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Apoch Plays - The Slaughtering Grounds

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The Slaughtering Grounds. Very few games on the Steam marketplace have ever earned as much infamy as this title from Digital Homicide Studios, thanks largely to Youtube veteran Jim Sterling’s coverage of the title, as well as the developer/publisher’s actions following it. It’s been on my radar every since that video. However, I never actually bought it outright. I actually own this title through a random bundle purchase a few months ago. Either way, it’s been sitting in my collection, waiting for just the right time. Well, after a fairly rough night and morning (not quite the worst by far, but still pretty annoying), I decided to sit down with my bottle of Apothic Dark wine (amongst other alcoholic beverages), unwind, and see just how bad this game really is.
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First - Krisiun: Forged in Fury

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As far back as I can remember, it seems like Kataklysm and Krisiun always seem to have a new album due around the same time. I mean, I could be wrong, but that’s how it always seems to me. So, when I started hearing about the former’s new recording, I waited for the innevitable with the latter. Sure enough, here we are staring at the Brazilian death metal band’s tenth full-length album, Forged in Fury. What does this one have to do with the other, or anything at all, really? Well, nothing much, just a general observation I felt the need to share in order to build an introduction. But, that said, this summer is already shaping up to have a number of big name groups unleashing new studio albums to the point that I feel like a kid in a cadaveric candy store (I call dibs on that band name!). So, of course, happening upon this sitting in the ol’ inbox earlier, I immediately decided to sample it. And, well, it kind of lived up to my expectations, which, sadly, isn’t that positive a thing for me to say for this first impression piece…
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Apoch Plays - Super Cyborg

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It was about two in the morning, eastern standard time, and I was browsing the new releases on Steam. Super Cyborg caught my eye. I’m finally a little more relaxed after the previous entry into the Super Cyborg video series, so I opted to pick up what looked like a spiritual successor to Contra, one of my all time favorite game series ever created. What I played, well… you’ll just have to watch and find out…
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Review - Anguish Sublime: Thornwinged

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Anguish Sublime is a band that has a storied past outside of the studio. Formed back in October of 1998 in Novi Sad, Serbia by guitarist/composer Alleksandar Crnobrnja and vocalist/lyricist Árpád Takács, the duo, joined by a myriad of other members throughout the years, played a number of shows starting in 2004 by the time their first demo was released that very same year, up until 2007. In 2008, they were joined by bassist Andras Ispan Bandi, completing the line-up as a trio ever since. However, it wasn’t until 2014 that they would finally unleash their self-released EP titled Unveilling the Origin. Now, a little over a year later, we are presented their follow-up EP, Thornwinged. But does this digital only release stand as one well worth checking out, or have the years proven to not be fruitful for those involved?
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Early Access - The District

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I’m not entirely sure when early access started for The District on Steam, but the first update dropped back in early April of this year. The title is slated to officially launch in late August, which is just a little more than a month and a half from the time of writing this article. As it stands, this independent action/adventure title from developer and publisher Kotach, who is also responsible for the recently released Uncrowded, has gained a slew of negative feedback from users, and is being slammed by many gaming journalists for various reasons. Of course, this title found its way into my game library, either through a bundle purchase or during a recent sale that put the title at the cost of selling one or two trading cards on the Steam marketplace and I was too tired (or drunk) to realize what I was buying. But is this something that, even before the official final product drops, is worth all the hate it is receiving?
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Apoch Plays - Ted by Dawn (Part Two)

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I greatly enjoyed the frustration of the first few stages that I sat patiently waiting for the chance I could get some more recording time in. Admittedly, I did play another level, but thanks to the level selection I was able to go back and show you all what the first boss battle is like, in addition to three of the stages that follow. Check out Part Two of my Ted by Dawn Let’s Play series, and enjoy my pain and frustration.
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