Jordan’s Top 10 Games of 2016
by Jordan ElekLast year gave me two of my favorite games of all time. How does 2016 stack up to that?
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“Skatebird” Review
Brandon’s Top 10 Games of 2016
by Brandon PerkinsThe year 2016 managed to produce some serious surprises. For one thing, we managed to get not one, but TWO long awaited major titles (Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian) on the shelves after long delays and troubled development. Not…
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Christian’s Top 5 Games of 2016
by Christian ParaguyaAs 2016 comes to a close, I hope that you had an overall amazing year as we kick off SmashPad’s Best of 2016. There were a lot of hits and a lot of duds. We got past franchises making their way…
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“NES Classic Edition” Review
by Danreb VictorioOne of the reasons why this review is late is because we weren’t able to get one, and apparently, neither did anybody else. But now that we do have one, we’ll let you know whether it’s worth it.
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“The Last Guardian” Review
After almost a decade in development, with several false starts and cancellations, the third title by video game auteur (and former Team Ico head) Fumito Ueda has finally made its way to store shelves. Ueda’s two previous titles are a…
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“The Walking Dead – A New Frontier, Episodes 1 & 2: Ties That Bind” Review
While many regard Telltale as perhaps the best developer and publisher of narrative-driven games that push the “choose your own adventure” model, it’s no secret that their handling of Skybound’s graphic novel, The Walking Dead, is what really drove them…
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“Super Mario Run” Review
After months of hype on the App Store and other places throughout the internet, Super Mario Run is finally available for download on iOS. The game itself is more than just your standard infinite runner, but did Nintendo do enough…
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“The Witness” Review
The Witness is challenging, satisfying, and captivating on a level beyond most of its peers. It leaves an impression that won’t soon go away.
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“Titanfall 2” Review
by Alex QuevedoNormally, you can’t go wrong with giant robots fighting each other. They’re giant robots! So when Respawn Entertainment dropped Titanfall on us in 2014, we were pretty impressed. But there was just a little something missing. Well, if you consider a…
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“Monster Hunter Generations” Review
Despite borrowing significant content from previous games in the franchise, Monster Hunter Generations is faster, flashier, and more satisfying than ever. If you weren’t into Monster Hunter before, however, Generations won’t do much to win you over.
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“Batman: The Telltale Series, Episode 5 – City of Light” Review
Just in time to wrap up 2016, Telltale has released the finale to their solid Batman series: City of Light. To the Batmobile! What’s It About? City of Light picks up immediately where Guardian of Gotham left off, so it…
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“Watch Dogs 2” Review
In trying to come up with a blanket statement about how Watch Dogs 2 differentiates itself from 2014’s Watch Dogs, I couldn’t think of anything simpler than this: San Francisco is not Chicago. Facts! Now let’s talk about the games.
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