HeyJaredNerd Central
A running commentary on a lifetime spent with video games—celebrating the classics, questioning modern trends, and reflecting on what keeps the medium compelling decades later.
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Super Metroid - Thoughts (opens the original)
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Forgotten PC Games: Fantasy Empires (opens the original)
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Mega Man X - Thoughts (opens the original)
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Ranking the Darksiders Series (opens the original)
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Back to back Rankings? Absolutely! I’m finishing series left and right bby and you can’t stop me. This time I have finished (for now), the Darksiders series of games. There are 4 games in the series, so this particular ranking post will be lighter than previous ones I’ve done. Check out the other ones I’ve done below:The Darksiders series is interesting because each game brings its own style while remaining an overall part
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - Thoughts (opens the original)
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