Aaron Daniels

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Aaron Daniels is a history graduate from Cardiff who beat Spyro the Dragon before most kids could even hold a controller and haven't really moved on since. If Nintendo told him to jump off a cliff he probably would, the amount of GameCube games and especially Amiibo he owns is more than a little worrying really, and he’s slightly uncomfortable writing this in the third person.

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The Problem with Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I’m gonna start this article with a preface. And I’m also gonna preface that preface with this preface because it needs to be said and also because you need to check your Semantic Satiation privilege. You lot need to chill.…

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Pac-Man Championship Edition 2+ Review

First of all, ow. Ow ow ow ow ow. Bandai-Namco, if you’re reading this (and I’m sure you are), please turn down the HD rumble on the Nintendo Switch – never has it felt so much like a game was…

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Shu: Shu-ty and the Beast Review

This week on “indie games are called the darndest things;” telling everyone I’m reviewing Shu and then having to explain I’ve not undergone a sudden lifestyle change to become a fashion critic without sounding too exasperated. Shu is, of course,…

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Heart & Slash Review – Nintendo Switch

Heart & Slash. Heart. And, Slash. Ostensibly a play on the title of the genre, “Hack and Slash,” but equally two words that haven’t gone together since that one crazy night out with Guns ‘n’ Roses. Not just “Heart &…

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Boom Box Blue Review

Man, I miss Newgrounds. Or rather, I miss Newgrounds having notable game designers / animators on it rather than just being a sort-of shell of its former self where nothing happens. I bring it up because Boom Box Blue! (Exclamation…

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Fjong Review

Fjong’s steam page, in charmingly sincere and only slightly broken English, in many ways presents more questions than it answers. We’re told that the Fjong (presumably the strange bird-whale hybrid creature we’re playing as) desire to fly, but are too…

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