Patrick Shields

I love the outdoors as well as the indoors, and when I'm not gaming, writing, or being musical, you can find me outside, climbing trees and getting lost off the road less traveled. It is a known fact that I've been blessed with the greatest kids in the world and an incredible wife who is an awesome nurse and my superhero. I've played games on nearly every system ever made and regularly go back to the classic games that helped raise this fine fellow. When asked which system or computer I prefer, there's only one answer: yes.
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Absolum : Threads of Fate Update
04
Mar
By Patrick Shields
Latest News

Absolum : Threads of Fate Update

Absolum was my personal game of the year for last year, which is saying something considering the elite company it had. So, how do you perfect perfection? You add more options and make the game more of what made it so amazing, of course! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0hhAoz0wLA Absolum has a slew of…
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Review : Absolum : Absolutely Peak
09
Oct
By Patrick Shields
Latest News, Reviews

Review : Absolum : Absolutely Peak

Sometimes, you just know. From the first moments of the main title screen, I had a feeling about Absolum, and that hunch was quickly confirmed. I already knew there were things that Absolum had going for it, such as being published by DotEmu, who has a hit this year in…
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Preview : Absolum
09
Jun
By Patrick Shields
Latest News, Summer Game Fest Coverage

Preview : Absolum

Rogue-lites are all the rage right now. You know what else is a hot tamale? Pretty much everything Dotemu is involved in fits that bill. The publishers behind molten hot classics like Streets of Rage 4 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge gave free reign to Guard Crush Games…
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Review : Tekken 8 : The People’s Champ
29
Jan
By Patrick Shields
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Review : Tekken 8 : The People’s Champ

The original Tekken, published and developed by NAMCO, released in a video game era much different than our current one. 3D gaming and polygon models were all the rage, and innovation and creativity were encouraged. While the fighting game genre already made the 3D and polygonal transition with Virtua Fighter,…
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TMNT Shredder’s Revenge : Dimension Shellshock
05
Sep
By Patrick Shields
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TMNT Shredder’s Revenge : Dimension Shellshock

When Tribute Games delivered the finest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game ever made in June of last year, called Shredder's Revenge, Turtles fans everywhere couldn't get enough of it (let alone fans of action games in general). Even with DotEmu as the publisher, who themselves released perhaps the finest beat…
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Guilty Gear -Strive- Season 3 Is Here!
24
Aug
By Patrick Shields
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Guilty Gear -Strive- Season 3 Is Here!

Guilty Gear -Strive- has taken the fighting game world by storm, enthralling us with engaging gameplay depth, popping art design, intricate battle systems, and its ever-expanding story. On August 24th, 2023, Arc System Works celebrates the official release of Season 3. Not only does the purchase of Season 3 (at…
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