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The last guardian

 How i played The last Guardian Ahh. The last Guardian. For a game i anticipated and eagerly awaited back in 2016 as it was made by the creators of Shadow of Colossus: A game where you chase down giants to kill them... for reasons.  As we can see, i rushed over 5 years to complete this one that I finished it last week.  A pithy tale of the object of the game is as follows; A young boy finds himself waking up in a cave with a giant beast, Earns beasts trust, aims to figure out what is going on but mainly just wants to get home. Boy and beast enlist eachother as companions in order to achieve this goal. Simple concept really. I must say i've not played a game quite like this, other than IKO; a game released in 2005 by the same developers. Even so This game really has a unique style, one which isn't typically comparable to general triple A games. For instance, Most games begin with a simple training room wherein you are told the basics of controls and also shown a bit about ...

Shenmue 3

 How i play: Shenmue 3 Shenmue 3. What a game to introduce my new habit to the world. Most people have had their say about this game.. (that's probably a statement that's true of all the games I intend to write about. But this game is peculiar because its not hugely contentious in the world. We all agree that its dated, Slightly shocking and likely a franchise killer. Having said that... How did I play it? To start, it was with great anticipation and surprise. I am the kind of person who wont pay to be the first to play something... I will keep my eye on a game and if enough time as passed, i keep my ears plugged as so i can enjoy it based on my own reactions. It was difficult to do with this game, though, probably due to the level of anticipation felt by each fan of Shenume and Shenmue 2. That said, i still managed to ignore why people found Shenmue 3 so irritating. Shenmue 3 actually had me laughing over the starting line with the dialogue between the two protagonists, Shenhu...