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CultureKotaku Game Diary
I Can’t Stop Building Churches In Frostpunk
At a certain point in Frostpunk you get the option to choose a path: order or faith. This opens up a new set of laws you can enact, with their own progression. In my playthrough I chose faith. I haven’t used it to much practical benefit, but I like having it around. Frostpunkis a city-building…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 26, 2018 -
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New City-Building Game Frostpunk Is Great For Those Of Us Who Love The Cold
In Frostpunk, a new snowy city-builder by This War of Mine studio 11 Bit that is out today, the player develops a city in a frozen wastelands. You must fuel the churning generator at the heart of your town, feeding it enough coal to keep your people alive. The cold is your first and greatest…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 24, 2018 -
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The Demonic Strategy Game I Love Playing Before Bed
Golem Gates is a surprising mix of strategy and card game elements that’s beautiful to look at but rough around the edges. While I started playing it because of its weird hybrid mechanics, what I really came to appreciate was its serenely empty world and relaxing ASMR voice overs I commute long hours and often…
By Ethan Gach Published April 18, 2018 -
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I Try To Play Super Mario Bros. 2 Once A Year
I try to play Super Mario Bros. 2 every spring. The game’s bright colors, whimsical level design, and obsession with weeding make it feel right at home around the time of the the vernal equinox, and it’s also one of the easiest to pick up and play. It’s not as challenging as the original Super…
By Ethan Gach Published April 2, 2018 -
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It’s A Great New Lego Star Wars Level, But It’s PlayStation-‘Exclusive’
Famous droid C3PO had a red arm In last year’s Star Wars The Force Awakens. The reason why was explained in a Marvel comic in April and then acted out in a bonus game level added to The Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens in August. The level is called “The Phantom Limb” and so…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 19, 2016 -
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Scraps From Covering Video Games A Decade Ago
This past weekend, I found a couple of small box in my apartment full of memories from when I was writing about video games for MTV News a decade ago. They might as well have been a buried time capsule. I had little memory of what I’d saved in those boxes, which I don’t think…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2016