Arthur Gies

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Arthur Gies·Apr 1, 2016

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Quantum Break is a surprising success

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Arthur Gies·Mar 16, 2016

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The Division's MMO aspirations get in the way of its shooter fundamentals

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Arthur Gies·Mar 10, 2016

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Taken for what it is, and what it’s doing, Hitman is still pretty great, and it’s still offering something that no one else has done and still aren’t doing. And in establishing a strong, episodic offering for the series, Io has built a foundation to carry the Hitman series forward much sooner than they ever have before.

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Arthur Gies·Feb 23, 2016

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Street Fighter V is the skeleton of a great fighting game

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Arthur Gies·Feb 18, 2016

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If Garden Warfare was an attempt to make a multiplayer only shooter that just about anyone could enjoy, Garden Warfare 2 takes that a step farther by removing the original's budget-priced compromises. Making the original Popcap concept into a shooter isn't novel anymore, and I hope that the developers pay attention to the game's potential balance challenges over time to make sure that "asymmetric" doesn't become "lopsided." But Garden Warfare 2 stands strong on its own, and with friends.

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Arthur Gies·Feb 8, 2016

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Frustration tangles up Unravel's better ideas

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Arthur Gies·Nov 9, 2015

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Fallout 4 brings great gameplay to match its world and ambiance

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Arthur Gies·Nov 6, 2015

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Black Ops 3 doesn't meaningfully move the series forward

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Arthur Gies·Oct 26, 2015

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Halo 5 offers some of the best multiplayer the series has ever seen

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Arthur Gies·Sep 8, 2015

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With the loss of some of its personality, Forza Motorsport 6 sometimes feels like a little less than the sum of many much improved parts, and there are certain quality-of-life changes that feel increasingly overdue. But these are only distractions, bumps in the road that make Forza feel "just" great when looked at from a distance.

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Arthur Gies·Aug 24, 2015

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Ultimate is the best possible demonstration of Gears of War's classic shooter bonafides

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Arthur Gies·May 12, 2015

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The Witcher 3 is a great game — with some major qualifications

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Arthur Gies·Apr 12, 2015

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Titan Souls finds its best moments when its willing to spare the rod

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Arthur Gies·Mar 16, 2015

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In areas where Battlefield has always excelled and pushed forward, Hardline presents experiments, rather than refinements or fixes. The result is multiplayer that feels very familiar, very quickly. But its campaign, while feeling not completely sure about what it wants to be, is more interesting and certainly all-around better than the last few years' worth of Battlefield games.

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Arthur Gies·Mar 9, 2015

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Ori and the Blind Forest is a rare realization of fantastic design and production values in a space where I wasn't expecting to find it, displaying a spectacular level of confidence in what it is and what it does.