude of different genres. But fo...

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Jan. 20, 2022

Archvale, A Zelda Bullet Hellish Expereince

Archvale wears its influences on its sleeve but that doesn't stop it from being an engaging and fun experience. Armed various different types of weapons and bombs its your job to take down the evil the is spread across the la...

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Jan. 20, 2022

Microsoft Purchases Activision Blizzard, What It Means for Gamers

In a move that nobody can say they say coming, Microsoft has announced their intention to purchase Activision for a sum nearing 70 billion dollars. With the biggest IP in gaming potentially going exclusive, along with other i...

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Jan. 12, 2022

Get To Know the Hosts Cory and Basher

Game Pass or Pass has a few years under its belt. Now with over nearly 100 games played on Game Pass or Pass it occurred that you may not know the hosts Cory and Basher. After a write it requested more info, we decided to do ...

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Jan. 4, 2022

Game Pass Year End Review 2021, Looking to the Future of Game Pass fo…

With 2021 now behind us, good riddance, its now time to look at Xbox Game Passes Progress. How did 2021 look from a long time and new subscriber? Did the additions feel heavy hitting and enough to keep people subscribed? What...

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Dec. 27, 2021

Game Pass Game of the Year 2021

Its the end of December so that means its time to pick the Game Pass or Pass Podcast Game of the Year. Since we only play games on Game Pass we have the unique opportunity to create a list that is very different from the trad...

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Dec. 21, 2021

Halo Infinite Spoiler Cast, Enter Zeta Halo

Halo Infinite has arrived after a lengthy delay which elongated a very lengthy development cycle. Now with an open world built into the design of the Halo you now and love, comes Master Cheifs biggest adventure yet. New enemi...

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Dec. 8, 2021

Halo 5 Guardians: Dude, What Happened? How Do We Feel on the Eve of H…

Halo 5 is a perplexing game. It feels as if it was chasing the trends of the FPS genre but somehow still feels like 343 was trying to evolve Halo past it roots. Creating new dynamics in an IP is a scary and daunting task. It ...

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Nov. 24, 2021

Halo 4: Still A Better Love Story Than Twilight

Halo 4 was the first game in the Halo franchise that didn't come from Bungee. In many ways you can tell from the moment you start controlling Chief in the campaign. Its a tighter experience with less of the grand open levels ...

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Nov. 19, 2021

Call of Duty Vanguard: It's WW2 on Drugs

Call of Duty: Vanguard might be set in WW2 but it certainly doesn't feel like it. Compared to the last game in the WW2 setting, simply titled Call of Duty WW2, Vanguard is more of the fast paced action from Modern Warfare wit...

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Nov. 2, 2021

Back 4 Blood, Here 2 Stay?

Back 4 Blood is not so secretly Left 4 Dead 3. We know it, they know it, everyone knows it. The question is, can the team that originally created Left 4 Dead bounce back after Evolve fell short in many ways. Its been years a...

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