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PAX PAX Prime 2014 Written By: Ron N.

PAX Prime 2014: Tetropolis

September 1, 2014June 30, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Metroidvania, Nextgen Pants, OUYA, Pax, PC, Platformer, Puzzle, Tetropolis

“It’s a tetroidvania!” OK, so someone has crossed the falling block genre with the platformer’s metroidvania level design to create,

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(Summer) Games Done Quick 2014 is Now!

June 22, 2014 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments AGDQ, SGDQ, speedrunning

It’s that time of year again, when speedrunners across the continent gather to put on the greatest of videogame spectacles

Nintendo DS Reviews Written By: Ron N.

(Review) Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

June 16, 2014October 22, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Adventure, ARPG, DS, Konami, Nintendo, Order of Ecclesia

Gorgeous pixel art, gorgeous main character, gorgeous game. Order of Ecclesia is one of the last Symphony clones released before

Released Reviews Written By: Ron N.

Review: Chronology (2nd Opinion)

May 23, 2014 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Adventure, Chronology, Indie, Osao Games, PC, Platformer, Puzzle, STEAM

“A touching story about an old boy and his snail.” Chronology is one of those third-party games that goes overlooked

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Review: Dustforce

May 16, 2014 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Capcom, DustForce, Hitbox Team, PSN, STEAM, XBLA

Few videogames induce that Zen-like state of bliss and harmony in motion. This one doesn’t either. At first blush it

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(Review) Strider

March 16, 2014September 21, 2017 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Capcom, Double Helix Games, Hiryu, Metroidvania, Platformer, Strider

Strider is an interesting series in that none of its games are quite like each other. Even the main character,

Thoughts Written By: Ron N.

The Most Tedious Sound In Videogames

February 18, 2014March 3, 2014 Ron Newcomb 1 Comment Breath of Fire, Final Fantasy VII, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, PlayStation 2, The Legend of Dragoon

Few things in videogameland irk me more than interface issues. When the original PlayStation announced its new “Dual Shock” controller,

Released Reviews Written By: Ron N.

Review: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

January 26, 2014January 26, 2014 Ron Newcomb 3 Comments A Link Between Worlds, Adventure, ALBW, Graffiti Link, Link, Nintendo, Zelda, Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

It’s a secret to everybody: A Link Between Worlds is a better game if you’ve never played A Link To The

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Review: Mark of the Ninja

January 11, 2014March 15, 2014 Ron Newcomb 2 Comments Indie, Klei Entertainment, Mark of the Ninja, Microsoft Studios, Stealth

I don’t always play 2D stealth games, but when I do, I play Mark of the Ninja. Aside from the

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 is This Week!

January 5, 2014June 21, 2014 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments speedrunning, VGDQ

Starting Sunday, January 5th, and lasting throughout the week the speedrunning site SpeedDemosArchive.com will host one of its biannual charity

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Review: Mega Man 9

December 28, 2013March 15, 2014 Ron Newcomb 0 Comments Capcom, Inti Creates, Mega Man, Mega Man 9, PSN, WiiWare, XBLA

Mega Man 9 has been on my backlog since it came out a few years ago. I completed the original

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