Arthur Gies

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Arthur Gies·Dec 5, 2016

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Dead Rising 4 isn't always smart, but it's rarely boring

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Arthur Gies·Nov 16, 2016

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Dishonored's 'whalepunk' world remains stunning

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Arthur Gies·Oct 24, 2016

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Titanfall 2 has the basics down, but loses much of the focus

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Arthur Gies·Oct 17, 2016

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Battlefield 1 succeeds far beyond expectations

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Arthur Gies·Oct 6, 2016

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Gears of War 4 is a remarkably complete package.

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Arthur Gies·Sep 12, 2016

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A boring collect-a-thon and empty open world drag down Recore's strong fundamentals

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Arthur Gies·Aug 19, 2016

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Mankind Divided's cybernetic playground feels fresh, even if it doesn't go as far as expected

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Arthur Gies·Jul 25, 2016

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Headlander isn't Double Fine's funniest game, but it's one of its most consistently fun

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Arthur Gies·Jul 8, 2016

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At around six hours long, Song of the Deep doesn't have enough time to become a disaster, and there are redeeming aspects of it. The character, the voiceover, the presentation are all a change of pace from the video game status quo, and the sense of discovery the first half offers is welcome. But it's hard to shake the feeling of a game with potential that never quite figures out how to deliver on it.

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Arthur Gies·Jun 6, 2016

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Mirror's Edge Catalyst is a flawed, but often great breath of something different and exciting in an open-world landscape full of the same old thing.

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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.