Cblogs of 6/9 to 6/17/2023

-Queen of Philosophy discusses new details we learned about Mortal Kombat 1.

-ctg867 reflects on the death and legacy of E3.

-UncannyKyle believes a Nintendo crash is inevi??table, but wonders about its si?ze and form.

-Taterchimp writes a detailed analysis of the pros and cons of the TRPG Triangle Strategy.

-Virtua Kazama bids farewell to Street Fighter V in welcoming the latest Street Fighter game.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Shining Force 2 and Blues and Ragtime music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Shining Force and Folk music.

-Inquisitive Raven reveals his ?2023 Art Commission prices, take a look at his wor?k.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community forum for rand?om discussions.

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Cblogs of 6/3 to 6/9/2023

-Taterchimp writes a detailed analysis of the pros and cons of the TRPG Triangle Strategy.

-Virtua Kazama bids farewell to Street Fighter V in welcoming the latest Street Fighter game.

-Lord Spencer continues his retrospective of the Mega Man series with this blog focusing on Mega Man X5.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Shining Force 2 and Blues and Ragtime music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Shining Force and Folk music.

-Inquisitive Raven reveals h??is 2023 Art Commission price??s, take a look at his work.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF communi??ty forum for rand??om discussions.

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Cblogs of 5/13 to 5/19/2023

-Lord Spencer continues his retrospective of the Mega Man series with this blog focusing on Mega Man X5.

�strong>Queen of Philosophy tries to predict the path to Mortal Kombat 12.

�strong>Spazzzh20 writes a fully uncensored review of Sonic Frontiers.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Zelda 3 and bluegrass and ragtime music.

-TheBlondeBass updates us on the development progress of their game, Mirama, in this latest dev update blog.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community fo?rum for rando??m discussions.

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Cblogs of 4/29 to 5/4/2023

-Queen of Philosophy tries to predict the path to Mortal Kombat 12.

-Spazzzh20 writes a fully uncensored review of Sonic Frontiers.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Super Mario World and early 20th-century piano music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mortal Kombat 2 and Dance music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mortal Kombat and Blues music.

-ChronoLynxx opens th??is week's TGIF community forum for random discussions.

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Cblogs of 3/25 to 04/08/2023

-CaiusRV wonders how chill games like Stardew Valley can still be stressful.

-MinhazFahme explores the dark arts in Hogwarts Legacy.

-GoofierBrute is back to highlighting Games that Time Forgot, with this blog featuring Super Mario Land.

-TheCooperators reviews the indie game, Cult of the Lamb.

-UncannyKyle defends Square Enix's Marvel's Avengers.

-Virtua Kazama writes about ?the return of EVO tournament to Japan.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Super Mario World and Blues music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mickey Mania and Ragtime music.

-Xeo writes a ve?ry personal blog about the star in his life.

-TheBlondeBass t?hinks deeply about the nature of "??content creation".

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community thread f?or random discussion.

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Cblogs of 3/18 to 03/25/2023

-TheCooperators shares their thoughts on 2022 hit Cult of the Lamb.

-Lord Spencer reviews The Granstream Saga as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series.

-Egg&BrewsterJr discusses 10 games?? they are very close to finishing now.

-Skazfest thinks the reception of Metroid Prime 2 would be better in a post-Dark Souls world.

-Grethiwha shares their first impressions on PSVR 2.

-Lord Spencer continues their retrospective on the Mega Man series with this blog about Mega Man X4.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Metal Gear and Jazz/Blues music.

-TheBlondeBass shares some odds and ends? writing with t??he community.

-ChronoLynxx ??opens this week's TGIF? community thread for random discussion.

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Cblogs of 3/11 to 03/17/2023

-Egg&BrewsterJr discusses 10 games th??ey are very close to finishing now.

-The Cooperators write an analytical blog about Hades.

-Skazfest thinks the reception of Metroid Prime 2 would be better in a post-Dark Souls world.

-Grethiwha shares their first impressions on PSVR 2.

-Isay Isay reviews One Piece: Odyssey.

-Lord Spencer continues their retrospective on the Mega Man series with this blog about Mega Man X4.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Breath of Fire II and Sacral music.

-TheBlondeBass shares? some odds and ends writing with the comm?unity.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community th??read for random discussion.

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Cblogs of 3/04 to 03/10/2023

-The Cooperators write an analytical blog about Hades.

-Skazfest thinks the reception of Metroid Prime 2 would be better in a post-Dark Souls world.

-Grethiwha shares their first impressions on PSVR 2.

-Isay Isay reviews One Piece: Odyssey.

-Lord Spencer continues their retrospective on the Mega Man series with this blog about Mega Man X4.

-Darrenhupke is back with another video?? gami??ng book; about Namco's PS1 library of games.

-Boxman214 reports on their solo playthrough of the table-top game, Ironsworn: Starforged.

-ChronoLynxx o??pens this week's TGIF community thread for random discussion.

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Cblogs of 2/18 to 02/24/2023

-SlimeyBearXXL979990 picks a number of cool-looking indie games scheduled to be? released in 2023 or slightly beyond.

-TheCooperators think that Hogwarts Legacy is a bit too safe and boring in its game design.

-Lord Spencer reports on games A40-A31 on the adden?dum list to his Top 100 PS1 REVIEWS blogging series.

-Lord Spencer reviews C-12: Final Resistance as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Goonies II and Ragtime music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Golden Axe 2 and Jazz music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of A Link to the Past and Ragtime music.

-Sleeeves shares a short story with us.

-ChronoLynxx o?pens this week's TGIF community thread for random ?discussions.

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Cblogs of 2/11 to 02/17/2023

-SlimeyBearXXL979990 picks a number of ?cool-looking indie games scheduled to be released in 2023 or slightly beyond.

-Lord Spencer reports on games A40-A31 on the addendu??m list to his Top 100 PS1 REVIEWS blogging s??eries.

-Lord Spencer reviews C-12: Final Resistance as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Goonies II and Ragtime music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Golden Axe 2 and Jazz music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of A Link to the Past and Ragtime music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community thread for random?? discussions.

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Cblogs of 1/29 to 02/04/2023

-FTM thinks that games like Hi-Fi Rush may herald the rebirth of Xbox.

-SlimeyBearXXL979990 picks a number of cool-looking indie games scheduled to? be released in 2023 or slightly beyond.

-Lord Spencer reviews C-12: Final Resistance as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series.

-TheBlondeBass updates us on the progress of developing his game, Mirama, in this developer's blog.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of A Link to the Past and Ragtime music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF c???ommunity thread for random discussions.

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Cblogs of 1/29 to 02/04/2023

-FTM discusses the existential game design themes in Muramasa.

-Kerrik52 shares his countdown of the top games in 2022.

-Lord Spencer analyzes Mega Man X3 as part of his Mega Man Lordspective blogging series.

-Spazzzh20 reviews "The Worst Sonic Game Ever" in Sonic Frontiers.

-Exber discusses similar theme??s in three very different games.

-Xeo explores the concept of the Horror genre.

-RoomWithaMoose shares th??eir own gaming award prizes for 2022 in this blog.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of A Link to the Past and Ragtime music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this ??week's TGIF communit??y thread for random discussions.

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Cblogs of 1/19 to 01/28/2023

-GoofierBrute continues their Games That Time Forgot blogging series with this write-up on Fire Emblem: Fates.

-Spazzzh20 reviews "The Worst Sonic Game Ever" in Sonic Frontiers.

-Exber ??discusses similar themes in three v??ery different games.

-RoomWithaMoose shares their own gaming award prizes for 2022 in? this blog.

-Siddartha85 shares their A-list of games released in 2022.

-Siddartha85 shares their B-list list of mov?ies released in 2022.

-Lord Spencer reviews One as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Chrono Trigger and Latin music.

-Xeo explores the concept of the Horror genre.

-ChronoLyn????xx opens this week's TGIF community forum for open discussion.

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Cblogs of 1/08 to 01/14/2023

-VirtuaKazama takes a loo??k at all of the exciting fighting games news for the comi?ng year.

-Lord Spencer lists their favorite 10 video games of 2022.

-Queen of Philosophy wonders what's next for the God of War series.

-TheBlondeBass writes a retro?spective about all the games he completed in 2022 and a personal update.

-Taterchimp ranks all the games they played in 2022.

-TroyFullbuster celebrates game randomizers and writes abo??ut why you sh??ould try them.

-Virtua Kazama details his hopes and expectations for Virtua Fighter in 2023.

-Dinokaiser does a deep dive into Midgard (1998)on the PC, an early 3D Action-RPG with a unique histo??ry.

-Taterchimp has som??e recommendations for great board games f?or bored gamers.

-PhilsPhindings discuss?es the similarities between the soundtrack o??f Sonic the Hedgehog and Latin music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy VII and Soul/Gospel music.

�strong>PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy IX and traditional Irish Music.

-ChronoLynxx opens th??is week's TGIF community forum for random discussions.

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Cblogs of 1/01 to 01/07/2023

-Queen of Philosophy wonders what's next for the God of War series.

-TheBlondeBass writes a retrospective about all the games ??he completed in 2022 and a personal update as well.

-Taterchimp ranks all the games they played in 2022.

-TroyFullbuster celebra??tes game randomi?zers and writes about why you should give them a try.

-Virtua Kazama details his hopes and expectations for Virtua Fighter in 2023.

-Dinokaiser does a deep dive into Midgard (1998)on the PC, an ??early 3D Action-RPG with a uniq?ue history.

-Taterchimp has some recommendations for great b??oard games?? for bored gamers.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy VII and Soul/Gospel music.

�strong>PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy IX and traditional Irish Music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community forum for? rand?om discussions.

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Cblogs of 12/24 to 12/31/2022

-TheBlondeBass writes a retro?spective about all the games ??he completed in 2022 and a personal update as well.

-Taterchimp ranks all the games they played in 2022.

-TroyFullbuster celebrates ga?me randomizers and writes about why you should give ??them a try.

-Virtua Kazama details his hopes and expectations for Virtua Fighter in 2023.

-Dinokaiser does a deep dive into Midgard (1998)on ?the PC, an early 3D Action-RPG wit??h a unique history.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy VII and Soul/Gospel music.

�strong>PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy IX and traditional Irish Music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community forum for r?andom discussions.

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Cblogs of 12/16 to 12/23/2022

-Queen of Philosophy sheds the light on some characters they want to feature in Hades 2.

-Virtua Kazuma writes about the importance of offline events in keeping the Virtua Fighter scene alive.

-Lord Spencer continues his Mega Man series retrospective blogs with this blog on Mega Man X2.

�strong>TheBlondeBass updates everyone on the progress of his game, Mirama, in this dev blog.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy VII and Soul/Gospel music.

�strong>PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy IX and traditional Irish Music.

-The Amazing Shenazin returns to posting in Dtoi?d ??after a very long hiatus.

�strong>Beatlemaniaxx goes o??ver everything they read or watched this year.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF com??munity thre??ad for random discussions.

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Cblogs of 12/10 to 12/16/2022

-Darrenhupke announces the availability of his book detailing Capcom's entire PS1 library of gam?es.

-Virtua Kazuma wonders if Virtua Quest was Sega's answer to Kingdom Hearts.

-MSonicfan rants a??bout? Sonic and the sheer number of Badnicks he has to deal with.

-TheBlondeBass updates everyone on the progress of his game, Mirama, in this dev blog.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy IX and traditional Irish Music.

-Beatlemaniaxx goes?? over everything ??they read or watched this year.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF forum for random comm?unity discussion.

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Cblogs of 12/03 to 12/09/2022

-Chris Bradshaw reflects on his ever-shr??inking time in the face of an expanding/disappearing backlog in Xbox Gamepass.

-Jonathan Holmes introduces the latest A Profound Waste of Time magazine edition, which highlights the Sony exclusives of the past, PaRappa the Rapper and The Last Guardian.

-Vadicta reflects on the classic excellence of DOOM 3.

-Lord Spencer continues his Mega Man series retrospective blogs with this blog on Mega Man X, the first game in the X series.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy VI and several music genres.

-Virtua Kazama shares his experience of playing Virtua Fighter online via Fightcade.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community ??forum for random community discussio??ns.

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Cblogs of 11/27 to 12/03/2022

-Virtua Kazama suggests some crosso?ver ideas for the Virtua Fighter franchi?se.

-mrkrono has some ideas for how to fix Pokemon Scarlet & Violet.

-RoomWithaMoose talks about the decision to pick Sonic Frontiers over God of War Ragnarok.

-Seymour ranks every single vid??eo game they played during the past quarter.

-Mrkrono wonders what's our tim?e worth in the face of increasingly longer games.

-GoofierBrute is back with another "Games that Time Forgot", with this blog about Sonic 3D Blast.

-Taterchimp shares their thoughts on Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy and Marimba music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mega Man X and Jazz music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy and Salsa music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community thread f?or random discussions.

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Cblogs of 11/19 to 11/26/2022

-RoomWithaMoose talks about the decision to pick Sonic Frontiers over God of War Ragnarok.

-Mrkrono wonders what's our time w??orth in the face of increasingly longer games.

-GoofierBrute is back with another "Games that Time Forgot", with this blog about Sonic 3D Blast.

-Taterchimp shares their thoughts on Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy and Marimba music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mega Man X and Jazz music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy and Salsa music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF co??mmunity thread for random discussions.

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Cblogs of 11/12 to 11/18/2022

-Mrkrono won?ders what's our time worth in the face of increasingly longer games.

-GoofierBrute is back with another "Games that Time Forgot", with this blog about Sonic 3D Blast.

-Taterchimp shares their thoughts on Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mega Man X and Jazz music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Final Fantasy and Salsa music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community ??thread for random discussions.

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Cblogs of 11/5 to 11/11/2022

-TroyFullbuster just shared a video review of Sonic Frontiers.

-Taterchimp writes a train-of-thought blog about Persona 5.

-Lord Spencer reviews Tales of Destiny II (Eternia) as part of his PS1 REVIEWS blogging series.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mega Man X and Salsa music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mega Man X and Jazz music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community forum for random discussio?n.

Thanks for the blogs this week, folks, and thanks as always to Lord Spencer for the recap. If you ??wanna join in on the HOT TAKE party, then head on over to the Cblogs section right now. Spill your thoughts on all matters gam??ing, and you will find yourself recapped on this here front page next week.

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Cblogs of 10/23 to 10/30/2022

-manasteel88 has gotten into the Halloween spirit by making their own spoopy game!

-BravoF1ve takes a look at the cartoonish horrific indie hit Cult of the Lamb.

-TroyFullbuster offers up a review of Sega hack 'n' slash classic Bayonetta.

-Kerrik52 continues their uber-epic exploration of the Legacy of Kain series.

-TaterChimp is pretty sure that they can define every Final Fantasy title as a type of cake.

-Lord Spencer continues their Mega Man odyssey with a look at 2015's Mega Man 11

-PhilsPhindings looks at the connections between Mega Man themes and electro-blues music.

-PhilsPhindings looks at the connections between Mega Man themes and fiery salsa music.

-Chronolynxx welcomes the weekend with anothe??r c?ommunity-themed TGIF thread.

Thanks for the blogs this week, folks! Some really great entries with some nicely theme?d creepy characters... And Mega Man. If you wanna join in on the HOT TAKE party, then head on over to the Cblogs section right now. Spill your thoughts on all matters gaming, and you will find yourself recapped on this here front page next week.

Stay spooky!

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Cblogs of 10/15 to 10/22/2022

-Tittanel exhaustively looks at the game that shaped their childhood. There will be a lot of overlap with many? '90s kids.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mega Man 4 and reggae music.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mega Man and salsa music.

-TheBlondeBass is making a game, Mirama, and this is the second developer update blo??g on the gam?e.

-Jordan Devore says his goodbyes to the Dtoid community after years of gr??eat service. Hopefully, we wil??l keep seeing him in these parts. Good luck Jordan in all your future endeavors, and godspeed.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community forum for random d??iscussions.

Thanks for the blogs this week, folks! And thanks to Lord Spencer, as always, for taking the time to provide us with this week’s recap. If you wanna join in on the HOT TAKE party, then head to the Cblogs section, spill your thoughts, and you will find yourself recapped on this here front page ??next week.

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Cblogs of 10/8 to 10/14/2022

-Necrowondo thinks that Pokemon is no longer for dedicated video gam?e fans like them.

-Queen of Philosophy reminds everyone about the 30th anniversary of Mortal Kombat.

-Tittanel sheds light on the unfortunate end of an indie gaming?? store due to Hurricane Ian.

-Spazzzh20 discusses the news about Call of Duty World at War: Director's Cut.

-Kerrik52 continues his in-depth retrospective of the Legacy of Kain series with a new Soul Reaver blog.

-taterchimp takes us on a fun travelogue of Dublin, Ireland.

-PhilsPhindings takes a look at the musical connections between Pop and the Mega Man series.

-PhilsPhindings takes a look at the musical connections between Reggae and Mega Man 4.

-PhilsPhindings takes a look at the musical connections between Pop and Sega's Shadow Dancer.

-ChronoLynxx open??s this week's TGIF community forum for open discussions.

Thanks for the blogs this week, folks! And thanks to Lord Spencer, as always, for taking the time to provide us with this week’s recap. If you wanna join in on the HOT TAKE party, then head to the Cblogs ??section, spill your thoughts, and you will find yourself recapped on this here front page next week.

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Cblogs of 10/1 to 10/10/2022

-Queen of Philosophy takes a look back at 30 bloody years of Mortal Kombat.

-Kerrik52 continues with their epic Legacy of Kain retrospective.

-Lord Spencer continues their Mega Man series with 2010's Mega Man 10.

-taterchimp takes us on a fun travelogue of Dublin, Ireland.

-PhilsPhindings takes a look at the musical connections between Pop and the Mega Man series.

-PhilsPhindings takes a look at the musical connections between Pop and Sega's Shadow Dancer.

-Queen of Philosophy rings in the weekend with another TGIF article.

Thanks for the blogs this week, folks! And thanks to Lord Spencer, as always, for taking t??he time to provide us with this week’s recap. If you wanna join in on the HOT TAKE party, then head to the Cblogs section, spill your thoughts, and you will find yourself recapped on this here front page next week.

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Cblogs of 9/24 to 9/30/2022

-ChronoLynxx di??scusses some lesser-known horror games you sho?uld check out this October.

-Kerrik52 is continuing his Legacy of Kain retrospe??ctive, now d??iscussing the unique unlikely combination that is responsible for one of his favorite games.

-ReviewWithaMoose does some quick-fire reviews of a couple of games released this year, a movie, and a "c??lassic" game.

-Vadicta didn't like Quake that much despite its technological leaps over DOOM.

-Spazzzh20 severely slams Call of Duty: Vanguard performance at launch.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the sounds of Mega Man 2 and Dance/Pop music.

-ChronoLynxx opens t???his week's TGIF thread for open community discussion.

Thanks for the blogs this week, folks! And thanks to Lord Spencer, as always, for taking the time to provide us with this week’s recap. If you wanna join the HOT TAKE par??ty, then head to the Cblogs section, have your say, and you will find yourself recapped on this here front page next week.

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Cblogs of 9/17 to 9/23/2022

-DivineLime does a deep dive (HA!) discussing the city of Rapture for the BioShock series.

-Nydius thinks that Splatoon 3 is in fact inferior to the second game at launch.

-GoofierBrute is back with another Games That Time Forgot blog, this one featuring Touhou: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.

-Kerrik52 finishes Blood Omen in his retrospective of The Legacy of Kain series.

-Black Red Gaming will stop posting ab??out game news after six ye??ars of consistent blogs. Wish him the best.

-Lord Spencer reviews Tales of Destiny as part of his top 100 PS1 REVIEWS ?blogging series.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mega Man 2 and Synth Pop music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TG??IF community thread for random discussions.

Thanks for the blogs this week, folks! And thanks to Lord Spencer, as always, for taking the time to provide us with this week’s recap. If you wanna join the HOT TAKE party, then head to the Cblogs section, have your say, and you will ??find yourself recapped on this here fro??nt page next week.

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Cblogs of 9/10 to 9/16/2022

-Nydius is not feeling Nintendo's new shooter Splatoon 3 as much as they'd like.

-Kerrik52 continues his in-depth retrospective of Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen with the 11th blog on the game.

-PhilsPhindings discusses the similarities between the soundtrack of Mega Man 2 and Synth Pop music.

-ChronoLynxx opens this week's TGIF community forum for random?? discussions.

Thanks for the blogs this week, folks. Another slim week but we appreciate each and every one of them regardless. Thanks to Lord Spencer for providing this week's ??recap. If you wanna join the HOT TAKE party, then head to the Cblogs section, have your say, and you will find yourself recapped on this here front page next week.

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