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Hero Academy Review

By Guest Critic on November 28, 2012 - 7:37am.

Battling Epically Slowly

Hero Academy Screenshot

HIGH Taking out an enemy's crystal in a single turn.

LOW Waiting for an opponent to submit their turn.

WTF Still waiting… two months later.

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Darksiders II Review

By GC Staff on November 28, 2012 - 7:09am.

Paint by Numbers

Darksiders II: Argul's Tomb Screenshot

HIGH Nailing the perfect sequence of scythe combos and dodges during a fight.

LOW Having my reaper form cancelled out by a boss cut-scene.

WTF This game literally put me to sleep in the early hours.

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim—Hearthfire Review

By John Vanderhoef on November 18, 2012 - 4:28pm.

Home is Where the Hearth is… Right?

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim—Hearthfire Screenshot

HIGH Hiring a steward to handle the busywork.

LOW Needing a steward to handle the busywork.

WTF The steward I hired refusing to stay on the estate!

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Ragnarok Odyssey Review

By Brad Gallaway on November 18, 2012 - 4:17pm.

Often Imitated, Never Duplicated

Ragnarok Odyssey Screenshot

HIGH Starts off very Monster Hunter-ish.

LOW Quickly succumbs to shallow design and tedium.

WTF Who thought locking the player in ambush killboxes was good design?

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Dishonored Second Opinion

By Sparky Clarkson on November 18, 2012 - 3:07pm.

Consider the Leviathan

Dishonored Screenshot

HIGH Ghosting Dunwall Tower in under fifteen minutes.

LOW The interminable 7th level.

WTF Sending a woman off to a life of imprisonment and rape is the positive, "low chaos" option?

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Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise Review

By Kristin Renee Taylor on November 16, 2012 - 1:51pm.

When Easy is Too Hard

Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise Screenshot

HIGH Finally beating the game after a solid hour of continuous failure.

LOW Unavoidable special attacks.

WTF The last boss comes out of nowhere, plot-wise.

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on November 16, 2012 - 1:11pm.

Attack of the Sidewalk-Surfing Cube Gleamers!

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Screenshot

HIGH Winning a four-player game of graffiti by a single "tag."

LOW All these years later, I still suck at the nearly-impossible Downhill Jam.

WTF They didn't just preserve "hobo-bothering" as an objective, they added more of it?!

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Dokuro Review

By Brad Gallaway on November 12, 2012 - 10:03pm.

The Best Escort Mission that Ever was

Dokuro Screenshot

HIGH Completing the game without skipping any levels.

LOW The stages in area15 can be soul-crushingly difficult.

WTF why is using the water power so finicky?

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Ravaged Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on November 12, 2012 - 9:28pm.

Falling Short of Inspiration

Ravaged Screenshot

HIGH The impact of a perfectly-aimed tank round on a punk riding a trike.

LOW Getting stuck in the level geometry three times per game.

WTF No team deathmatch? In an FPS?!

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Borderlands 2 Review

By Brandon Bales on November 9, 2012 - 3:51pm.

Numbers Game

Borderlands 2 Screenshot

HIGH Mopping up a roomful of baddies with a buddy in short order makes you giddy.

LOW My low level runthrough gave me +5 Gray Hairs.

WTF Me: "Did we just murder the Ninja Turtles?"

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