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Peter Tieryas is the author of Mecha Samurai Empire & Cyber Shogun Revolution (Penguin RH). He's written for Kotaku, IGN, & Verge. He was an artist at Sony Pictures & Technical Writer for LucasArts.
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There are some cultures that believe taking a photograph captures a part of your soul. Your job in Fatal Frame II:…
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High school is tough and Persona 3 did a masterful job capturing the complexities of student life. Easily one of the…
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One of the most extraordinary facts about Mega Man 2 is that it almost didn’t happen. Sales of the first Mega Man wer…
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I never thought my favorite part of a Hironobu Sakaguchi game would be the battle system, especially since Final…
There were so many great games in 2017 with fantastic stories and equally great characters.
Nier Automata is cruel to its characters.
In Final Fantasy VI, the villains triumph. It’s one of the most shocking moments in gaming. As devastating at the…
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There’ve been lots of difficult games in my life. Shining in the Darkness was one of the hardest in my 16-bit era…
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Streets of Rage 2 is one of the greatest 2D action brawlers ever made and joins the pantheon of classic games like TM…
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A few weeks ago, Kotaku’s community-run blog, TAY, had a theme week with a question, what is your favorite video…
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I don’t think a game ever made me laugh so hard. Conker’s Bad Fur Day was developed by Rare in 2001 for the N64 and…
Every David Cage game is an experience, from the eerie Indigo Prophecy to the twisted murder mystery of Heavy Rain…
The journey of StarTropics was as varied as it was challenging, taking players from the tropical islands of the…
Gamers often talk about the convergence of film and games. But in Life Is Strange, some of my favorite moments are…
Gunstar Heroes is side-scrolling shooting sublimated, chaos synchronized into a bullet symphony that makes the game…
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In Persona 3 and 4, reality outside of the world of shadows was high school life, social links, and excursions that,…
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There are many scenes in Terranigma that challenged my notions of morality and how even our well-intentioned…
Super Mario Galaxy 2’s gameplay is superb, having some of the most creative level design I’ve experienced.…
When gamers talk about Earthbound, it’s usually about the quirky nature of the game and how it’s a refreshingly…