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Disco Elysium Retrospective
Half a decade later, there's still nothing else like it.
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Joseph T.L. Clark

May 2024

Hades II's Story is Very Disappointing
At least so far.
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Joseph T.L. Clark

April 2024

Fallout on Prime is an Actual Video Game Adaptation
There's plenty to dislike. But this is what it should look like when a game becomes a TV show.
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Joseph T.L. Clark
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February 2024

Halo Season 2 is Halo Season 1
Don't be there when it blows.
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Joseph T.L. Clark

January 2024

The Last of Us: Part II - Remastered Demonstrates That Violence is Fun After All
Who would have thought?
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Joseph T.L. Clark
Fargo Season 5 is a Joke
Nothing about this season is Fargo.
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Joseph T.L. Clark
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December 2023

Games in the Year Awards 2023
Not just the best and worst games of the year, but every new game I played in 2023.
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Joseph T.L. Clark
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Blood West Full Release Re-Review
I loved the EA release two years ago. How's the full game?
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Joseph T.L. Clark

November 2023

Napoleon Review
Ridley Scott's latest epic is boring, historically illiterate, and utterly without any semblance of plot.
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Joseph T.L. Clark
RoboCop: Rogue City Review
Rogue City is a much-needed reminder of why I play games.
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Joseph T.L. Clark

October 2023

Spider-Man 2 Review
Spider-Man 2 demonstrates that, as games get more expensive, they also get worse.
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Joseph T.L. Clark

September 2023

Starfield is a Remarkably Terrible Game
I didn't expect to like Starfield, but it's much worse than I ever could have imagined.
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Joseph T.L. Clark
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