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CultureKotaku Game DiaryJuggling World Of Warcraft And Final Fantasy XIV Isn’t Easy
One minute I’m a gnome warlock, delving deep into the naga-infested ocean of World of Warcraft’s Azeroth. The next I’m a red mage with cat ears and a tail, trying to remember my spell rotation in Final Fantasy XIV before the Shadowbringers expansion comes out. There’s brand-new content in both of my favorite massively multiplayer…
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CultureKotaku Game DiarySometimes You Just Need A Good Game For When You’re Zombified
After a bunch of travel my brain is pretty much leaking out of my ears. Last night, I needed to play a game that would make me remember how to do critical thinking, but also wasn’t so involved that I would bounce off of it. Enter SteamWorld Quest I’d played a ton of SteamWorld Dig…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’m The Only Person Playing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite In My Area
The first week that Pokémon Go came out, it was all my friends wanted to do or talk about, and we weren’t the only ones. Whenever I went on a jog around my neighborhood, I’d run into people of all ages and backgrounds at every PokéStop and gym on my journey. I expected the same…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryNintendo’s Mobile Game Dragalia Lost Has Finally Lost Me
From its launch in late September through mid-May, Nintendo’s mobile RPG Dragalia Lost was part of my daily routine. I only missed one daily login during the entire period, and that was because I was recovering from surgery. But, over the past couple of weeks, the game’s pull on me has faded, and my play…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryCollection Of Mana Is 3 Amazing Games With Not Enough Extra Features
One of the first Switch games I bought, way back in the spring of 2017, was the Japanese version of Collection of Mana. It was a very simple package: emulated versions of the first three games in the Mana series, and little else. Two years later, the U.S. version is out, and not much has…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Love It When A Puzzle Game Gets Its Difficulty Curve Just Right
A good puzzle game latches onto my mind and never lets go. One of the best ways to achieve this is to lead me along a perfectly plotted difficulty curve. MythicOwl’s math-based puzzler, Hexologic, is a prime example of how that’s done. Hexologic is a relaxing Sudoku-style math game, available on Steam, iOS, Android and…
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CultureKotaku Game DiaryAll I Want To Do Is Play 16-Bit Action RPGs
It was about two months ago when, reading the latest updates on the Sega Genesis Mini, I thought to myself: “Wouldn’t it be cool if the classic 16-bit action role-playing game Crusader of Centy was on this? That’s what I’d probably play first.” The next thing I thought was: “Idiot, you have a Mega SG!…
By Chris Kohler
