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    The Problem with Freemium Games

    This is exactly the same as the problem with DLC and micro-transactions, though, isn't it? Sure, you don't strictly *need* those Commanders for CoH2 if you're good enough, you don't need the extra ammo and extra items and single-use stuff that micro-transactions typically buy you. You can enjoy...
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    Pondering Adventure Games and Gameplay in Modern Gaming

    "...by accurately picking the right option from multiple choice dialogues that shows you have correctly interpreted their behaviour or examined something in another room." That idea occurred to me, too, but I dismissed it before I reached your last paragraph - surely it would make for very...
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    The Annoying Tendency To Mix Styles of Play In A Single Game

    I completely agree with Yahtzee on this one. I really did not enjoy the not-Thief game that was released last year and one of those reasons was the conflicting ways to play it. Garret, I thought, would always do things one way, only. Killing people was a last resort for the weak - those not...
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    Why You Should Be a Bit Disappointed With Ori and the Blind Forest

    Thank you, Yahtzee, for the warning! I am really disappointed to read about the ending. I had very high hopes for this game. Personally, resurrection-and-reversal endings like this make me furious. They do not merely leave me indifferent. Any author that writes an emotionally taxing story has...