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The Gamesmen, Episode 90- Knee-deep In…

Join Lyfeliek, Rabid Scotsman and Hardlydan for game talk and fun! This time, The Gamesmen discuss family reunions, give you the best of RPG 2012 and wrap it all up by thanking our donors! Games/topics covered are Dark Souls, Borderlands 2, Forza Horizon, Arc Rise Fantasia and others!

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jsslifelike4202d ago

Is that energy drink for real?

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5 Amazing Side Quests In Games That You Need To Experience

While gamers usually take notice of the mainline missions, these 5 side quests deserve more widespread attention for how entertaining they are.

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Dark Souls: Archthrones Reaffirms Modding Is The Best Thing To Happen To Games

"Dark Souls: Archthrones is like playing a brand new FromSoftware game, and that speaks volumes about just how much good modding can do," says Hanzala from eXputer.

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The prevalence of parrying: Why is it so popular?

Parrying has been creeping into more games, with almost every high-profile title of the last few years featuring it in some way.  Why?

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phoenixwing34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

i understand the authors frustration i'm not the best at parrying in games. not that i can't complete a game that requires it but it is a definite harder thing for me than other kinds of techniques in games. which might be the main reason it's so heavily added in games nowadays. want to make your game challenging without having to do a lot of work? just add a parry boss. (what i mean by parry boss is a boss you have to beat by parrying such that their attacks will kill you otherwise)

Dudeson33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

I always think it's fine as long as such games also have the roll/dodge panic button. But I understand the will to parry, it seems so cinematic in a fight when you pull it off.