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I have been listening to Gamescast since day one. The podcast took a few episodes to find it's feet, but once it did, it quickly became one of the most insightful gaming discussion podcasts on the internet.
Unfortunately Colin left Kinda Funny almost a year ago and some of the show's integrity went with him. Now it is just Greg and Tim that host it, however it is still very much worth listening to, if you can ignore some of the outrageous things that Tim frequently hits out with. It has been good though, to listen to Tim grow as a prevalent voice in the video game journalism echo-chamber.

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Ghost (30 KP) rated Sword Art Online: 1: Aincrad in Books

Jun 30, 2017

Sword Art Online: 1: Aincrad

Reki Kawahara | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.8

(5 Ratings)

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An epic adventure into the world of Virtual Reality gaming

This is the first instalment of the Sword Art Online series, originally written in Japanese but translated into English in the form of a light novel. The first book introduces you to the world and some of the players, the plots, side plots and the different factions that form. Most players team up to the defeat the game, but the main character decides to go it alone. Thousands of players die, thousands are still trapped but once the game has been completed you might be fooled into thinking that this is the end. This is not the case, so far I have read 17 of the books in the main series and a few other side stories. This is an epic world and an epic story.

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Red Otter (340 KP) rated 7 Wonders in Tabletop Games

Jun 7, 2019

7 Wonders

2010 | Ancient, Card Game, City Building, Civilization

8.3

(45 Ratings)

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7 Wonders is one of my go-to games for larger groups. Capable of handling up to 7 players, it's both strategic and a good casual game. As the game that brought drafting as the primary game mechanic into the forefront of tabletop gaming, it still remains on the top of the list. It does take a game for a new player to understand what they need to prioritize and need to keep an eye out of cards, but once they make it through a round, they'll be enjoying it in no time. Quick gameplay with lots of decision space allows for a fulfilling game that you can look back on and realize oh I should have done this!. There are issues with a lack of player interaction with people not next to you, but expansions do offer solutions to that.

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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) created a post

Dec 13, 2018 (Updated Dec 13, 2018)

I've always loved everything about the Titanic shipwreck. Not to sound kooky, but I'm pretty sure I died by drowning in a previous life, and I've always been drawn to the Titanic.

This new game preview showed up in one of my social media feeds and I wanted to share it with y'all. It's a puzzle and mystery game that takes place on the ship. You'll have to traverse the ship, talk to passengers and crew and solve puzzles. I think they did a pretty good job with graphics and soundtrack and I'm very interested in checking it out when it becomes available. What do you think of the preview and description?

#gaming #games #puzzles #mystery #titanic

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5zdy3/explore-every-inch-of-the-titanic-in-unreal-engine-in-this-upcoming-game

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Otway93 (567 KP) rated the PlayStation version of Resident Evil in Video Games

Oct 21, 2019

Resident Evil

1996 | Action/Adventure, Horror

8.4

(12 Ratings)

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Terrifying, tricky, and ever so slightly awkward.

Resident Evil is undoubtedly a horror gaming classic that has sparked 6 successful sequels and a huge number of just as successful spin-offs.

The stress and anxiety caused by this game is off the charts, with the classic soundtrack (little to no music), fixed camera angles and difficult to master controls.

The fixed camera angles make the game frightening, as you never literally never know what's around the next corner, or in some cases right in front of you.

The controls are difficult to master, very typical, but a nightmare when it comes to corners and turning, as it's very much, turn and then move unlike modern games. Plus, due to the camera angles, some of the controls tend to reverse and make it difficult to control.