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on April 10, 2026
Charles Manson, along with Susan Denise Atkins, Leslie Van Houten, and Patricia Krenwinkel, was sentenced to death in the state of California in March of 1971, although those sentences would later be converted to life imprisonment via a ruling in the California State Supreme Court which temporarily abolished the death penalty. In the trial, it was determined Manson had created a "family" of his own making filled with younger people who he was able to mold and direct through suggestion, domination, drugs, and other methods. The jury agreed with the prosecution's evidence that, although Manson himself did not commit the murders of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, and five others (for that particular trial, others would be held later for separate murders) himself, the fact remained he was the one who ordered the killings, making him just as culpable in such actions if not more so. Manson was a father, a priest, a God, and a Devil to his followers, and he amassed broken souls so they would carry him along and do his bidding, discarding them at his own discretion without a second thought if such an action would advance his own needs. There has never been a video game character whose actions so closely mirrored those of Charles Manson, until Dutch Van Der Linde came al
Released in 2011, Mass Effect 2 feels like a lifetime ago. BioWare's trilogy takes users on an expansive journey across the galaxy, as Commander Shepard steers the Normandy and its crew through a conflict against the Reap
Beecher's Hope gave us nostalgia in spades, but there's honestly not much else keeping us in the Great Plains. Cholla Springs, on the other hand, is simultaneously rolling in the nostalgia factor while also providing players with interesting encounters along the way. It's still surprising to consider how diverse the red desert can be, but it is full of enemies and legendary animals for you to deal with in turn. So not only will players of the original Red Dead Redemption traverse Cholla Springs with a permanent grin on their faces as they fondly remember the first game, they'll have to stay on their toes to deal with whatever problem comes their
It might seem absolutely ridiculous to state that Pokémon has burst out in popularity within this decade as it was already so popular beforehand. However, this decade has seen the franchise go to even newer heig
It's hard to argue that the world in Red Dead Redemption 2 is beautiful and fully realized. You may have issues with the controls or moment-to-moment gameplay, but, after taking 5 minutes to take in the environment around you, it's obvious how talented of a studio they
These are all inarguable issues in Red Dead Redemption 2, and that's before remembering so many of the lavish animations and breathtaking vistas were crafted by people who were supposedly overworked and stressed for months on end. However, when taking in the breadth of the game's story as a whole experience, it's easy to see why so many of those decisions came about, and why, even though many fans complained about having to hold down buttons unnecessarily in order to perform simple actions, those mechanics remain unchanged here on the PC version. Slowness IS life on the frontier, punctuated by moments of humor, drunkeness, and de
It isn't a spoiler to say that Dutch Van Der Linde is arguably the most annoying character in the entirety of the game. He made the type of person he is apparent in the first title in the franchise, and, considering this is a prequel, you get to see it all unfold once ag
One of the most memorable moments of the original RDR is the side mission "I Know You" where Marston meets an NPC referred to only as the Strange Man. He seems to know more about John than he should reasonably be able to, and he can't be killed. Fans have speculated that he could be God, the Devil, or Death itself. In RDR2, Arthur doesn't ever come face to face with this individual, but can find a strange shack in Lemoyne that might belong to him. It's riddled with cryptic writing and contains paintings that change over the course of the game, one of them slowly forming a portrait of the Strange
Despite the game being a prequel, it manages to build on the legacy of the first game and features vastly superior writing. Sadly, most people on PC will likely be focused on the online mode. Yet, if they manage to dip their toes in the single-player, they'll quickly become hoo
While far from perfect, 2009's Afro Samurai was a respectable attempt to adapt Takashi Okazaki's manga. Unfortunately, its sequel was nothing short of an embarrassment. Nowadays, a week seldom passes without the release of a decent game, so it is easy to ignore the bad. However, Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma is not simply bad. No, it is notoriously aw