Luke Plunkett

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Luke Plunkett·Jun 26, 2023

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The robotic puzzler makes repeated failure an absolute delight

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Luke Plunkett·Apr 20, 2023

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Can you believe this game came out in 2016? I certainly can

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Luke Plunkett·Mar 27, 2023

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A city-builder with no roads, taxes or industrial zones

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Luke Plunkett·Feb 20, 2023

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Same classic RTS action, new and improved location

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Luke Plunkett·Oct 24, 2022

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Paradox's latest lets you rewrite history by building farms and setting taxes

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Luke Plunkett·Sep 19, 2022

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This game, and series, has nothing but contempt for you

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Luke Plunkett·Feb 14, 2022

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Creative Assembly's six-year Warhammer saga continues

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Luke Plunkett·Dec 8, 2020

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After an exhausting run of seven main games, some spinoffs and the sandwiched-but-excellent Judgment, the Yakuza series entered a new era in 2020 with the

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Luke Plunkett·Sep 10, 2020

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When I sit down with 2K’s new basketball game every year, I normally only take the time to review its MyCareer mode, since that’s the part I’m most

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Luke Plunkett·Aug 31, 2020

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Crusader Kings III is a game that takes in 600 years of human history, from the 9th century through to the 15th, with all the geopolitical conflict,

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Luke Plunkett·Mar 19, 2020

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This sequel does enough to justify standing on its own merits, though, finding a cozy spot between its rival’s offerings. I’m normally always playing a game like this in my spare time, and I’m confident that this is the one I’ll be playing a lot more of through 2020.

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Luke Plunkett·Nov 5, 2019

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This is one of gaming’s great sandboxes (provided you can tame its expanse), and if you thought it was satisfying linking some theme park rides together, wait until you do the same thing only for baby pandas.

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Luke Plunkett·Sep 17, 2019

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And yet year after year 2K, despite intense fan protest online, turn the dial up and try to squeeze everyone just a little bit more. Clearly there are millions of fans who either don’t care, or are at least willing to suffer through it all, and it’s for these players that 2K is happy to continue building their entire game around the central conceits of microtransactions and advertising.

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Luke Plunkett·May 28, 2019

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Ever since Rome 2's disappointing release back in 2013, it feels like the Total War series has been lost and in search of something. From Attila and

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Luke Plunkett·Apr 25, 2019

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I’ve been wondering for years what a Paradox grand strategy game would look like if it was designed for regular humans, and in Imperator: Rome I have my