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In Y2K, <i>Deus Ex </i>taught gaming the true meaning of Liberty

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In Y2K, Deus Ex taught gaming the true meaning of Liberty

Gaming has always had a tricky time with labels. Take the ways critics have Frankensteined together various genre…

William Hughes

8/13/20 1:52PM

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Mega Man X's groundbreaking evolution sent it soaring into the skies

In the year 199X—or 1993, if you want to get all nit-picky about it—Capcom’s celebrated Mega Man series was becoming…

William Hughes

7/24/18 1:00PM

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Fallout’s best vault elected to tell the series’ darkest story

Let’s be honest: Fallout: New Vegas is the Fallout snob’s Fallout game. Created by Obsidian Entertainment—one of two…

William Hughes

6/07/18 9:00AM

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Smacking a YouTuber with their own selfie stick is a new peak for video game catharsis

One of the Yakuza series’ greatest strengths is its obsession with a single small chunk of Tokyo. There have been…

Matt Gerardi

5/08/18 1:00PM

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How Sonic Mania’s first level sets the stage for a nostalgia-twisting adventure

As pop culture’s booming nostalgia-industrial complex goes to show, the comfort and delight we find in the familiar i…

Matt Gerardi

8/23/17 2:40PM

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Wolfenstein: The New Order dared to play games with the Holocaust

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)—Camp Belica

William Hughes

1/26/17 12:00AM

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The Thing’s video game sequel got everything right except the Thing

The Thing is nauseating. Seeing it for the first time in a sticky-floored screening room a couple of years back, I…

Anthony John Agnello

10/27/16 12:00AM

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The Walking Dead: Season Two found the best place for a group breakdown

This article discusses specific plot details from Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Patrick Lee

8/04/16 12:00AM

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Scud: The Disposable Assassin lost its spare style in the move to video games

Rob Schrab’s Scud: The Disposable Assassin is a comic book so thoroughly of its time that it feels like the physical…

Anthony John Agnello

6/28/16 12:00AM

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When Metroid got too wordy for its own good

Metroid speaks in a variety of languages. Its predatory environment murmurs about its hidden dangers through violent…

Anthony John Agnello

6/08/16 12:00AM

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Jingle Cats can be as surreal as actually living with a cat

Bishop was a few measly pounds of black-and-white squalling desperation when I found her. She was stuck in the…

Anthony John Agnello

4/05/16 12:00AM

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In Final Fantasy IV, the brutality inside a sealed cave sets the stage for loss

Final Fantasy IV (1991)—Sealed Cave

Zack Handlen

2/03/16 12:00AM

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Monaco steals the crime thriller “twist” and shows the masters how it’s done

Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine (2013)—Identity

William Hughes

1/20/16 12:00AM

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Is a month of training enough to turn a shooter zero into a head-shot hero?

Alex: It’s a strange feeling, playing these Crucible sessions in front of Ryan today. For the past month, he’s been…

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9/24/15 12:00AM

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Super Mario World’s Donut Plains 1 recast Mario as a man of balletic grace

It’s Super Mario Bros. Week on Gameological! In honor of the series’ 30th anniversary, we’re paying tribute the best…

Anthony John Agnello

9/16/15 12:00AM

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Sometimes an obnoxious online rival is all you need to up your game

Alex: I’ve played multiplayer Destiny every night this week and have died so many times it’s starting to blur into a…

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9/10/15 12:00AM

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What’s it like to get your first taste of multiplayer glory?

Ryan: I am not a clutch player when it comes to sports. I still remember that night, over a decade ago, when I lost…

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9/03/15 12:00AM

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The Shooter Tutor’s student learns to jump, but can he learn to fight?

Alex: It’s nearly time for our second Shooter Tutor session to begin, and I’m looking forward to showing Ryan my…

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8/27/15 12:00AM

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An A.V. Club staffer embarks on a quest to not suck at shooters

Alex: I’ve set up the Xbox One here in a conference room at A.V. Club HQ, so that Ryan and I will have a large…

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8/20/15 12:00AM

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How a bizarre bomb-defusing game hides an object lesson in handling any crisis

Paranoia is a perfidious foe. The truth is, it sticks because it’s rooted in our terrible knowledge that danger…

Anthony John Agnello

7/15/15 9:00AM

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In Y2K, Deus Ex taught gaming the true meaning of Liberty

Mega Man X's groundbreaking evolution sent it soaring into the skies

Fallout’s best vault elected to tell the series’ darkest story

Smacking a YouTuber with their own selfie stick is a new peak for video game catharsis

How Sonic Mania’s first level sets the stage for a nostalgia-twisting adventure

Wolfenstein: The New Order dared to play games with the Holocaust

The Thing’s video game sequel got everything right except the Thing

The Walking Dead: Season Two found the best place for a group breakdown

Scud: The Disposable Assassin lost its spare style in the move to video games

When Metroid got too wordy for its own good

Jingle Cats can be as surreal as actually living with a cat

In Final Fantasy IV, the brutality inside a sealed cave sets the stage for loss

Monaco steals the crime thriller “twist” and shows the masters how it’s done

Is a month of training enough to turn a shooter zero into a head-shot hero?

Super Mario World’s Donut Plains 1 recast Mario as a man of balletic grace

Sometimes an obnoxious online rival is all you need to up your game

What’s it like to get your first taste of multiplayer glory?

The Shooter Tutor’s student learns to jump, but can he learn to fight?

An A.V. Club staffer embarks on a quest to not suck at shooters

How a bizarre bomb-defusing game hides an object lesson in handling any crisis