Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Shredders
It is time to shred the snow! Shredders is an open world playground for all your snowboarding needs. Only snowboarding, though. Don’t expect skiing or anything like that. But it does snowboarding fantastically. If you want to pull off some sick spins, gnarly jumps, and all sorts of tricks, in a winter wonderland, Shredders is…
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Dungeons of Hinterberg
Are you ready for your Alpine slaycation? Slaycation? Did you read that right? Yes indeed. You are Luisa, someone who is tired with their normal life and in need of a vacation. So you decide to go to Hinterberg, a town where magic exists. Hotspots of magic have popped up in the world recently, and…
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Neyyah
You find yourself mysteriously transported to a strange world. It is full of odd technology and machinery. The place is oddly abandoned with a desolate but haunting beauty. You do meet a few people, but rarely in person. And they are all live action recorded people placed over the game’s background. Yes, this is a…
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Curiosity: A Cat Climbing Game
In Curiosity, you play as a cat. What is your goal? To climb. You can do other cat things, such as knocking things over, sitting in places, or meowing. But your primary purpose is to climb and go upwards. This is a precision platformer where you must jump from precarious tiny platform to precarious tiny…
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Laika: Aged Through Blood
Laika: Aged Through Blood is a grim and roaring adventure in the post-apocalyptic wastelands. Bombs have fallen. Most of the world has ended. The one in power is a harsh military bird dictatorship bent on fully wiping out everyone and controlling the world. You are Laika, biker and mom that only wants to survive along…
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Gris
Gris, which I believe means grey in Spanish, is a short but impactful game. With a wonderful artstyle, you must traverse a grey world in this platformer. But as you go, the world becomes filled out full of color and life. The story of the game is told without words. I’m not even sure what…
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On Your Tail
Are you ready for your Italian vacation? You play as Diana, an aspiring writer that needs a break. For a change of scenery, Diana goes to the little fishing village of Borgo Marina. However, when you get there, a thief is wreaking havoc on the town! You decide to step in as an amateur detective…
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No More Heroes 3
Travis is back in an overly-bloody hack-and-slash action game! He has many more maniacal bosses to face down as this time, he must save the world. The game series has a satirical feel with some fourth wall breaking and meta humor. The main character, Travis, is a wrestling-loving otaku. I kind of think the director…
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Star Trek: Resurgence
I am a relatively new fan to the Star Trek galaxy. While I’ve always known of it, my first real experience with it were the new Chris Pine movies. From there, I moved onto the newer Star Trek shows starting with Discovery. Strange New Worlds was the one that really grabbed me. Prodigy and Lower…
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Ocean’s Heart
Ocean’s Heart is a game similar to The Legend of Zelda. The 2D top-down ones, not the 3D ones or the 2D sidescrolling one. That is to say, the game is a top-down action game where you explore and obtain new items in order to unlock abilities allowing you to get through more of the…
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