Claire Jackson

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Claire Jackson·Jun 24, 2024

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The first paid DLC for Bethesda's big space RPG is overpriced, paltry, and emphasizes the game's lifelessness

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Claire Jackson·Jun 17, 2024

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The Chinese Room's latest horror game begs you to consider what’s worth running from in life

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Claire Jackson·May 21, 2024

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A spellbinding meditation on anguish and compassion, Hellblade II delivers one of the most gripping interactive and sensory experiences of 2024

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Claire Jackson·May 10, 2024

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VR Missions may lack the narrative heart of what many love about Metal Gear, but in its sheer volume and insistence on segmenting and delivering a near endless supply of challenges, it proves to be a fascinating and worthwhile pursuit that helps you develop remarkable levels of mastery over its systems and pushes the series’ stealth gameplay to places it doesn’t go anywhere else.

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Claire Jackson·Feb 22, 2024

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Rebirth ’s density can feel excessive, but it offers a powerful reunion with a beloved world and cast of characters

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Claire Jackson·Sep 28, 2023

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A jack of all trades and master of none, Starfield’s abundance is flattened by clunky design and a poverty of choice

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Claire Jackson·Jan 30, 2023

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Forspoken tells a great story, but suffers the technical jank of an iffy PS3 game

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Claire Jackson·Dec 20, 2022

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Despite its room for growth, I can’t recall the last time I was genuinely this excited to sit down for multiple rounds of a first-person shooter. As an endless story generator that spins up scenarios of randomized action and survival, few multiplayer games have come close to capturing my time and attention as thoroughly as Warzone 2.0’s DMZ has.

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Claire Jackson·Dec 13, 2022

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Sadly, the end result of Crisis Core is an overcomplication of the story established in Final Fantasy VII, filled with various details that just amount to more history lessons and homework to be able to make sense of everything. Its undying antagonists and plot points that refuse to be resolved (Genesis’ fate is uncertain in the end) weaken the role of death. When we consider that so much of what made Final Fantasy VII impactful was the irreversible death of an important character, it’s hard to walk away from Crisis Core with the impression that anything is meaningful or at risk of loss in this world.