Steve Esposito

24

May

By Steve Esposito

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Review : Cassette Beasts : All Bangers, No Skips

It is only natural to become inspired by the games that we grew up on, which is why we see a lot of familiar mechanics and styles within the indie game space. While we all clamor for a new Metroid, there is a handful of games that give you the…

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23

May

By Steve Esposito

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Tears of my Failure

            Before we dive into the subject matter, I just want to say that this is for educational purposes, and we don’t openly condone the act of pirating content from Nintendo or other companies. If there is one thing you need to know about me is how much I love…

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09

May

By Steve Esposito

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Review : Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E : The One Book to Rule Them All

Lord of the Rings is the adventure that every gamer wants to experience. A broad adventure traversing the most dangerous territories as the shadow of Mordor looms overhead, it is the epitome of thrilling adventure with harrowing results if the heroes fail. Tolkien’s universe set the groundwork for many journeys…

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27

Apr

By Steve Esposito

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Horizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores Expansion is Mechanical Perfection

I always found it a bit difficult to review Downloadable Content (DLC) because it means that people need to have some ties to the core experience of a game before they care about what the DLC offers. I’m fully aware that I am not going to sell you on buying…

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20

Mar

By Steve Esposito

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Heed the Warning : The Blockchain Games are Coming

I thought we turned a corner on this towards the tail-end of the pandemic. Years ago, when the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) craze hit, the immediate and almost universal backlash occurred once we realized exactly what the gambit truly was. That didn’t keep companies from viewing the potential of this concept,…

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13

Mar

By Steve Esposito

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Preview : Wayfinder : Carving a Path

Everyone has an idea of the perfect game on their mind; something that encapsulates everything they’d ever want.  Wayfinder, the upcoming action-RPG MMO from Airship Syndicate and Digital Extremes that's currently in closed beta, seems to be that game to me. Wayfinder manages to embrace multiple genres, mixing them into…

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26

Jan

By Steve Esposito

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Review : Power Chord : Mind over Metal

You can find Seasoned Gaming’s review policy here I am not typically a fan of rogue-like titles. You need to have this tactical mind to overcome challenges, and I am simply not that smart. I lack the intellect needed to win at board games like Scythe and Risk, but I…

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18

Jan

By Steve Esposito

Articles

Dreams of a $1,000 Console

While the rumor mill stirs with so many different reports stating that the next console generation is on the cusp of release, I became immediately interested. Especially since last week Windows Central’s Jez Cordon presented the question, would you buy a powerful console that gives you ultimate settings for the…

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03

Jan

By Steve Esposito

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Review : World of Warcraft Dragonflight : Wingin’ It

You can find Seasoned Gaming’s review policy here It has been 18 years since the king of the MMOs released, and now that we have reached the dawn of a new expansion, it is time to move on from the problematic past and experience a new age; one of dragons.…

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06

Dec

By Steve Esposito

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Review : Soccer Story : GOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!

You can find Seasoned Gaming’s review policy here There is something about juxtaposition that I really enjoy especially when it comes to the wild world of RPG tropes. You see, there is a layer of ridiculousness in every single game we play, requiring us to suspend our disbelief to match…

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22

Nov

By Steve Esposito

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Review : God of War Ragnarök : Teaching Old Gods New Tricks

You can find Seasoned Gaming’s review policy here It was after midnight where I clasped my hands over my mouth, fighting back the tears that were instilled by the events of Sony Santa Monica’s latest entry to the God of War franchise, simply titled Ragnarök. Whether you may have either…

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18

Nov

By Steve Esposito

Reviews

Review : Vampire Survivors : The Opposite of Sucking

You can find Seasoned Gaming’s review policy here I am a firm believer that if a game is on Game Pass then I don’t really need to review it. In most cases you can load it up, play it, and come out with your own opinion of said title. In…

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02

Nov

By Steve Esposito

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Review : The Entropy Centre : Falling in Reverse

You can find Seasoned Gaming’s review policy here Indie gaming is filled with a litany of titles that pay obvious homage to something pivotal in the digital landscape. We have a variety of Dark Souls and Metroidvania clones, but we haven’t really seen too many titles like The Entropy Room,…

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20

Oct

By Steve Esposito

Reviews

Review : Gotham Knights : A Knight’s Tale

You can find Seasoned Gaming’s review policy here Till this day, the best way to grab my attention is to open any conversation with “Batman is dead,” just as Geoff Keighley did on stage during one of his many live events some time ago. Bonus points if you can sneak…

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14

Oct

By Steve Esposito

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Microsoft’s ABK Acquisition is Sony’s Iceberg Embarrassment

Since Microsoft announced the purchase of Activision-Blizzard and King, discourse has effectively run its course. At first, we did not know what to really expect when it came to the nuance of this deal, and now that we inch ever so close to the completion of this insanely expensive acquisition,…

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