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Shovel Knight may be retro, but it’s forward-thinking
The lures and limits of nostalgia.
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Forget plight in Machi Koro
In a world free of debt and disaster, how well can you build a town?
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On fighting wisely in Dragon Quest VIII
Ritual sacrifice.
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Lifeless Planet starts strong, but quickly runs out of oxygen
The year’s most accurate game title.
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Wolfenstein Can’t Be Killed
“They put a Nazi on the moon? F*ck you, moon.”
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Pushmo World offers great puzzling, but the Wii U deserves more
A legacy of missed potential?
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Murdered: Soul Suspect is a digital page-turner
Dead on arrival, in its adorable way.
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Glitchhikers is a weird ride to parts unknown
On the road with a new type of driving game.
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Futility, thy name is Tomodachi Life
A game that plays the player, but for what?
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The mysterious Monochroma takes place in gray areas
What happened to everyone? Who are you?
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The Wolf Among Us staggers toward its climax in Episode 4
Contains the phrase “philanthropomorphy”
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Always Sometimes Monsters combines Atlas Shrugged with Hotline Miami
The results, they are mixed.