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The Post-Apocalyptic Masterpiece

The Post-Apocalyptic Masterpiece

Rodney Jones, Staff Writer April 6, 2017

The Last of Us is a survival game where the player controls protagonists, Joel and Ellie as they navigate to a space safe from the virus outbreak that has corrupted their world. It is regarded as one...

A Video Game Allegedly Taught Me How to Steal

A Video Game Allegedly Taught Me How to Steal

Rodney Jones, Staff Writer March 16, 2017

Sly Cooper is a game franchise following the narrative of Sly, a raccoon, and his friends Bentley, a turtle, and Murray, a hippopotamus. The first game’s plot revolves around Sly and his friends going...

Tekken Brings Violence and Stories Together

Tekken Brings Violence and Stories Together

Rodney Jones, Staff Writer March 2, 2017

Tekken is a fighting game series that has received critical acclaim throughout its long run. The game consists of many characters, each with their own immersive story, setting the series apart from other...

Saints Row Shifts Over Time

Saints Row Shifts Over Time

Rodney Jones, Staff Writer February 23, 2017

Saints Row is an open world, third person game where the player controls a gang-leading protagonist who tries to take complete control over any city that he is in. The efforts are contested by opposing...

999: Seek A Way Out

999: Seek A Way Out

Rodney Jones, Staff Writer February 16, 2017

999 Is a game that challenges your intelligence with various puzzles. This, however, is not your average puzzle game. 999 stands for nine hours, nine persons, nine doors, and is revolved around nine people...

Fire Emblem: Pissed Off

Fire Emblem: Pissed Off

Rodney Jones, Staff Writer February 7, 2017

Fire Emblem is a tactical game that has a more expansive history than most of what I’ve played in my life. The first game, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, came out in 1990, and they...

Actually, Kind of Afraid

Actually, Kind of Afraid

Rodney Jones, Impact Staff December 3, 2015

The fifth episode opens with Nick, having been thrown in a cell after the previous episode. Guardsmen attempt to take him away because of fever symptoms, but his cellmate, Strand, bribes the guards to...

Pissed Off: A Christmas Story

Pissed Off: A Christmas Story

Rodney Jones, Impact Staff November 12, 2015

  This column will be far different than my standard, because for the first time in a long while, one of my friends has gotten under my skin. This one issue has lead to another, and if I don’t...

Almost Afraid of the Walking Dead

Almost Afraid of the Walking Dead

Rodney Jones, Impact Staff October 29, 2015

This episode opens with everyone inside of the barbershop discussing how to escape. They feel a wall start to heat up and hear an alarm. They realize that the mob has set the store next door on fire. The...

Should I Fear the Walking Dead?

Should I Fear the Walking Dead?

Rodney Jones, Impact Staff October 22, 2015

I initially started watching The Walking Dead in preparation for New York Comic Con 2015. I was definitely hooked while watching the actual series, and I was prepared to see the cast with the new knowledge...

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