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Bejeweled 3

2015-06-13

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(on Wikipedia)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/78000
https://web.archive.org/web/20111219180354/popcap.com/games/bejeweled3/online

A Connect Four-like game, with some goofyness akin to the various Tetris remakes.

Boring as sin. The free flash game from a decade ago is the exact same thing.

https://en.gameslol.net/bejeweled-3-68.html

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Heroes of the Storm

2015-06-02

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(on Wikipedia)
https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/

Like all the other "safe" games Blizzard has been creating lately, Heroes of the Storm is an accessible MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game. Pretty, plays well, and reasonably fun.

I play a bunch of it, and like it. I don't PvP. The versus AI started out being really boring but improved a lot over time.

aka HOTS

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Entertainment > Games > Borderlands - (2009 game) >

(on Wikipedia)
https://web.archive.org/web/20150929062031/http://www.borderlands2.com:80/

I have nothing but positive things to say about this game. Except for the negative things.

I haven't done a proper review, and might bother some time later.

Preceded by Borderlands - (2009 game)
Followed by Borderlands - The Pre-Sequel

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Gauntlet - (2014 game)

2015-01-08

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(on Wikipedia)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/258970/Gauntlet_Slayer_Edition/

A top-down hack-and-slash game based on the Gauntlet franchise but with different controls, abilities and general gameplay.

This seemed like a good idea at the time, but turned out to be a pretty shitty experience. Not recommended.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.dcuniverseonline.com/home
https://store.steampowered.com/app/24200/

All the Earth is in peril, but everyday people have been given super powers.. except half of them become villains, for some reason.

The interface and controls weren't pleasant for me. Probably the biggest nuisance was not having set a colour scheme on my chest because I made myself bare-chested.

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Firefall - (2014 game)

2014-10-24

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(on Wikipedia)
https://steamcommunity.com/app/227700/ ^[ 1 ] was store.steampowered.com/app/227700/
https://web.archive.org/web/20141225115423/http://www.firefallthegame.com/

Aliens destroy the world, and survivors band together to fight back using power armour.

A fantastic game, the likes of which I have never seen.

Unfortunately, it was abandoned.

(forum announcement)
official closure
Firefall's spiritual successor is Ember

Footnotes[+]

^ 1	was store.steampowered.com/app/227700/

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Entertainment > Games >

(on Wikipedia)
https://diablo3.blizzard.com/en-us/ ^[ 1 ] was https://us.diablo3.com/en/ ^[ 2 ] was https://www.blizzard.com/en-us/games/d3/
https://diablo3.blizzard.com/en-us/ ^[ 3 ] was https://us.diablo3.com/en/

A fixed-angle-view roguelike.

My general conclusion is that it's a good game, but doesn't have enough variety of abilities.

Path of Exile - (2013 game) is better in terms of difficulty, complexity and player-immersion. In fact, Diablo 3 has been copying features straight from Path of Exile. Doing things badly, but, still, obviously copying.