Sherigan's opinion pieces. Sometimes short and strong, sometimes long and nuanced, often really just some bloke's thoughts.
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Final Fantasy XIV is a long-running MMORPG that made big waves during the pandemic with its Endwalker expansion. It brought a 10 year saga to a close, and in its successor, Dawntrail, the next chapter begins. Despite its position as a fresh start, Dawntrail suffers from a familiar problem.
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As an always-online game, The Crew requires a server to function, even for parts that are technically single-player. Ubisoft revoking the license means that you don't own the game anymore. The issue is that, legally, you never owned the game in the first place.
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Enshrouded had me immensely curious about its voxel-based building system. It promised a very engaging and versatile system, and I was keen to see what I could do with it. However, without any fault of the building system, I lost interest in the game within an hour. Why? There were no stakes.
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A retrospective on why The Crew was my favourite racing game of the last decade, and why always-online, all-digital product models are problematic.