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James Stephanie Sterling
Dec 31, 2017
The MEDIOCRE Awards 2017
We’ve given our awards for this year’s best games, and tomorrow we shall trawl through the trenches to find 2017’s shittiest offerings,...
James Stephanie Sterling
Nov 17, 2017
Metabombed: Star Wars Battlefront II Is ‘The Epitome Of Years Of Corporate Greed’
Like a Star Wars Holiday Special, Battlefront II has left us all confused and feeling exploited. The backlash was so huge, EA had to...
James Stephanie Sterling
Nov 1, 2017
Detroit’s Domestic Abuse Trailer Is A Hackneyed Farce
A new trailer for Quantic Dream’s Detroit: Become Human landed recently as part of Paris Games Week and it’s caused quite a kerfuffle....
James Stephanie Sterling
Oct 20, 2017
Metabombed: Shadow Of War ‘Should Be Quarantined And Destroyed’
Don’t even pretend you didn’t see this coming a mile away. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War has become more famous for its boundary-pushing...
James Stephanie Sterling
Oct 11, 2017
Changing Criticism, Or Fuck Game Reviews
So let’s just cut to the chase – I’m over game reviews. I continued writing game reviews after I declared Jimdependence because of my...
James Stephanie Sterling
Sep 23, 2017
Metabombed: NBA 2K18 Is ‘The Definition Of Pay To Win’
In case you haven’t heard, NBA 2K18 is a mess of microtransactions, having adopted a full-on freemium economy in a $60 game. This isn’t...
Laura Kate Dale
Sep 19, 2017
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Review – Infinitely Cinematic
The Marvel Cinematic Universe dictates the very finite nature of Infinite. Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Format: PC, PS4...
James Stephanie Sterling
Sep 16, 2017
Metabombed: Destiny 2 Is ‘A Lie In A $60 Box’
As both a professional hater of the corporate machine and a videogame critic, one must walk a fine line between providing information on...
James Stephanie Sterling
Jul 15, 2017
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Review – Vicarious Revisions
It is the law that you must refer to the titular hero of Crash Bandicoot as a marsupial every time you talk about him. I don’t know how...
James Stephanie Sterling
Jul 14, 2017
Metabombed: Mass Effect: Andromeda Is ‘Unbelievably Sad’
The review teardown of Mass Effect: Andromeda was something of a slow burn – while we can normally post a Metabomb article within a day...
James Stephanie Sterling
Jun 16, 2017
Perception Review – Alone In The Dark
A game with a blind protagonist that’s all about the visuals. Developer: The Deep End Games Publisher: Feardemic Format: PC, PS4...
Laura Kate Dale
Jun 9, 2017
Arms Review – Arm’s Length
Arms is a really strange game to try and write about because its disparate parts vary so wildly in quality. It has the core of an...
James Stephanie Sterling
Jun 7, 2017
Lock’s Quest Review – Lock It Up
Usually when a game is remastered or ported, I “remaster” my review of the original game. Lock’s Quest was one of my favorite portable...
Laura Kate Dale
Jun 2, 2017
Tekken 7 Review – The Path Most Tekken
Tekken 7 is very much the same as every Tekken game that came before it. That’s not an inherently bad thing, but it does feel like the...
James Stephanie Sterling
Jun 2, 2017
RiME Review – Level Headed
A good game that could have been a veritable great one. Developer: Tequila Works Publisher: Tequila Works Format: Nintendo Switch (TBD),...
James Stephanie Sterling
May 30, 2017
The Jimquisition Reposition
When The Jimquisition first started, it was just me, a microphone, and a plain white background. I’d toss in a little picture-in-picture...
Laura Kate Dale
May 19, 2017
Injustice 2 Review – If Only The Movies Were This Good
A great game with some financial caveats. Developer: NetherRealm Studios Publisher: Warner Bros. Format: PS4 (reviewed), Xbox One...
James Stephanie Sterling
May 16, 2017
Prey Review – Neuromoderate
Developer: Arkane Studios Publisher: Bethesda Format: PC, PS4 (reviewed), Xbox One Released: May 5, 2017 Copy purchased Prey is almost...
Conrad Zimmerman
May 12, 2017
Flinthook Review – Hooked on Pirates
There is something to be said for the onslaught of Roguelike titles that continues unabated. While there is certainly a fair bit of dross...
James Stephanie Sterling
May 3, 2017
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Review – Shell On Earth
Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Format: Nintendo Switch Released: April 28, 2017 Copy purchased I regret not spending enough time...
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