Tag: video-games
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Report Card for the Summer Showcases
Pardon our radio silence for the last couple of weeks, but we at NerdCrash were pretty busy reviewing all of the Summer Showcases, not to mention vacations and other writing projects. With that said, the pair of us are ready to deliver our thoughts on the multiple announcements and trailers of the games that will…
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Moonlight Pulse Review
Last year, we published a pair of articles reviewing the indie game demos we played at PAX East, and I singled out a small title, Moonlight Pulse, as the demo that had me most excited. The game released on Steam this past week, and I was happy to finally play through the full thing. Moonlight…
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Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty Review
Everyone loves a comeback story, and the gaming industry is full of them. Take No Man’s Sky for example; an absolute trainwreck at launch, but over time the game rebuilt its player base and is now a hit with numerous updates that are well received, virtually changing the nature of the game. I am happy…
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Sonic Series Retrospective Part 10: The Cycle Repeats
Coming off the nostalgic high that was Generations, things were looking bright for the franchise’s future. They had not only gotten down exactly what 3D Sonic should be in the previous game, but also proven that they had a good template in case they ever wanted to work in 2D again. They’d also largely shaved…
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Helldivers 2 Review
2024 isn’t off to a great start where the gaming industry is concerned. The mass layoffs from the previous year are not slowing down, but ramping up, controversies are arising from the Culture War via Gamer Gate 2, and corporate bullshit in the form of live service games releasing dead on arrival continues. Looking at…
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Sweet Baby Inc and the Culture War in Gaming
One would think that the Culture War is impacting only Hollywood, but unfortunately that isn’t the case. The gaming industry has been rocked recently due to agendas in recent games becoming public, and though there are many actors behind the scenes causing the pandemonium, one company in particular is getting all of the attention: Sweet…
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2-For-1! Spiritual Successors and a 30XX Review
Growing up, one of my favorite games was Megaman X4. I would eventually play through the entire Megaman X Collection simply because I loved that game and wanted more. The main series was good, sure, but it didn’t quite offer that fast-paced action high that I was getting from the X titles. Despite Megaman 11’s…
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Tristan’s Best of 2023 Awards
It is now officially 2024, first of all happy New Year and thank you for supporting Nick and I in our nerdy venture of this blog. We have officially reached our one-year anniversary of NerdCrash and we thank you for sticking with us. To celebrate the new year I want to have a list of…
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Sonic Retrospective, Part 9: Twenty Year Legacy
Following the more positive reception to Sonic Colors, things were looking up for the franchise; all Sega had to do was produce a worthy follow-up. With the series’ 20th anniversary approaching, they wanted to do something special, something that wouldn’t produce the disastrous results of their 15th anniversary title. So, come 2011, the fans grew…
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The Costs of the Successful Year in Gaming
The Game Awards have come and gone and we are days away from 2024; what a year it has been for video games. Baldur’s Gate 3 rightfully won the Game of the Year, its industry shaking mentality and breath of content won the hearts of all gamers as the game of the generation. The other…
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