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  Return of the Obra Dinn is a mystery/puzzle game created by solo developer Lucas Pope and was released on October 18th, 2018, for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Windows, and Mac. The game is in a first person perspective and takes place in England, in the year 1807, after a trading ship, the Obra Dinn, mysteriously went missing at sea years before the game’s start, sails into the port. You play as an insurance auditor employed by the East India Company, who is the company that insured the Obra Dinn. Soon after boarding the ship, it is clear that there is not a single living soul aboard, apart from your own. Equipped with a ledger that has the names, occupations, and countries of origin of every passenger on one page, and a photograph of every passenger on another page, it is your job to match the identity of every single soul with their picture. Another tool granted to you is a magic pocket watch with the words “Memento Mortem” engraved on it, meaning “Remember Death.” This po...

           Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-op zombie horde shooter created by Valve Software released on November 17th, 2009 for Xbox 360 and Steam. The premise of the game is very straightforward, if you are playing as a survivor, left click when zombies are behind your reticle, and never let go of the W key. If you are playing as a zombie, kill the survivors and don't get shot. Obviously that is a very dumbed down explanation of the game as it has many deep systems and mechanics; L4D2 is a classic example of "Easy to learn, hard to master." As the four survivors, you will have to travel through semi-linear levels, called “Chapters”, to reach the safehouse which serves as a checkpoint and ends the chapter. Campaigns are made up of multiple chapters, with the final chapter usually ending with the survivors escaping and making it to temporary safety. Throughout the levels, players will be able to find various guns, melee weapons, bombs, and healing items to aid t...