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PohnDip

1d ago

Grand Theft Auto V — Thirteen Years On, the 360 Version Still Doesn't Need GTA Online

In 2013, eight years into the Xbox 360's life, Rockstar shipped the biggest game the console would ever run. Los Santos and Blaine County in one piece, no loading. Three playable criminals. A heist structure nobody had tried at this scale. Thirteen years later it's still the benchmark, and VI is…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Aug 13

Automobilista 2

Automobilista 2 — Old, Unfinished Junk Let me save you some time: Automobilista 2 is junk. Straight up. This game has been out since 2020 and it still feels like an unfinished early access title that Reiza Studios just kept slapping DLC onto instead of actually completing. Half the Cars Are…

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nbunn63

Aug 11

Halo: Campaign Evolved Review — A Beautiful Remake That Microsoft Already Abandoned

Halo: Campaign Evolved Review — A Beautiful Remake That Microsoft Already Abandoned Let me tell you something about Halo: Combat Evolved. That game meant something to an entire generation of guys. LAN parties in basements, hauling CRT monitors to your buddy's house, trash-talking over split-screen…

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PohnDip

Aug 7

Madden NFL Football (3DS) — Barebones, Janky, and Still a Good Time

Let me get the bad news out of the way: this game is missing things. No franchise mode. No multiplayer. A season mode that doesn't track a single statistic. The main menu has six buttons and two of them are Load Game and Credits. When this launched in 2011, handheld Madden had already been shipping…

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PohnDip

Aug 2

Mass Effect — The Janky, Glorious First Draft of a Masterpiece

Some games you review. Some games you realize the whole genre has been quietly borrowing from for the better part of twenty years. Mass Effect is the second kind. Play it in 2026 and you can feel the DNA of a hundred later RPGs sitting right here in the original — the cinematic framing, the wheel…

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PohnDip

Jul 31

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds — Same Hyrule, Wide Open

For most of its life, Zelda has handed its world out one key at a time. Earn the bow, and the thing that needed the bow opens up. Find the hookshot, and the far ledge is suddenly yours. It's a proven formula — it built the franchise. A Link Between Worlds makes a bolder bet: throw the whole world…

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PohnDip

Jul 27

Dragon Age: Origins — The Console CRPG I Fell In Love With

The CRPG — computer RPG, classic RPG, whatever you want to call it — is a PC genre. Deep rules, party management, numbers under everything. We don't get many of them on console, and we got even fewer in 2009. Dragon Age: Origins is the one that got mass-marketed onto a controller, and it's the one…

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PohnDip

Jul 16

Elden Ring: A Beautiful World That Doesn't Want You In It

Let me get one thing out of the way up front: I heard the hype. Everyone has. Game of the Year, 30 million copies sold, the game that supposedly redefined the open world. I didn't read a single review, didn't watch a video, didn't talk to a soul about it — I wanted to walk into the Lands Between…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jul 1

Grid legends - A Simcade Identity Crisis on Four Wheels

GRID Legends on the Switch 2 wants to run with the big dogs, but it ends up chasing its own tail in the middle of the track. Look, it's genuinely impressive that Nintendo's new hardware can push visuals like this, and credit to Feral Interactive for cramming a ridiculous amount of PC-style…

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PohnDip

Jun 27

Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Commanding Perfection

Advance Wars: Dual Strike is the kind of game that will consume your life if you let it. Intelligent Systems took everything that made the GBA entries great and cranked it up with the DS's dual-screen capabilities, delivering one of the finest turn-based strategy experiences on any handheld.…

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PohnDip

Aug 15

Halo: Combat Evolved — The 25-Year-Old Original Its Own Remake Couldn't Beat

Twenty-five years ago, Bungie shipped the launch title that sold the Xbox and rewrote the rules for shooters on a controller. Two weeks ago, Microsoft shipped a $50 remake of it — and if you've read BigMoneyBirdDog's and nbunn63's takes on Campaign Evolved here on GamesWrite, you know how that's…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Aug 13

No More Room in Hell 2: Early Access Graduation Done Right — Mostly

Torn Banner Studios finally pulled the trigger on a full 1.0 launch for No More Room in Hell 2, dropping it simultaneously across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on August 11. And let me tell you — after watching countless Early Access titles rot in development purgatory or launch as half-baked messes…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Aug 8

Beast of Reincarnation Review — Game Freak Steps Outside the Poké-Ball, and It's Complicated

Game Freak has been trying to shake the "Pokémon factory" label for years, and with Beast of Reincarnation, they've made their most serious swing yet. Dropping August 4, 2026 on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S, this post-apocalyptic action RPG built around one player and one dog is a genuine departure…

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nbunn63

Aug 5

Beast of Reincarnation

A Breath of Fresh Air in a Stale Industry Let me be real with you: I'm tired. Tired of remakes. Tired of remasters. Tired of sequels and prequels that nobody asked for. Tired of watching mega corporations strip-mine beloved franchises and inject them with whatever agenda they're pushing this…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Aug 1

Halo: Campaign Evolved

A Beautiful Remake That Can't Outrun Its Studio's Failures Halo: Campaign Evolved launched on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and Steam — built from scratch in Unreal Engine 5. I'll give credit where it's due: it looks damn good. Unlike that trash Anniversary edition from years ago, this remake actually…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jul 29

Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo Switch 2)

Let me be real with y'all — I wanted to like Donkey Kong Bananza . I really did. DK is one of those franchises I grew up on, and when they announced a new 3D platformer for the Switch 2 launch, I was ready to get hyped. Then I played it. This ain't the Donkey Kong I remember. Let me take you back…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jul 23

Palworld – Pokémon With Guns And Zero Apologies

Let's cut the crap — Palworld had no business being as successful as it was, and that's exactly what makes it so damn entertaining. Pocketpair, a Japanese indie studio most people couldn't have named before 2024, looked at the most profitable franchise in human history and said "hold my beer." They…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jul 8

Sea of Thieves: A Beautiful Ocean With a Sinking Ship

Let me be real with you—I played the absolute shit out of Sea of Thieves. If you caught any of my YouTube videos back in the day, you saw me out there on the open water raising hell with the crew. This game grabbed me by the throat and didn't let go for a good long while. But like a lot of…

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PohnDip

Jun 29

Final Fantasy III: A Crystal Clear Classic Reborn

The original Final Fantasy III never made it to Western shores back in 1990, making the 2006 Nintendo DS remake the first time most of us got to experience this lost chapter of the franchise. Rebuilt from the ground up with full 3D visuals and a reimagined presentation, this isn't just a port —…

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BigMoneyBirdDog👑

Jun 26

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

A Decade of Waiting for a Game That Almost Gets It Right Let me be straight with you: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a damn good game that shoots itself in the foot every time it tries to be something it isn't. Retro Studios finally delivered after nearly a decade of developmental hell, reboots, and…

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